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A note from Mayor Peter Christie I am so proud to see this city continuing to prosper in multiple ways, despite the ongoing global pandemic. I have not only this city's staff and uniformed personnel to thank for that, but the residents who live here and ultimately make Bella Vista – in my humble opinion – the greatest city in our region and even state. e year 2021 continued to place Bella Vista on the map as an outdoor recreation destination, to visit and to live. While we celebrated nearly 100 miles of so-surface purpose-built trails when the Little Sugar trail system opened in 2020, we were pleased in 2021 to add a section of hard surface greenway — the Blowing Springs Greenway — connecting one of our most densely populated residential areas to the existing Razorback Greenway. is 3-mile stretch of concrete trail connects the Metfield area to the Razorback Greenway at Blowing Springs, which can then be taken another nearly 40 miles all the way to Fayetteville. We've seen so many people enjoying this trail – runners, walkers, cyclists, kids and adults alike. New residential building permits continued to rise in 2021, topping out at 581 – 39% higher than the year before. Each year brings more growth to the area and new construction means infrastructure challenges. However, in 2021 we went all in and increased the number of miles of roads in our annual resurfacing program to 59 miles. is is the most miles resurfaced in one year that we've seen in the last decade. e decision for this increase allowed us to get caught up on the list of residential streets in disrepair. But since we have continued to be financially stable throughout the pandemic, the extra money spent on this project did not negatively impact our budget. I also cannot brag on our Fire and EMS Department enough. At the start of 2020 and the first availability of covid-19 vaccines, our Community Paramedics hosted vaccine clinics in our city – leading us to become the first municipality in the President Brent A. Powers sales Manager Don Jones advertising operations Manager Sandy Robinson creative services Manager Brian Huntley content Marketing Manager Karen Rice Bella Vista Guide Staff: creative team Debra Ballard Rhonda Campbell Alan Cruz Jennifer Doyle Terri Frye Rachel Jett Catherine Ross sales assistants Michelle Knight Lisa Leamons Brittany Smith Brad Wimer sales team Dee Baker Kevin Becker Erick Hernandez Beth Johnson Don Jones Tom Layton Tara Lynch Julie Rose Doug Wallace Kelley Young MAyor continued on page 6 lake rayburn, photo courtesy doug Keck 4 | 2022 Bella vista city guide Martfeld Insurance Your Northwest Arkansas Insurance Experts With over 47 years of experience, we are proud to serve Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, and the surrounding areas. We understand that one shoe doesn't fit everyone, so we won't try to make it fit you. We'll look at you as an individual and get things down to the ABC's of what you need to do and what your benefits are. Integrity, communication, and a very rare level of customer service are a few of the reasons why more people are choosing us for their Life and Health Insurance needs. Find out why more people are coming to us for their Medicare coverage. Call us today at 479-636-9051, or visit our web site www.martfeldinsurance.com Life insurance • Medicare Products • Medicare suPPLeMents Medicare advantage • PrescriPtion drug PLans Tom marTfeld Serving NWA with Life & Health Insurance Expertise