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Town of Wickes Government
Town Hall
Water and Sewer Department Fire Department
School Board Schools
Taxation Census
Office Requirements - Elected Officials
Justice of the Peace 9  
Senate District 20 Jim Hill
House District 22 Bill Abernathy
Congressional District 3  John Boozman
Telephone Directory Listings
Town Hall
Mayor (Elected) Leon McCleskey
City Clerk/Treasurer (Elected) Wanda Janes
City Council (Elected)
Council Member Position 1 Larry Watkins
Council Member Position 2 Neal Jenkins
Council Member Position 3 Linda Gillaspy
Council Member Position 4 Larry Baker
Council Member Position 5 Richard Lichlyter
P O Box 193
Wickes, AR 71973
870-385-2575
870-385-2366 (Fax)
E-mail:  TownofWickes@hotmail.com
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Type of Government

The Town of Wickes is a Mayor/Council form of government. 

All government officials are elected. 

The elected officials consist of a Mayor, Town Clerk/Treasurer, and the Town Council with 5 Alderman.

All Town officials are elected every 2 years and must reside inside the Town Limits of Vandervoort, Arkansas.

Wickes is located South of Mena on U.S. Hwy 71.

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Office Requirements
Mayor, City Clerk/Treasurer
  • Four-year term
  • A U.S. citizen
  • A qualified elector
  • A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office
  • Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
Alderman
  • Two-year term
  • A U.S. citizen
  • A qualified elector
  • A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office
  • Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
City Attorney
  • Four-year term
  • A U.S. citizen
  • Licensed attorney in Arkansas
  • A qualified elector
  • A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office
  • Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
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Water and Sewer Department
Superintendent  
Water supplied by Municipal
Source Hatton-Vandervoort Rural Water Assoc.
Sewer None (Septic Systems)
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Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Chief of Fire Department Terry Paul Holman
Assistant Chief
Fire Insurance Class - Town Limits
Number of Fire Stations
Number of Pumpers/Trucks
Full Time Firemen
EMT Trained
Volunteer Firemen
EMT Trained
Director Linda Gillaspy
P.O. Box 175, Wickes, AR 71973
870-385-2232
Assistant Director  
Training Officer Dawn Cecil
Assistant Training Officer Hank Sandfur
Meeting Date 2nd Sat or Sun @ 2:30 pm
Volunteers
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School Board
Position Name Term Expires
1 Leon McCleskey 3 Year
2 Jerry D. Watkins 3 Year
3 Don Youngblood 3 Year
4 Donnie Apple 3 Year
5 Benny Parks 3 Year
6 3 Year
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 2000 Census Data

Total Population

675  
  White 498  
  Black 0  
  Am Indian 22  
  Other Race 133  
  2 or More Races 22  
  Hispanic 214  
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Basic Tax Levy Latest Year - Per $1,000 Assessed Value

Tax on Unimproved Real Property

To qualify for agricultural usage of land, the tract must be in excess of 10 acres of land; otherwise, the tract is valued at a residential lot rate.

Assessing of Real Property

The Polk County Tax Assessor's Office is required to assess Real Property every 5 years or at the time of sale of  the Real Property.

County Wide Millage Rates:
Tax Unit School District Ctiy Millage
01 Cove School Rural Rural 47.10
01CO Cove School, City of Cove Cove 48.70
01VA Cove School, City of Vandervoort Vandervoort 48.90
17 DeQueen School Rural 34.50
22 Hatfield School, Rural Rural 38.20
22HA Hatfield School, Hatfield Hatfield 40
23 Mena School, Rural Rural 36.20
23HA Mena School, Hatfield Hatfield 38
23MS Mena School, City of Mena Mena 38.20
30 Ouachita River School, Rural Rural 38.50
30MS Ouachita River School, Acorn Mena 40.50
79 Wickes School, Rural Rural 46.40
79GR Wickes School, Grannis Grannis 49.40
79WI Wickes School, Wickes Wickes 48.20

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