TONIGHT TO VOTE ON A
RESOLUTION TO BECOME THE FIRST
"PRO LIFE CITY" IN NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. GOOD EVENING, I'M
JENNIFER PENATE.
(*CHA*)) AND I'M CHAD
MIRA. THANKS FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT. KNWA'S CRYSTAL
MARTINEZ (*CRYSTA*))
CHELSEA, WE SPOKE TO MAYOR
DOUG SPROUSE A WEEK AGO AND HE
TOLD US THIS RESOLUTION HAS NO
LEGAL BINDS BUT IT DOES SHOW
THE CITY TAKING A STANCE ON A
CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC. THIS
COMES WEEKS AFTER
FAYETTEVILLE'S PLANNED
PARENTHOOD SHUT DOWN WHEN THE
OWNER OF THE BUILDING DECIDED
TO NOT RENEW THE LEASE. THE
RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED BY SPRINGDALE'S
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. SPROUSE
TOLD US HE HEARD TALKS ABOUT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD WANTING TO
OPEN A CLINIC IN SPRINGDALE
AND THOUGH IT STILL LEGALLY
COULD - SPROUSE SAYS THIS IS
THE CITY'S WAY OF RESPECTFULLY
ASKING THE ORGANIZATION TO
LOOK ELSEWHERE.
(*CRYSTA*)) THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING BEGINS HERE AT
SHORTLY. STAY WITH KNWA
TONIGHT AT 10
(*JENNIFE*))
BENTONVILLE'S MAYOR WANTS TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH A CITY-
