Great Neighborhoods Partnership

COVID-19 Neighborhood Support

During these unprecedented times, maintaining relationships is more important than ever. The Great Neighborhoods team wants to ensure that everyone is staying safe (social distancing and hand washing!) and staying connected.

Check on your neighbors, especially those that are elderly or high-risk, to see if they need help with yard work, grocery or prescription pickup, or getting trash bins too and from the curb. Use a neighborhood Facebook page, GroupMe, or NextDoor to connect those in your neighborhood who need help with those who can provide assistance.

City of Bentonville COVID-19 Resources

The City COVID-19 Resources provides information about the city’s status on reopening, city services and efforts to keep citizens and employees safe.

#BuildUpBentonville is the Mayor Orman’s initiative to share ideas, resources and good news to help Bentonville citizens stay positive and connected to each other during these unprecedented times.

As the State of Arkansas continues to work through COVID-19 recovery efforts, this safety campaign is supported and promoted by the City of Bentonville, Visit Bentonville, the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Bentonville Public School District and Downtown Bentonville, Inc.

Stay safe and healthy!

About the Great Neighborhoods Partnership

Getting to know your neighbors and being engaged in your community can be a rewarding experience for you and your neighbors. Organizing or joining a neighborhood group or association is a great way to get involved.

Printable Program Overview

Purpose: Bentonville’s Great Neighborhoods Partnership connects the Mayor’s core goals of transparency and improved communication with residents to the Community Plan’s goal of stronger neighborhoods to establish Bentonville as a “great place to plant roots.”

Great communities are a collection of great neighborhoods. Great neighborhoods have these four characteristics:

Components

The Bentonville Great Neighborhood Partnership has four components:

Click on the tabs below for more information about each component.

Please Note! This is a new program and is a work in progress. Details may change and adjust as we fine tune and expand resources and offerings.

Planning & Support
Neighborhood Partners
Advisory Committee
Neighborhood Programs

Planning & Support

Comprehensive Planning staff provides assistance for neighborhood associations - those organizing or already organized. They provide resources and tips on neighborhood organizing, neighborhood events, and goal setting.

Neighborhood Organizing

The first step is to check if a neighborhood association (or property owner association) already exists in your area. Contact staff and they can help you make this determination. If one does exist, reach out to the contact person to see how to become involved.

If no association exists, talk to some of your neighbors to gauge interest in organizing. If there is interest, set up a meeting with a core group to discuss.

The key to a good neighborhood association is getting to know your neighbors and a good way to do this is through communication. A quick and efficient method is to setup a Facebook group page or use Nextdoor, a provide social network for your neighborhood. Door-to-door visits, while more time consuming, is an effective way to gather information, determine the level of interest in establishing a neighborhood association, and get to know your neighbors.

As the program grows, resources will be added to the webpage and made available. Contact staff for assistance in establishing a neighborhood association, help in determining appropriate geographical boundaries, and more information about the program.

Learn more with the
Neighborhood Organizing Guide

Planning and Goal Setting

Having goals for the association can help members feel they are working toward improving their neighborhood. Contact staff for assistance with prioritizing neighborhood goals and preparing a plan for implementation.

Support Materials

The city offers the preparation of neighborhood maps and other information for registered neighborhoods. Contact staff to request materials to help with organizing or goal setting.

	Eligibility Criteria
Criteria	Activating Neighborhoods just beginning to organize	Active Existing neighborhood associations, POA’s or HOA’s
Approved neighborhood boundaries	X	X
Adopted neighborhood name	X	X
At least two meetings held annually	X	X
Adopted bylaws		X
Elected officer		X
At least one neighborhood event per year		X (Requirement waived during the COVID-19 pandemic)

Great Neighborhoods Partnership

Neighborhood Holiday Decorating Contest

Most Holiday Spirit: WOODS CREEK NEIGBORHOOD

People’s Choice: CREEKSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD

COVID-19 Neighborhood Support