Business View Magazine | July 2020

163 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2020 MAUMELLE , ARKANSAS the state coming to check it out. Membership is for ages 50 and up and there are currently 1700 paying members – almost 10 percent of our entire population. We also have a huge Community Center that is great for all ages, but especially popular with the younger demographic. It includes an indoor basketball gym, weight center, outdoor aquatic center and an indoor walking track.” BVM: What are the best attributes of the City of Maumelle? Keller: “Primarily, it’s our location. We’re close to Little Rock, to the airport, to the port, universities and community colleges, and a lot of amenities like the Robinson Center and the Clinton Library. We’re in the heart of it all.” Grummer: “The design of the city – the streets and the infrastructure – sets Maumelle apart in the metro area. Our electric is underground so you don’t have power lines. Because of the master plan, it’s easy to get around the city, and trees and all kinds of wildlife… it’s one of the things we promote recreationally. We’re not like an urban city, most of our drainage areas are open to allow water, so it actually creates a greening effect. There are a lot of wooded areas and green infrastructure and we only have power lines in the industrial park. Those in the commercial and residential areas are underground.” BVM: What type of community activities does Maumelle offer residents? Norris: “Actually, we have a very active community in all respects. From a recreation standpoint, we have two 18-hole golf courses, one private and one semi-private. And we also have over 30 miles of walking trails throughout the city. We have a vibrant and healthy lifestyle complex for seniors called Center on the Lake, complete with a café that is really busy for breakfast and lunch. There were over 20,400 volunteer hours last year in that seniors’ center. In fact, we have some of the bigger cities in