Agenda Highlights 1/3/23

At the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting scheduled for 1-3-23, the Board will vote on a zoning change for 8200 McClure Drive that would allow for 12.63 undeveloped acres to be developed into a housing subdivision with 44 single family lots and an amenity center with a clubhouse and a pond with a fountain and outdoor pickleball courts.

The Board will vote on a zoning change for 10200 Chad Colley Boulevard for development of 92 single family lots, 44 detached lots, and 48 rowhouse lots.

The Board will vote on requiring an annual permit costing $300 per year to sell kittens and puppies and establishing a $600 fine for selling puppies and kittens without the permit. The new permit requirement would also apply to holders of breeders licenses in addition to the costs and requirements of the breeders license.

The Board will vote on a resolution regarding a new flag display for Riverfront Park. In 2020, the previous flags, a display including flags that have flown over Fort Smith in the past, including a Confederate flag, were removed due to being in bad condition. The decision was made to replace them with a different flag display instead but the poles have remained empty since as they have been the subject of controversy including legal action. The proposed new display for the Riverfront Park poles being voted on will include the US flag and six flags representing each branch of the US military. The resolution includes language clarifying and specifying that the display is not intended to be a “historical monument” and that is a “temporary exhibit” subject to removal or replacement at the discretion of the City Administrator. This language is intended to give the City flexibility in the display of flags at the park while complying with Arkansas Act 1003 of 2021 concerning historical monuments.

The Board will vote on whether to approve Drew Inthavong’s application to replace his current private club alcohol sales license for La Bodega Bar at 3720 Midland Blvd with a new one for The Goat House at 9501 Rogers Ave.

The Board will vote whether to allow street closings on portions of South 8th, Belmont, and R.S. Boreham Jr. Streets to allow ABB to gate the streets for the safety of their employees.

The Board will vote on whether to accept bids from APAC, River Valley Quarries, and Mid-Continent Concrete to allow for the purchase of aggregates, sand, concrete, and asphalt concrete material.