Agenda Highlights 7/8/25

At the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting to be held 7-8-25, the Board will vote on a zoning change to allow for Midland bowl to add an outdoor family amusement area including a half acre go kart track on their property at 2600 North 32nd.

The Board will vote on a zoning change to allow for the property that was formerly the Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course to be developed into a mixed use development. It would have 3 sections, one with up to 114 retirement housing units for senior citizens, one with single family residences, and one with commercial uses potentially including retail, offices, and restaurants.

The Board will vote on whether to establish a new staff position, Energy & Environment Project Coordinator. The employee would be coordinator for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant programs including implementation and administration of the alleyway rehabilitation, electric vehicle chargers, and Nelson Hall Homes solar array projects and coordination with regional partners on the e-bike rebate and green workforce development programs. The position salary would be $53,518.40/year (a total cost of $77,683,33 when including benefits) but the entire cost would be covered by the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant federal funds. No City funds would be used.

The Board will vote on whether to purchase a house at 5088 South 33rd for $264,000 through the flooded residence buyout program in which the City purchases homes that experience frequent flooding when it is cheaper to purchase the property than to perform the public infrastructure improvements necessary to prevent the flooding.

The Board will vote on whether to contract with Forsgren for $2,226,920.90 for reconstruction of South 91st Street between Rogers and Dallas.

The Board will vote on whether to issue non-residential waste collection permits to Burns Property Maintenance and Junk-It. The permits would be for 2 years and include a 5% franchise fee.