Centerton City Council approves final plat for Woodcrest Walk subdivision

The Centerton City Council on April 23 approved Ordinance 2025-18, accepting the final plat for the Woodcrest Walk subdivision and creating 107 lots plus two commercial lots and a detention tract.

The ordinance, passed by unanimous roll-call vote, approves the plat for property described in Section 32, Township 20 North, Range 31 West in Benton County and records required warranty bonds: $667,224.98 for water and sewer and $1,059,217.40 for street and drainage.

The plat covers lots identified in the ordinance as Lots 1 through 107, Tract A (detention), residential Lots 3 through 104 and commercial Lots 1 and 2 and 105 through 107; the council record shows the development is located across from the post office near the former Center Ten site.

City staff said the plat had been heard by the planning commission on Jan. 7 and that the city delayed final action while awaiting clearance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Randy Ritchie, a development representative on the phone, told the council he had no issues with the plat and noted its proximity to a gazebo and a decorative pond. Ritchie also warned that Centerton Boulevard is seeing increasing “through traffic,” a potential safety consideration for the new subdivision.

Council Member Josie Reed moved to adopt the ordinance, and Council Member Joshua Hagen seconded. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll-call vote with Cody Miles, Justin Calvert, Cliff Thompson, Wendy Henson, Josie Reed and Joshua Hagen recorded as voting yes.

The council also voted earlier to read ordinance 2025-18 by title only and to suspend the rules requiring multiple readings; that motion was moved by Wendy Henson and seconded by Cliff Thompson and carried on a roll-call vote.

No additional conditions or contingencies were recorded in the meeting minutes.

The council took no other action on the subdivision during the special meeting.