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Fort Smith board rejects rezoning, annexation for 11100 Old Highway 71 after neighborhood pushback
Summary
The Fort Smith Board defeated an ordinance to amend the master land use plan and rezone nearly 17 acres at 11100 Old Highway 71 following resident concerns about traffic, drainage and proposed duplexes. The planning commission had recommended approval 8–0.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 5–2 on March 4 to defeat an ordinance that would have amended the master land-use plan and rezoned roughly 16–17 acres at 11100 Old Highway 71, a proposal that developers said would allow a mixed‑use project with residential and commercial uses.
The planning commission held a public hearing on Feb. 11 and voted 8–0 to recommend approval. The developer representative, John Alford, said the plan includes a landscape buffer along existing single‑family lots and noted the city’s master street plan shows a future arterial bisecting the site. "Carrington Creek has proposed that there will be a buffer against the current single‑family residential," Alford said.
Neighbors and homeowners described concerns during the board’s public comment period. Elizabeth Allison,…
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