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Benton County planning board: Act 314 expands county jurisdiction and triggers surge in applications
Summary
Planning director Nathan Crouch told a joint meeting of the planning board and justices of the peace that Arkansas Act 314 removed city extraterritorial jurisdiction and returned roughly 75,000 acres to county review, coinciding with a marked rise in development applications that strained staff capacity.
Nathan Crouch, the county’s new planning director, told a Feb. 7 joint meeting of the Benton County Planning Board and justices of the peace that Arkansas Act 314 (signed March 18, 2025) removed cities’ extraterritorial jurisdiction and expanded the county’s planning area. “Arkansas act 3 14 was signed 03/18/2025 and took effect in August,” Crouch said, and county jurisdiction increased by nearly 75,000 acres—“an increase of about 24.8, almost 25%.”
Crouch said…
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