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Board approves West Holdings RV park after debate over flood and septic risks
Summary
Benton County Planning Board approved a revised West Holdings RV park for 65 sites in Siloam Springs despite residents' and watershed advocates raising floodplain, septic and water-quality concerns near the Illinois River; applicant said Arkansas Department of Health issued a no-comments letter and described a no-discharge advanced treatment system.
The Benton County Planning Board voted to approve the West Holdings site plan (case 25456) for a 65-site RV park at 17442 Kincheloe Road after extensive public comment about flood risk and wastewater near the Illinois River.
Neighbors and watershed advocates told the board they feared the proposal’s proximity to the river, potential road‑egress issues from Highway 412 and nutrient risks to downstream water supplies. "I'm not in favor of this RV park," said Cameron Slater, a nearby resident, citing uncertainty about chemical disposal from RV dump stations and a pending federal lawsuit over nutrient levels in the Illinois River. William Graff, another neighbor, said small existing RV sites along the corridor have become de facto…
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