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Fort Smith planners present three Acme Brick master-plan options; community favors park with water feature
Summary
Consultants and city staff presented three master-plan alternatives for the Acme Brick property emphasizing flood mitigation. Public feedback and stakeholders favored Concept 2 — flood control paired with a wet basin and recreational amenities — while directors requested engineering validation and cost estimates before committing to development.
Scott Crawford of RDG Planning & Design and Brian Trusty of Pros Consulting presented three master-plan alternatives for the city-owned Acme Brick property, emphasizing that flood mitigation is the project’s primary purpose. The consultants said the city bought the property in 2023 to support stormwater mitigation, reclamation and parks amenities and that all three concepts meet the 100‑year storm mitigation requirement, though they differ in recreational programming and potential private development.
Crawford described concept 1 as focused exclusively on flood control using dry detention basins sized to mitigate a 100‑year storm. Concept 2 pairs the same flood-control performance with a wet…
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