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Who decides here: the City Council of Fort Smith City votes on zoning. The Sebastian County may review big projects too.

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The city board put a review of its data center rules on its Aug. 11 study session, including whether the board must approve data centers that use Fort Smith water outside the city. Since 2023 city zoning needs conditional use approval for data centers in light industrial zones and allows them by right in I-2 and I-3 zones. No data center is known to be planned there.

Aug 11, 2026Source
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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Fort Smith City: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (company) or Arkansas Valley Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southwestern Electric Power Co. (company) or Southwest Arkansas E C C (co-op (owned by its members)).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Arkansas.