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Chaffee Crossing is a 7000 acre resource
being created as a future residential, commercial and industrial
development in Fort Smith, and Barling, Arkansas. The entire area
is being redeveloped according to the Preferred Land Reuse Plan.
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment
Authority has hired a new Executive Director
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority
has hired a new Executive Director – Mr.
Ivy Owen. [Click here for more...]
Mars Petcare announces Fort Smith facility
Mars Petcare US announced its plans to build an $80 million manufacturing facility in Fort Smith during a ground breaking ceremony held November 13. [Click
here for more...]
Fort Chaffee Declared "Ready For
Reuse"
Click
here to download the official EPA
Press Release. You can click
here to download a copy of the Ready
for Reuse Certificate.
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The Preferred Land Reuse Plan for Chaffee
Crossing includes future industrial and residential property. There
will also be future office and retail space, parks, and recreation
areas.
The proximity of I-49 to the new commercial
and industrial park gives Chaffee Crossing an advantage in attracting
industries from other states interested in locating to an area that
promises to be a future hub for nationwide intermodal transportation.
Several natural and historical sites provide
prime locations for family activities such as picnics and get-togethers.
The Wells Lake area is accessible for fishing, hiking and other
outdoor recreation. Golfers will enjoy the nine-hole Deer Trails
Fort Chaffee Golf Course. There are currently miles and miles of
biking and jogging trails.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority is currently accepting
proposals from interested developers for residential development
of two tracts of property at Chaffee Crossing. Proposals
are
due by July 3, 2008. Click
here to download the RFP.
District Four headquarters
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation
Department has begun clearing land to build a new District Four
headquarters at Chaffee Crossing. [Click
here for more...]
 Deer Archery Season
A special deer archery hunt will be held on
Chaffee Crossing property from October 1, 2007 to February 29,
2008. Permits have now been awarded after receiving applications
in August.
[Click
here] to download a list of permit winners for the 2007-2008
Chaffee Crossing Bow Hunt.
 River
Valley Nature Center
The
Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center sits on 170
acres of land on Chaffee Crossing.
The building overlooks Wells Lake, a popular local fishing and
picnicking destination. [More...]
Interstate
49 Progress
Work continues on the construction of I49 through Chaffee Crossing. [More...]
 Fort Chaffee Selected for
EPA Test
Fort Chaffee was the site for a recent
testing of the Alternative Asbestos Control
Method,
which if successful may serve as an alternative to the current
NESHAP for demolition of buildings containing asbestos.
The
project was carried out as a joint effort of the Fort Chaffee
Redevelopment Authority, the Arkansas Department of Environmental
Quality, the US Department of Energy, and EPA. [More...]
Bost Lifebridge Housing
The ribbon cutting for the Bost LifeBridge
Independant Housing Project buildings was held on March 22, 2006.
[Click
here for more...]
Comprehensive Juvenile Services
Land Purchase
Comprehensive Juvenile Services, Inc., a private non-profit agency dedicated
to providing services to youth and their families, has served Western Arkansas
since 1977. The organization has been approved to purchase two acres on Wells
Lake Road adjacent to Bost's property, to relocate from Cecil, Arkansas to Chaffee
Crossing.
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Fishing
Wooded Areas |
Biking
& Jogging Trails |
Industrial
Parks
Community Living |
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