Fort Smith Board of Directors OKs data center design standards
News ClipRiver Valley Democrat-Gazette·Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR·10/6/2026
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved an ordinance establishing design requirements for any company seeking to build a data center in the city. The measure passed 6-0, with Director Jarred Rego absent.
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The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved new data center design standards in a 6-0 vote on Monday. The ordinance will require companies proposing data center projects in the city to comply with specified design requirements.
Director Jarred Rego was absent from the meeting. The ordinance applies broadly to future data center development in Fort Smith rather than to a named company or individual project.