<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-09-22-board-of-directors-study-session-sep-22-2026-6d182620-87c6-4a89-b8d2-4854ceeb6d64</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:58:45.185Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board advances $2.5M Arcadis deal for sewer consent decree work — and hears a full-throated case for firefighter raises</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-09-08-board-of-directors-study-session-sep-8-2026-9bdcffa7-3794-4f8c-a785-e398643d87ba</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:21:58.903Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board passes on buying Deer Trails golf course, floats rezoning it golf-only — and residents demand answers on the cyberattack</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-09-15-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-sep-15-2026-232688af-61dc-4a3e-8402-2563e3452434</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T12:20:19.397Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board approves $919K Denali lagoon-cleaning contract 4-2 despite resident pushback; honors Super Bowl champ Raven Caldwell</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-11-02-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-nov-2-2026-da77cfdb-81fb-4096-92dd-9c874d0968f2</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T08:45:15.700Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Firefighters get 13.7% raise effective January, but Parrot Island bailout stalls as board tables $144K</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-10-05-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-oct-5-2026-74e751e4-e079-4b14-9795-752b2e6ddb05</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T08:37:03.316Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board adopts data center rules 6-0 after emotional debate — but critics say the ordinance isn&apos;t strong enough</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-10-27-board-of-directors-study-session-oct-27-2026-e58df152-89e0-4699-a297-f0b16ffea195</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T08:30:54.622Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board digs into $100M+ capital plans and Parrot Island audit fallout — concerns raised, nothing approved</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-10-13-board-of-directors-study-session-oct-13-2026-bbea8f9c-8094-46c5-9992-0ede7fe0d072</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T08:28:43.496Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Firefighter raises move forward — but the board says no to an alcohol tax hike</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-10-20-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-oct-20-2026-f62b36bb-bf86-4313-991b-db5de3f1e419</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T08:16:18.463Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board tables $2.47M sewer program manager deal, rejects-greenway-vote stalls, and OKs a $999K Tilles Park splash pad</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-11-09-future-fort-smith-committee-nov-9-2026-b68e9aa6-78d0-4397-86d8-d6435e2d3cb2</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-03T07:55:41.473Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Future Fort Smith Committee to hear roadway engineering update and dive into Comprehensive Plan goals</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-04-14-board-of-directors-study-session-apr-14-2026-976dac1f-b761-4733-b1a0-9f47b6f3dd41</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T15:25:52.320Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Water rate freeze for seniors heads back to staff as board weighs options</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-03-03-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-mar-3-2026-584561c0-2bb5-4507-b7c6-8dfb47dde06e</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T14:33:42.628Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board to weigh consent decree extension that locks in sewer rate hikes</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-02-03-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-feb-3-2026-6d7f5d79-cde7-48ef-84d6-4cfa6da29632</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T14:31:28.819Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith Board to weigh rezonings, $2.6M alleyway project and waterpark audit Tuesday</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-01-06-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-jan-6-2026-1f8fca3a-6fec-40db-baa3-6f4ba9bf3c07</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T14:31:05.401Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board set to weigh Boy Scouts rezoning, sewer easement deals, and a $1M contract cut</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-04-07-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-apr-7-2026-a670efcb-91af-4399-a11f-6a539153feac</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T14:28:08.688Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board set to weigh pay raises, downtown music grant, and $6M in street and sewer work</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-08-18-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-aug-18-2026-dc212685-12e1-42be-8b61-dd6d2fe0ce87</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:40:16.198Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board set to weigh government-change election, unhoused relocation ban, and $1M housing deal</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-09-01-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-sep-1-2026-c8750a98-dcc8-4461-b420-3eab159cfa4f</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:29:20.067Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board set to weigh street vacation, four rezonings, and $5.8M in sewer, street and water contracts</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-08-04-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-aug-4-2026-5c0e0364-9f36-41d5-a92e-526cf13cd6ba</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:23:26.441Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Board moves to sell downtown parking garage, Crain Kia property, and greenlights millions in sewer work</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-06-16-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-jun-16-2026-eecdc4ee-4213-4e13-a521-9701cefac854</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:22:02.251Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith Board to take up expanded injury pay policy, big EV charging deal, and a slate of spending items</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-05-19-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-may-19-2026-7dab30eb-1dd9-433d-8ead-806bce998e5e</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:18:00.926Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board scheduled to weigh two rival proposals for changing the city&apos;s form of government</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-07-21-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-jul-21-2026-9468419a-c189-4bff-ad67-f372ec035f53</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:16:17.490Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>City board takes up Boy Scouts property deal, audit report, and $1.3M sewer payment</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://fortsmith.myopenarkansas.org/meetings/2026-06-02-board-of-directors-regular-meeting-jun-2-2026-0dc590f3-518a-43a0-965f-026da1f8bd15</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>OpenArkansas</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:09:54.939Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fort Smith board to weigh childcare rule changes, downtown liquor license, and millions in sewer and water work</news:title>
    </news:news>
  </url>
</urlset>
