At-Large Director, Position 5· 2023-01-01 - 2026-12-31
Christina Catsavis
Fort Smith
About
Christina Catsavis's mayoral campaign focuses heavily on moving past political infighting to prioritize growth and development in Fort Smith. Her platform emphasizes construction and progress for the city.
Campaign promises (1)
- developmentChristina Catsavis campaigned on the message that it is time to build Fort Smith after years of fighting.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 54:04
- Avg per meeting
- 5:24
- Segments
- 834
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Top issues during term (20)(Parks Rec)
Maybranch Greenway connection approved as sharrows
The city commits $2,440,937.55 in matching funds from the parks sales tax on top of the $2.44 million federal grant.
Maybranch Greenway within Levee Improvement District No. 1
No new yearly maintenance staff needed per staff; lifetime inspection and maintenance obligations run in perpetuity.
Tilles Park splash pad
$998,934.60 from the 1/8% parks sales tax.
Butterfield Trail Monument
CBID pledged up to $10,000; total project value estimated at $150,000–$200,000 largely through donations.
Creekmore Park tennis court rebuild
Girl Scouts Artwork at Creekmore Pumphouse
$145,520 plus reimbursables, from parks sales tax funds.
Bass Reeves Legacy Loop revised scope
The city keeps the federal RAISE/BUILD grant by trimming the project scope.
Operation of Kelley Ballfields Complex
Farmers market solar canopies and stagecoach statue
Up to $13,000 from the district's budget, split 50-50 with the city.
Parrot Island Water Park Finances
A projected year-end operating loss over $307,000 that the city is contractually obligated to cover.
Honorary street designations for Madison Marsh and Judge Jim Spears
Just the cost of installing the honorary street signs.
Creekmore Park Tennis Center operations
Rental is nominal — $10 per year from WATA.
Creekmore Park tennis court change order
Award came in roughly $60,000 below the apparent low bidder thanks to the local vendor preference.
Future of Deer Trails Golf Course
A purchase could add an ongoing operating cost to the city; rezoning avoids a purchase price but limits future development of the land.
Cisterna Park Project
Rough estimates discussed ranged around $1 to $1.5 million, but no formal price has been presented.
Cisterna Park Pump House restoration
Pump house at $138,968, under the $215,000 budget; fountain liner replacement quoted near $45,000.
Return of Leo Fondren Park to the Fondren family
Not specified in the agenda materials.
Parrot Island Waterpark waterslide construction
$1.74 million contract, flagged as not budgeted.
Cisterna Park Darby Rangers memorial during pumphouse construction
The family reports nearly $400,000 invested including the monument, with roughly $10,000 personal spending at stake in damaged landscaping.
Regional Art Museum expansion plan
Expansion estimated at $8–10 million; feasibility study testing a $15 million goal.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Catsavis was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.