Western Arkansas Planning and Development District

West River Valley Solid Waste District | Census Information & Population Data | Community & Economic Development
911 Mapping & Addressing | Work Force Development | Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Organization

Welcome to WAPDD
Welcome to the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District website. Established in 1966 as a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, WAPDD serves the western Arkansas six-county area of Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Polk, Scott and Sebastian. Our organization's name reflects what we do -- assist western Arkansas communities with the planning for and development of local and regional programs and projects.

The Department of Parks and Tourism will hold its Outdoor Recreation Grants Program workshop in Fort Smith on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the Riverfront Park - West Room, 121 Clayton Expressway.

Polk County Hazard Mitigation Plan Solicitation for Comment
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Sebastian County Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates Solicitation for Comment
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Working closely with city and county governments, WAPDD offers an array of technical assistance and management services. These relate to community and economic development, solid waste management, census information and population data, 911 mapping and addressing, geographic information systems, work force development, and transportation planning. For information about these areas of service, click on the icons above.

Learn More about WAPDD
Click here to learn more about WAPDD, including listings of board members and staff, office location and how to contact us.

Need a Street Address?
We can help you get a street address for a new structure being located in Sebastian, Crawford or Scott counties.
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Help with Waste Disposal?
Do you have questions about getting rid of toxic or hazardous materials? Want to recycle your old tires, batteries or yard waste? Need solid waste pickup service?
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Want to Know More About Our Area Economy?
Prepared by WAPDD's director of economic development, you can download or read a reprint of an article for the Southwest Times Record, February 2004 [click here] and a power point slide presentation describing the Fort Smith Region's Economy, February 2006. [click here to view slide presentation].

For economic information and labor force and employment statistics for the state, its metropolitan areas and counties, we suggest you click on "Census Information & Population Data" at the top of this page and check out the following websites:
http://www.state.ar.us/esd/LaborMarketInfo/AESD_labormarketinfo.htm
http://www.aiea.ualr.edu/research/demographic/default.html