Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle, the longest-serving director on the board, has announced he will not seek reelection to a sixth, four-year term. To my fellow Fort Smith citizens,I want to begin by offering my deepest thanks to the citizens of Fort Smith for the privilege of serving as your city director for the past 20 years. As I reflect on the past 20 years, I am encouraged by the transformation Fort Smith has experienced. Twenty years ago, Lake Fort Smith was still under construction and was expected to take two to three years to refill. These examples represent only a portion of the progress Fort Smith has made over the past 20 years.