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Originally Posted by Ice_Queen88
I'm talking about a merger of Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville into one city. I think this is a better idea than Little Rock as you have four cities growing rapidly and racing to bigger than the other one. You can't really tell what city is truly the main city and what is the suburbs. Wikipedia has Rogers listed a suburb and Springdale as a bedroom town of Fayetteville, yet isn't Springdale now bigger than Fayetteville?? Also, you have Fort Smith to the south. It's all a confusing mess and would be helped by a merger which would create a pretty big city, maybe we can call it Arkansas City or Northwest City or something, not trying to be corny, just being creative. Look at the benefits, no more cities trying to do it their own way, one government over one town, a crackdown on crime and illegals and more job growth.
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Although it feels like one contiguous metropolitan area to a newcomer driving through, as soon as you dig a little deeper you will find that each town has its on unique identity, feel, and culture, and you can't really call one a suburb of the other. Fayetteville is young, hip, and liberal, Springdale is working-class, Rogers/Bentonville are business/new money oriented, and Bella Vista is a retirement community. Fort Smith is a completely different kind of town and is NOT part of NWA in any way.