Architectural rendering of proposed Marion County Community Center
Voters in Marion County are less than three months from deciding the future of a newly proposed community center to be located in Yellville.
The proposed 41,000 square foot facility would include areas for aquatics, a banquet hall, multipurpose room/gymnasium and varied meeting/activity/community rooms. The center would be located near the intersection of Highway 14 South and Highway 235 in Yellville on property encompassing 26 acres.
The Marion Quorum Court on December 8, 2025 advanced to the March ballot the two ordinances that would set the sale tax requests before voters. The first tax would be a temporary half cent sales tax to fund the building of the community center with a second quarter cent tax that would be permanent to fund operations and maintenance. According to current numbers the permanent quarter cent tax would generate roughly $500,000 annually.
Travis Doshier of Marion County Community Services, a group working for over a decade to see the community center become a reality, shares details on how much the project would cost.
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The group behind the initiative is excited for the possibility of new amenities for locals that in the past where only available outside the county.
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Proposed floor plan of the center
Doshier shares his response to those who oppose the site and it’s proposed cost.
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If completed the center would be owned by the county and would create seven full time positions. Travis speaks on the impact former Yellville Mayor Shawn Lane had on the development of the site on the south side of the city.
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Citizens will cast their votes for or against the proposed taxes March 3 during the preferential primary with early voting beginning February 17 at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
For more information on the proposed community center visit www.marioncountycommunityservices.org.
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