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CITY DEPARTMENTS
ANIMAL CONTROL
Located at 1001 L H Polk Drive
Department Hours - Open to the public 8 am - 4 pm Monday-Friday / 8 am - 2 pm Saturday / Closed Sunday
Phone Number - 870.739.5412 / After Hours 870.739.2101
The Animal Shelter staff works with volunteers to provide impoundment for stray animals that are causing harm to persons or other animals, as well as offering canine and feline adoption services. The shelter staff welcomes approved volunteers for help within the shelter or for events. The shelter services only the immediate Marion city limits area. Visit their Facebook page for more information and adoption-ready pets.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Located in City Hall, 14 Military Road
Department Hours - 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday
Department Head - Freddie Thorne
Phone Number - 870.739.5416
The Building Department is responsible for issuing commercial and residential permits for buildings - new or remodels, demolition, driveway, electrical, fence, HVAC, plumbing/gas, roofing, sign, slab, sprinkler, storage and swimming pools. Building-related permits are available for download here. .This department also issues yard sale permits and privilege licenses for storefront and in-home businesses. The Building Department has a staff of one part-time and two full-time employees.
CITY HALL
Located in City Hall, 14 Military Road
Department Hours - 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday
City Secretary - Gail Tankersley
Phone Number - 870.739.5410
City Hall is responsible for a variety of city functions such as fielding miscellaneous city information calls, collecting A&P taxes, issuing beer and liquor licenses, issuing city trash containers, reporting city street light outages, and enforcing city code regulations (e.g. high grass, inoperable cars, etc.).
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire stations located at:
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364 Military Road
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777 Carter Drive
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460 Marion Lake Road
Fire Chief - Woody Wheeless
Fire Inspector - Freddie Thorne / cell - 870-771-5230 / email - fthorne501@yahoo.com
Main Phone Number - 870.739.4127 (Emergency - 911)
The Marion Fire Department consists of four full-time and 32 paid on-call firefighters who respond to an average of 750 fire, rescue and first-responder calls per year. The Fire Department has earned an ISO Fire Protection Class rating of 3. For more information about the Marion Fire Dept., visit their website here.
PARKS & RECREATION
Office location - 3821 Complex Drive
Department Head - Andy Rawls
Phone Number - 870.739.5424 / Fax 870.739.8434
E-mail - marionparks@sbcglobal.net
The Marion Parks Department maintains all city-owned public parks, and staff includes one part-time and three full-time employees year-round, with additional seasonal part-time in the spring, summer and fall.
City park and field locations include:
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Marion Recreational Complex – 3820 Complex Road
The complex includes five ball fields, two lakes - one with a pier for fishing, a walking trail, a pavilion available for renting that includes water and electricity, a fairground area donated by Esperanza Bonanza, and a playground. -
Colonial Park – 395 Colonial Drive
This park has two ball fields and a playground. -
Brunetti Park – 160 S. Currie
This park has a youth football field, a walking trail, a playground, and a designated fitness area. -
K & R Park – 1 K&R Drive
This park has four ball fields. -
Rivertrace Park – Marion Lake Road @ East Lake Drive
This park contains a fishing lake and a playground. -
John Robbins Baseball Field – Carter Drive @ Rica Road
This field serves as the high school baseball field. -
Marion Skate Park – corner of Rica Road and L H Polk
This park is a designated area for skateboarding.