 The municipal government provides emergency services, as well as water and sewage utilities, street maintenance, parks and recreation, an airport, and a cemetery.Arlington was proposed as the county seat of the secessionist Freedom County in the 1990s and 2000s, but the proposal was struck down by state courts.In response to the regional homelessness crisis, Arlington deployed embedded social workers alongside police officers to offer assistance and services, which reduced crimes and recidivism.