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Committee forwards ordinance to make Wilkins Avenue one-way during school hours, effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
A committee voted to forward Ordinance 25030 to the full Jonesboro City Council. The ordinance would modify Ordinance 24037 to make Wilkins Avenue one-way eastbound during morning and afternoon school periods, with the school-hours restriction taking effect Jan. 1, 2026.
A city committee voted to forward an ordinance that would make Wilkins Avenue one-way eastbound during morning and afternoon school periods, sending the proposal to the full Jonesboro City Council for consideration.
Ordinance 25030 would modify Ordinance 24037, which consolidated special traffic patterns near Jonesboro public school campuses. Under the proposed change, Wilkins Avenue from MacArthur Park to Hillcrest Drive would be designated one-way eastbound from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and from 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days. The ordinance text says the school-hours one-way portion will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2026, to allow time for public education and preparation by school patrons and motorists.
Committee members moved and seconded to forward the item to the full council. The committee chair called for questions and, hearing none from the administration or the public, took a vote. The motion carried and the ordinance was forwarded to the full council for final action.
The committee did not take a final vote to adopt the ordinance; it forwarded the proposal for council consideration. Details such as the mover, seconder and roll-call vote tally were not specified in the committee record provided.
