Jonesboro task force seeks engineering cost comparisons after damage at downtown Justice Complex

The Jonesboro Capital Improvement Bond Task Force asked city engineers and planners to produce comparative cost and site analyses for two candidate locations for a consolidated police and E-911 facility after a structural problem was discovered at the downtown Justice Complex.

Councilman John Street pressed the task force to compare the “site on South Carraway” with the Washington Avenue property and to estimate demolition and drainage-remediation costs at the Washington site. “I just want to see if anybody would look or had looked at a cost-benefit analysis, you know, comparing the site on South Carraway as opposed to the 1 on Washington,” Street said.

The discussion changed after city staff reported damage found during a routine inspection last Friday at the Justice Complex on Washington Avenue. “We’ve had a situation arise last Friday afternoon that might make some adjustments,” Brian (city staff) told the committee, saying an insurance investigator had been requested to determine whether the damage was weather-related. He said he had discussed accommodations with Judge Day and…