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Jonesboro resident urges transparency on capital bond, questions emergency clause and ARPA funding
Summary
At the finance committee public‑comment period, resident Patty Lack criticized the city’s handling of a proposed capital bond package, questioning whether projects listed in an earlier capital plan remain in the current bond and objecting to use of an emergency clause that would shorten public review.
At the City of Jonesboro Finance Committee public‑comment period, resident Patty Lack urged clearer public disclosure about a proposed capital bond package and raised specific questions about earlier capital‑plan items that she said do not appear in the bond now before council.
"When you look at the old capital plan that was presented back in September ... there were some items in here that are not mentioned in the bond that is being presented right now," said Patty Lack, who gave her address as 4108 Forest Hill Road. Lack asked whether $8.25 million in remaining ARPA funds mentioned in the earlier plan remain part of the current bond package and whether a…
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