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Downtown business owners press council to reroute trucks and add pedestrian safety measures
Summary
Jonesboro business and property owners urged the council to speed up rerouting of large trucks from downtown, citing vehicles running red lights and failing to stop at crosswalks; council said routing changes require coordination with Arkansas Department of Transportation and public safety committee review.
Business owners and downtown building owners told the Jonesboro City Council on June 3 that large trucks continue to endanger pedestrians in the city's downtown core and urged faster implementation of an alternate truck routing ordinance. The council had before it Ordinance 25016 to designate a Downtown Jonesboro alternative truck route; the ordinance moved from second reading toward a third reading after public comment.
George Goetcher, who identified himself as a business…
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