Committee forwards two school‑zone traffic ordinances to full council

A Jonesboro City Council committee voted to forward two traffic ordinances to the full council that would modify school‑area traffic patterns and consolidate school‑zone speed limits.

The committee moved Ordinance 25030, which would modify Ordinance 24037 to designate Wilkins Avenue (from MacArthur Park to Hillcrest Drive) as one‑way eastbound during school arrival and dismissal hours, and Ordinance 25031, which would place various stop signs and codify school‑zone speed limits at multiple Jonesboro schools. Both items were forwarded to the full council after motions to do so and neither measure received formal roll‑call vote totals in the committee discussion.

Ordinance 25030

The ordinance text as read at the meeting states that Wilkins Avenue will be one‑way eastbound from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and between 2:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days, with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026, to allow time for public education and preparation. The ordinance amends Ordinance 24‑037, which previously consolidated traffic patterns near Jonesboro Public School campuses. The committee chair moved to forward the ordinance to full council; the chair stated, “That motion does carry and forwards on to full council,” but the committee did not read a roll‑call tally during the discussion.

Ordinance 25031

The second ordinance would add or restate designated stop signs and school‑zone speed limits across…