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Jonesboro committee forwards traffic-control ordinance to full council, including speed limits and stop signs
Summary
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee voted to forward Ordinance 25 0 1 0 to the full City Council. The ordinance, as read into the record, would add or change speed limits on several local streets, install stop signs at Lazar and Buck Drive, and repeal a portion of a prior ordinance related to Thorn Street.
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee at its meeting forwarded Ordinance 25 0 1 0 to the full City Council to place various traffic-control signs and set speed limits on multiple local streets.
The ordinance text was read into the record by committee staff and, according to that reading, would: establish a 25 mph limit at several named locations; establish a 30 mph limit on Bridge Street from Washington to Johnson; install stop signs at Lazar and Buck Drive; repeal section 1a of Ordinance 82 18 13; and change the speed limit on Thorn Street to 25 mph. Some street names in the oral reading were unclear in the meeting record.
Committee members moved and seconded a motion to forward the ordinance to the full City Council; the motion passed following an electronic vote. The record does not include a roll-call tally or individual votes.
There was no public comment on the ordinance at the committee meeting and no further discussion recorded. The measure will next appear on the City Council agenda for consideration by the full council.
