Jonesboro council approves two property condemnations; amends council rules, advances drainage-easement vacation

The Jonesboro City Council on April 1, 2025, approved resolutions to begin condemnation proceedings for two properties and adopted an ordinance revising the council's rules of procedure. The council also advanced an ordinance to vacate a drainage easement to a second reading and approved its consent agenda.

The first resolution (Res. 25-007) directs the city to proceed with condemnation of the property at 300 East Pine Street (parcel 01-144074-14700), owned by Montgomery Investments LLC. The resolution states the property was inspected and cites the condemnation process as having met required stipulations; the council voted to adopt the resolution after a motion and second. The transcript does not record the numeric vote tally.

The council then approved a second condemnation (Res. 25-010) for the property at 1108 Cartwright Street (parcel 01-144073-05900), owned by Zygmunt and Nancy Sue Majewski. As with the earlier item, the resolution text in the meeting record states the property had been inspected and that the condemnation process met stipulations; the council moved and seconded the resolution and the mayor declared the resolution carried. The transcript does not record individual yes/no votes or a vote tally for this item.

On ordinance business, the council moved an ordinance (Ord. 25-009) that would vacate and abandon a drainage easement in Lot 5R of Block C, Southern Hills; that ordinance was presented on first reading and was advanced to a second reading. The council also completed third-reading action on Ordinance 25-008, which amends the Jonesboro Code of Ordinances, chapter 2, article 3 (city council rules and procedures). During final consideration members agreed to remove a date reference from the ordinance title (removing the text that read “for ’25”), and the ordinance was adopted after a motion and second; the transcript records adoption but not a numeric roll-call tally.

The meeting record shows the consent agenda was presented, a motion and second were offered, and the consent items were approved; the transcript does not list individual consent items or vote counts.

Formal motions in the record are recorded generically (for example, “Move to adopt. Second.”) without mover/second names or roll-call tallies. The meeting record does not show additional discussion about the condemned properties or the drainage-easement vacation beyond the formal readings and adoption motions.

Next steps: the condemnation resolutions authorize the city to proceed with the legal and administrative steps required by the condemnation process; the vacating of the drainage easement will return to council for at least one more reading before final action. The ordinance amending council rules has been adopted and will be reflected in the city code as amended.