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Jonesboro council sets drainage-easement hearing, adopts sidewalk exemption and approves sports-complex MOU
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Jonesboro City Council scheduled a public hearing on vacating a drainage easement, adopted a sidewalk ordinance exemption for planned industrial parks and approved a memorandum of understanding to support financing for a proposed sports complex.
The Jonesboro City Council on March 18 voted to set a public hearing on a petition to abandon a drainage easement, approved an amendment to the city sidewalk ordinance to allow a contribution-in-lieu exemption for property in planned industrial parks, and passed a resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding with the city Advertising and Promotion Commission related to financing a proposed sports complex.
The council directed the city clerk to publish notice of a public hearing on a petition from Craft and Tull requesting abandonment of a drainage easement in Lot 5 R, Block C, Southern Hills; the hearing was scheduled for April 1, 2025, at 4:45 p.m. at City Hall, 300 South Church. The council moved to adopt the resolution setting that hearing and approved it by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The council adopted Ordinance 25-005 on third reading, amending Jonesboro Code section 117.33 OC (the sidewalk ordinance) to provide a…
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