Jonesboro task force narrows focus to site selection for new E‑911 dispatch and police facility

The City of Jonesboro Capital Improvement Bond Task Force met to begin work on locating a new emergency‑communications and police facility and to outline the information it needs to recommend a site to the city.

Task force members agreed at the meeting that a new E‑911/dispatch center and related police facilities are needed and that the committee’s work should be limited to selecting a location rather than re‑litigating need. The group identified two candidate sites to compare: the city’s Carraway Road property and a downtown parcel on Washington Street. Members instructed staff to gather documents already produced for both locations and to invite experts — architects, structural and civil engineers, construction firms, commercial‑real‑estate consultants and environmental reviewers — to present cost and feasibility estimates at future meetings.

Why it matters: The site choice will affect how bond funds are allocated if voters approve the capital improvement bond. Task force members…