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Jonesboro task force to study only site selection for new E‑911 dispatch center and police facility
Summary
The City of Jonesboro Capital Improvement Bond Task Force agreed to limit its work to choosing a site — not to revisit whether a new facility is needed — and outlined experts and data it will seek before recommending between two city-owned options: the Carraway Road property and a downtown Washington Street site.
The City of Jonesboro Capital Improvement Bond Task Force agreed at a meeting to limit its work to selecting a site for a new combined police facility and E‑911 dispatch center rather than re‑examining whether the city needs a new facility.
The motion to focus the task force’s study on location rather than need was moved, seconded and approved by the committee (vote names and count were not specified in the meeting record). The group identified two candidate sites to evaluate: the city‑owned Carraway Road property and a downtown Washington Street site that currently houses district court under lease.
Members said the committee will gather cost and feasibility information to inform a recommendation before the bond referendum the administration plans to present in June. The panel asked the administration to…
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