Jonesboro committee forwards plan to buy right-of-way on South Caraway Road to full council
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Summary
The Jonesboro Public Works Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing the purchase of right-of-way at 3229 South Caraway Road to the full city council. The transcript lists a purchase price of $60,041.4 and funding from improvements revenue bonds; construction timing remains contingent on additional easements, utility work and bidding.
The Jonesboro Public Works Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing the city to offer to purchase and accept right-of-way at 3229 South Caraway Road for roadway improvements.
The resolution, introduced by the committee chair, lists a sale price of $60,041.4 and states the acquisition would be funded from the improvements revenue bonds budget. Committee members moved and seconded that the item be sent to the full City Council; the chair called a voice vote and said the motion carried.
A committee member asked whether the parcel is the last required acquisition for the bond-funded project. A city staff member replied that there is likely one additional right-of-way acquisition and that utility work also must be completed. The staff member said construction likely will not begin in 2026 and that the work should fall within the three-year window established for the capital improvement bond, but added the project must still go out to bid and any contract must be returned to the full council for bid approval.
No detailed vote tally was recorded in the transcript; the committee used voice votes and the chair characterized the item as carried and to be forwarded to full council.
