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Jonesboro council approves solid-waste budget and several zoning and code changes

City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas · January 6, 2026

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Summary

At its Jan. 6 meeting the council accepted the Craighead County Solid Waste Disposal Authority 2026 budget and adopted multiple zoning and code ordinances, including changes to stormwater board membership, rezoning requests, removal of a registration requirement for parked boats/trailers, and an update to towing services. Most items received little public opposition in chamber and passed on voice votes.

The Jonesboro City Council on Jan. 6 approved several administrative and land-use measures as part of the meeting's routine business.

Budget acceptance: By resolution the council accepted the Craighead County Solid Waste Disposal Authority's proposed 2026 budget, a requirement under Act 677 of 2021 that authorities submit annual budgets to member governing bodies for review. The resolution was read into the record and the mayor announced the motion carried.

Zoning and code votes: Council advanced or adopted multiple zoning ordinances and code amendments, including:

- Ordinance to amend stormwater management board membership (moved to third reading). - Ordinance 25045 (rezoning at Cortabella): a resident raised procedural concerns that certified mailing receipts were not visible in the record; staff responded that notices had been mailed and will be recorded; the item moved to third reading. - Ordinance 25037: amendment to remove the requirement that boats, trailers or recreational vehicles parked outdoors on residential lots display a valid registration. Staff said the change aligns city code with state law for vehicles not used on public streets; opponents said removing the registration requirement could hinder accountability. The council adopted the ordinance. - Ordinance amending towing services ordinance 17026 was adopted. - Ordinance 20542: rezoning for property at 213 North Main (requested by Shamim Wilkins) passed; staff said the property could be used for either hotel or apartments under C-2 zoning depending on later plans. - Ordinances 25043 and 25044: rezoning the 2000 block of West Matthews to C-3 for applicants Roan Kraft and Andy Craft; an attorney speaking for the Kraft family said neighborhood outreach occurred and no neighbors attended; the ordinances were adopted.

In each case the transcript records motions and voice votes and the mayor announcing the measures as carried; the meeting record does not include a roll-call vote tally for each item in the transcript.