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Jonesboro public safety committee forwards two traffic ordinances and two federal grant applications to full council
Summary
The committee recommended two ordinances to adjust school-area one-way hours and add stop signs/speed limits, and approved two resolutions to let the city apply for FY2025 federal fire grants; all four items will be sent to the full City Council for consideration.
The City of Jonesboro Public Safety Committee voted to recommend two ordinances and two resolutions to the full City Council at its meeting.
Ordinance 26,017 would modify existing school-area traffic patterns near Jonesboro Public School campuses to make Wilkins Avenue and Hillcrest Drive one-way on school days from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., a change requested by the Jonesboro Public School Administration and supported by the traffic control committee. Committee member (S3) moved to recommend the ordinance to full council; Committee member (S2) seconded and the motion carried. The committee record notes a quorum of five members present; a formal tally was not specified.
Ordinance 26,019 directs the traffic control committees recommendations for new signs and speed limits across several residential streets. The ordinance would install an all-way stop at Medder Road and Middlefield Drive and add stop signs at Kendrick Drive at Quail Drive, Pike Road at Elmhurst Drive, and Wood Cove at Wood Street. It would also establish a 25 mph speed limit on Rolson Lane, Dove Road, Cardinal Road, Robin Road, Thrush Road, Lark Drive and Starling Drive. Committee member (S3) moved to recommend the ordinance and the motion was seconded; the committee voted to forward the item to full council for consideration.
The committee also read two resolutions authorizing the City of Jonesboro Department of Grants and Community Development to apply for federal funding: a FY2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) and a FY2025 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant through DHS/FEMA. Both resolutions were moved and seconded and the committee voted to recommend them to the full council.
None of the four motions included roll-call vote tallies in the committee record; meeting minutes record each item as carried and to be forwarded to the full council. No formal amendments or conditions to the motions were recorded during the discussion.
Next step: each ordinance and resolution will be considered by the full City Council at a future council meeting; the committee did not set effective dates or further implementation details beyond forwarding the items for council consideration.
