Jonesboro, AR

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JonesboroAR averageUS Census ACS

Population

79,187

Per-capita income

$31,734

Median home value

$213,400

Bachelor's or higher

30%

Typical home value $228,083 +3.9% yr/yr · +22.7% 5-yr

Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)

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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances

Total revenue$251.5M (FY2023)

Total spending$261.7M (FY2023)

Taxes$45.0M (FY2023)

Debt outstanding$58.3M (FY2023)

Spending per resident$3,299 (FY2023)

Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey

2025828 housing units ($96.2M)

Recent meetings

Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Safety Council Committee

Council to consider closing Airport Road rail crossing after new bridge built

The Public Safety Council Committee will consider a resolution agreeing to permanently close the Airport Road (Arkansas Highway 351) at-grade intersection with the Union Pacific Railroad once a grade-separated crossing is completed at the same location. The committee will also review the July 2026 vector mosquito control report and approve minutes from the July 21, 2026 meeting.

Resolution RES-26:101 to close Airport Road rail crossing (DOT# 787795S) after new grade-separated crossing is built
Vector mosquito control report for July 2026 (COM-26:043)
Approval of minutes from July 21, 2026 meeting (MIN-26:069)

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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okay good afternoon everybody it is officially five o'clock and we're going to go ahead and call to order the public safety council committee for the city of jonesboro at this time we'll go ahead and we'll take roll call and so if you don't mind to mark your attendance on the device in front of you okay and we do have five members present so that does give them a quorum does give us a quorum for today so we will move on to the next item on our agenda being the approval of minutes from tuesday july 21st of 2026 move to adopt okay i have a motion a second to adopt the minutes from the previous meeting do i have any questions or comments from anybody on the committee any from the administration and any from the public in attendance okay seeing none we'll go ahead and call for a vote on the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting okay and that motion does carry moving on to the next item on our agenda being new business we only have one resolution to consider tonight that is resolution 26101 a resolution agreeing to the permanent closure of the airport road at grade intersection with the union union pacific railroad upon the completion of a grade separated highway crossing at this same location whereas the arkansas department of transportation has entered into certain agreements with the union pacific railroad regarding the construction of an overpass to replace the existing at grade railroad crossing on airport road in the corporate city in the corporate limits of the …

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Public Safety Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church 5:00 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:069 Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Minutes Attachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:101 A RESOLUTION AGREEING TO THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THE AIRPORT ROAD (ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 351) AT-GRADE INTERSECTION WITH THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD (DOT# 787795S) UPON THE COMPLETION OF A GRADE-SEPARATED HIGHWAY CROSSING AT THIS SAME LOCATION Sponsors: Engineering 5. PENDING ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSINESS COM-26:043 VECTOR MOSQUITO CONTROL REPORT FOR JULY 2026 Jonesboro_July26 Attachments: 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/13/2026

🗳️ How they voted (3 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:069 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter absent · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

RES-26:101 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter absent · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter absent · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Nominating and Rules Committee

Committee to consider rules changes and board appointments

The Jonesboro Nominating and Rules Committee is holding a special called meeting to consider introducing three ordinances amending city council rules, including sponsorship of legislation, invocation procedures, and notice timelines for special meetings. The committee will also consider a resolution for appointments to boards and commissions as recommended by the mayor. The meeting includes approval of minutes from May 12, 2026.

ORD-26:031: Amend Chapter 2-87 to clarify how a council member may sponsor legislation
ORD-26:032: Amend Section 2-84 to add procedure for opening invocation during council meetings
ORD-26:033: Amend Sections 2-84 and 2-87 to correct outdated language and update notice timelines for special called committee meetings
RES-26:102: Resolution to make appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions as recommended by Mayor Harold Copenhaver
Approval of minutes from May 12, 2026 meeting

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Municipal Center

Agenda (official) · cached copy · Video

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- Last time I bought any of this. - I am showing 4:30, so we'll go ahead and get started with the special called Nominating and Rules meeting. First item of business is roll call. Please mark your attendance. Next item of business is approval of minutes, minutes for the Nominating and Rules Council meeting on May 12th of 2026. - Move to approve. - Second. - I have a motion and second. All in favor signify by saying aye. - Aye. - Any opposed, like sign. Next item of business is new business. Ordinance is to be introduced. First is Ordinance 26031, Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2-87 to clarify how a city council member may sponsor legislation. Carol, do you have a copy of that? Will you, do you mind reading that for me? - I'll have to-- - Read it. - I'll have my computer up. - I've got a copy of it, but I don't have glasses with me. - I'll read it for you. Oh, I just pulled on my microphone. - An ordinance to amend Chapter 2-87 to clarify how a city council member may sponsor legislation. Whereas the city established the mayor's ability to assign legislation to council committee in Section 2-87B2 of the city ordinances. And whereas the council desires to clarify the procedure for when a council member sponsors legislation to be considered for approval, therefore be it ordained by the city council of the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Section 1, that Chapter 2-87B2 be amended to add the following language. Any member of the city council may sponsor a resolution or an ordinance. The c …

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Nominating and Rules Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center 4:30 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:044 MINUTES FOR THE NOMINATING & RULES COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 12, 2026 NR Meeting Minutes 05122026.pdf Attachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:031 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2-87 TO CLARIFY HOW A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY SPONSOR LEGISLATION Sponsors: LJ Bryant and Chris Gibson ORD-26:032 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-84 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD PROCEDURE FOR OPENING INVOCATION DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS ORD-26:033 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-84 AND 2-87 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CORRECT OUTDATED LANGUAGE AND UPDATE TIMELINES FOR PROVIDING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL CALLED COMMITTEE MEETING TO THE CITY CLERK AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES EXHIBIT A - Sec._2_84.___City_council_meetings AMENDED Attachments: RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:102 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER 5. PENDING ITEMS Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/14/2026 August 18, 2026 Nominating and Rules Committee Meeting Agenda 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 City of Jonesboro Printed …

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🗳️ How they voted (6 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:044 — Passed

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

ORD-26:031 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

ORD-26:032 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

ORD-26:033 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

RES-26:102 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

5 yea · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · Chris Moore yea · Brian Emison yea · John Street yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea

Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 5:30 PM

City Council

Council to consider police facility purchase and financing at 1709 E. Highland Drive

The Jonesboro City Council will hold a special called meeting with committee sessions before the regular agenda. The main items are resolutions and ordinances to purchase and finance a police facility at 1709 East Highland Drive, plus several rezoning requests and routine consent items. The consent agenda includes multiple municipal liens and engineering service agreements.

Resolution to purchase 1709 East Highland Drive for police operations
Ordinance authorizing a general revenue promissory note for the police facility
Rezoning at 1411 Southern Ridge Blvd from PD-M multi-family to PD-M commercial
Rezoning at 2038 N. Church St from C-3 to RM-12 LUO multi-family
Municipal liens of $275 each on five properties for code enforcement

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everybody. Welcome to City Hall. This is City Council evening on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. And I'm going to go ahead and lead us in allegiance and start the meeting. And Councilman Anthony Coleman will lead us in prayer. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If you would, Lord Jesus, we thank you for this time that you've given us to come, to come as one. We thank you for unity even on tonight. I pray, God, that you continue to minister to us and through us as we deliberate and share. I pray for the citizens of this great city, as well as we continue to lift up those first responders and those that work for us, for our safety and for our growth and for the manifestation of your glory in this place. Father, we forever give you the praise, the honor and the glory in Jesus's name. Amen. Amen. All right, Council, if you would, we'll go on to item number three. If you would, please make your presence known by ballot. If you would, please cast your ballot. We have 10 present. All right, we'll move on to item number four. These are special presentations. This evening, we don 't have any. We'll move on to item number five, consent agenda. Move to adopt. Second. Do have a motion on the floor to adopt. Got one. Can we pull off 26, 099? I'll amend my motion. Was there a request? And I'll amend my second. Which one? 26, 099. The police sta …

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City Council City of Jonesboro Council Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church 5:30 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED NOMINATING & RULES COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 4:30 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:073 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 4, 2026 CC Minutes 08042026 Attachments: RES-26:089 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ACCEPT THE ATTACHED FEE PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE MARION BERRY PARKWAY MULTIUSE TRAIL PROJECT Sponsors: Engineering Marion Berry Pkwy Multiuse Trai …

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🗳️ How they voted (18 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:073 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter absent · John Street yea · Charles Coleman yea · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams absent

RES-26:089 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:090 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:091 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:092 — Postponed Indefinitely

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:093 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:094 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:095 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:096 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:098 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:099 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

RES-26:100 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

ORD-26:028 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

ORD-26:020 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

ORD-26:022 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

ORD-26:025 — Passed

10 yea · 2 absent

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

10 yea · 2 absent

Approval of the Consent Agenda — Adopt the Consent Agenda

10 yea · 2 absent

Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Board of Zoning Adjustments

Board to hear two variance requests: duplex design and fence height

The Jonesboro Board of Zoning Adjustments will hold a meeting to consider two variance appeals. The board will vote on whether to grant a variance for a duplex without street-facing doors and rear parking, and another for a 6-foot fence along a front property line. The agenda also includes approval of the previous meeting's minutes.

VR-26-24: Walter Jackson requests variance to build a duplex without doors facing the street and with parking in the rear
VR-26-25: Moss Fencing requests variance to extend fence height to 6 ft along front northwest property line at 5435 E Nettleton
Approval of minutes from August 11, 2026 meeting

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Board of Zoning Adjustments City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church 1:30 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2026 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes MIN-26:076 Minutes from August 11, 2026 meeting BZA Minutes 08.11.26 Attachments: 4. Appeal Cases VR-26-24 Walter Jackson is requesting a variance to build a duplex without having doors facing the street & parking in the rear. Variance Application Narrative Letter Map Plans Site Plan Mall Attachments: VR-26-25 Moss Fencing is requesting a variance to extending the height of the fence to 6ft along the front Northwest property line. Also, facing the pickets in towards the subject property. Application Variance Request Letter 5435 E Nettleton Site Plan Gis Map Property line pic Certified Mail Pics pic 2 Attachments: 5. Staff Comments Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/13/2026 August 18, 2026 Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting Agenda 6. Adjournment Page 2 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/13/2026

Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

Rezoning request for 1411 Southern Ridge Blvd from multi-family to commercial

The commission will consider a rezoning request for property at 1411 Southern Ridge Blvd from PD-M Multi-Family to PD-M Commercial, submitted by Jeremy Bevill. The agenda also includes approval of previous meeting minutes and staff comments.

Rezoning request RZ-26-12 for 1411 Southern Ridge Blvd from PD-M Multi-Family to PD-M Commercial

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, August 11th. Call the meeting to order. Would you call the roll, please, sir? Johnson? Here. Nelson? Sterling? Here. Bailey? Here. Hunter? Here. Cooper? Here. Little? Here. Sulphur? Roberts? Here. Okay, I'll open up for the discussion of the minutes from the July 28th meeting. Are there any changes to be made? Not any changes. I've got a question. Yes, sir. We tabled something last week. Yeah, we'll have to untable the first item. I'm glad you brought that to my attention. Any changes to the minutes? I make a motion to approve as submitted. Second? No. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? So the minutes are approved. The first item, it was tabled last week, so I'll entertain a motion. George, y'all are ready tonight, aren't you? Yes, sir. I'll entertain a motion to untable PP26-11, the Woods at 141. So moved. I hear a second. Second. All those in favor of untabling, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay, we're untabled. The first item we have is the Woods at 141, proponent for this item. George Hammond, Civil Logic, representing Mr. Nick Schaaf. With LCDG Investments. He's wanting to develop a piece of ground on West Thomas Green, just west of Church Street. It's a little parcel with four lots. The plat is on the screens up here, and so this is what he's trying to do. And I did attend the pre-meeting yesterday. Mr. Schaaf. I've actually got ever …

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Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Council to consider police facility purchase, liens, and grant applications

The Finance & Administration Committee will consider several resolutions and one ordinance. These include placing municipal liens on seven properties for code enforcement costs, authorizing grant applications for parks and infrastructure, and purchasing a property for police operations. The committee will also introduce an ordinance to finance the police facility purchase.

Municipal liens of $275 each on properties at 211 Scott, 2612 Crawford Drive, 2404 Brazos, 213 Nisbett, and 700 Melody, and $335 at 823 Parkview
Resolution to apply for FY2027 Outdoor Recreation Matching Grant from Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism
Resolution to apply for Delta Regional Authority 2026 Community Infrastructure Fund
Resolution to purchase property at 1709 East Highland Drive for police department operations
Ordinance authorizing a general revenue promissory note for police facility purchase and improvements

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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All right, good afternoon everybody. It's time to call this meeting to order. Um, next up is roll call, so please record your attendance. Everybody's present? We do have a quorum. Next up is approval of minutes from the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Move to approve unless there's noted change. Second. Motion to second. Any questions or comments on the minutes as presented? If not, please record your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. All right, we'll move into new business. The first few items are municipal links, so I'll just read those by title only. Um, resolution 26092, resolution by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. The place of municipal lien on property located at 211 Scott, parcel 01-144, 172-05700, owned by Linda Lou Lambert, in the amount of $275. Move forward to full council. Second. Any questions or comments from the committee or anyone in council chambers? Not. Please record your vote on whether or not to forward to full council. Second. Motion to approve or not to forward to full council. Resolution 26093, resolution by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas. The place of municipal lien on property located at 2612 Crawford Drive, parcel 01-144, 273-02,300, owned by Randy and Allie Crawford in the amount of $275. Move forward to full council. Second. Motion to second to forward to full council. Any questions or comments from the committee or anyone in council chambers? Seeing none, please record y …

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church 4:00 PM Tuesday, August 11, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:070 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Minutes Attachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:092 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 211 SCOTT, PARCEL 01-144172-05700, OWNED BY LINDA LOU LAMBERT IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 261872 211 SCOTT COUNCIL NOTICE.pdf 261872 211 SCOTT VIOLATION LETTER.pdf 261872_BILLING REQUEST_211 SCOTT.docx 261872_INVOICE_211 SCOTT.pdf Attachments: RES-26:093 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2612 CRAWFORD DRIVE, PARCEL 01-144273-02300, OWNED BY RANDY & ALEY CRAWFORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 262805 2612 CRAWFORD COUNCIL NOTICE.pdf 262805 2612 CRAWFORD VIOLATION LETTER.pdf 262805_BILLING REQ_2612 CRAWFORD.docx 262805_INVOICE_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf Attachments: RES-26:094 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2404 BRAZOS, PARCEL 01-144281-29400, OWNED BY KINGDOM ASSETS LLC IN THE …

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🗳️ How they voted — 3 divided votes

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

ORD-26:028 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 nay

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain nay · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:098 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 nay

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman nay · David McClain yea · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:099 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 nay

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain nay · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

The other 9 items passed by unanimous or near-unanimous consent.

Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Board of Zoning Adjustments

Variance request to remove cross-access requirement at 2308 S Caraway Rd

The Board of Zoning Adjustments will hold a special called meeting to consider a variance request from William Walker to remove the requirement for a cross access at 2308 S Caraway Road. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from the July 21, 2026 meeting.

Variance request VR-26-23 by William Walker to remove cross-access requirement at 2308 S Caraway Rd

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Welcome we're gonna have a cold water and roll call. - Gimmore. - Here. - Miles. - Here. - Millard. - Here. - Bailey. - Here. - Capers. - All right so we're gonna have a motion to prove the minutes from last month. - So moved. - All right, second. - Second. - Thank you, all right. The one and only case today, William Walker. Welcome back. What's changed besides the letter? - Not a lot. That was found after the last meeting. - In a hard place where neither party want it, both party thinks it hurts their property, both parties think it's creating a big safety issue. - At the last meeting we tried to make a point. If you just show a turnout, just show it. You can park in front of it. You can't, we can't as a city, the city cannot force your traffic to go on to the neighbor . You gotta have an agreement between you if that's gonna happen. Are you gonna show us a turnout? Just show it on the plan. You can, don't have to finish it, you just show it. And we would've been doing something else today besides coming here. - Sure. - Yeah, so. - Yes, sir. - That's the issue. We, I thought we had made that pretty clear in the last meeting. Maybe we didn't beat it enough, but it's just one of them deals if you just show it. - Yeah, and when we spoke, we're speaking with the city attorney and staff. We were, are under the impression that if we show it, it could at some point have to be built if Cooper does redevelop. That was what we were told. Even if we show it on the plan and we don't bui …

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Board of Zoning Adjustments City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church1:30 PMTuesday, August 11, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes MIN-26:071 BZA minutes 7.21.26 BZA Minutes 07.21.26Attachments: 4. Appeal Cases VR-26-23 William Walker is requesting a variance to remove the requirement for a cross access at 2308 S Caraway Rd Variance Application_2 Access 25-126 TSC Jonesboro-ALTA TSC - Site Plan Cooper Ltr_(concerning cross access 2400 Caraway Rd) Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer Attachments: 5. Staff Comments 6. Adjournment Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/4/2026

Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Public discussion on Shelter Insurance Agency building, no vote

The Finance & Administration Council Committee is holding a special called meeting jointly with the Public Safety Council Committee. The only substantive item is a public discussion (COM-26:042) about the Shelter Insurance Agency building, with no votes to be taken. The meeting is otherwise procedural.

Public discussion on the Shelter Insurance Agency building (COM-26:042) — no vote

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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All right, good afternoon, everybody. It's 4 o'clock. I'll call today's, let's call it a meeting in conjunction with the Public Safety Council Committee to order. Please record your attendance. I'm going to have to take a roll call vote, and I've already marked everyone that's here. So because of two committees, I can't put it in one agenda. Give you some slack. Okay. All right. So she's already marked attendance? Yes. Okay. And as y'all know, today's just a discussion, public discussion. There will be no votes taken today. So it doesn't really matter if we have a quorum or not, I guess. But we obviously do. But just a few housekeeping things today. I think probably the best thing to do is let the mayor and his team go through any presentation they have. Then the committee members can ask questions. I just ask that you wait until you're recognized before you speak. So we kind of keep some form of control in here, some form of order. Not control. That wasn't a good term. And then if someone's in the public wants to come to the podium and make a comment, we just ask that you state your name and address for the record. So with that, we'll move to item number three, other business, a public discussion about the shelter insurance agency building. And I will turn the floor over to the mayor. The flair. I'm combining words trying to save time. All right. Thank you, Councilman. I appreciate it. Councilman, I thank you for attending a special call meeting. I just want to start by than …

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMThursday, August 6, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. OTHER BUSINESS COM-26:042 PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SHELTER INSURANCE AGENCY BUILDING (No votes to be taken: Discussion Only.) 4. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 8/5/2026

🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

6 yea · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain yea · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Works Council Committee

Committee to vote on three trail-related contracts and budget changes

The Public Works Council Committee will decide on resolutions for construction administration fees, engineering services, and a wetland partnership agreement. These items involve trail projects and a university affiliation.

Accept fee proposal for Marion Berry Pkwy Multiuse Trail construction administration and inspection services
Enter agreement with Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing for Higginbottom Trail professional services
Affiliation agreement with University of Arkansas for Turtle Creek Wetland Partnership and capital improvement budget amendment

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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If you were to want. All right, it's 5 o'clock. We're going to go ahead and call the Public Works Council meeting to order. First item is approval of minutes. Please mark your attendance. No, I'm sorry, roll call. Please mark your attendance when posted. All right, tell me something else. Again, we do have a quorum. Next item is approval of minutes, minutes 26-59 from the meeting on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026. Move to adopt. Second. Motion to second to adopt. Any comments or questions by anyone on the committee? If not, please mark your vote. Okay, and those will be forwarded. Approved. Next item, new business. Resolutions to be introduced. Resolution 26089. Resolution by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, to accept the attached fee proposal for construction, administration, and inspection services for the Marion Barry Parkway multi-use trail project. Whereas Pickering Firm Incorporated was selected for the Marion Barry Parkway multi-use trail project. Whereas the City of Jonesboro desires to accept the attached fee proposal in the amount of $100,000 for construction, administration, and inspection services. Whereas funding for the execution of the fee proposal shall come from the capital improvement budget. And compensation shall be paid in accordance with the fee proposal. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Section 1, that the City of Jonesboro hereby accepts the attached fee proposal from Pickering Firm Incorporated in the amo …

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Public Works Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:00 PMTuesday, August 4, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:059 Minutes for the Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:089 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ACCEPT THE ATTACHED FEE PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE MARION BERRY PARKWAY MULTIUSE TRAIL PROJECT Sponsors: Engineering Marion Berry Pkwy Multiuse Trail CA Services.pdfAttachments: RES-26:090 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BACON FARMER WORKMAN ENGINEERING & TESTING, INC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR HIGGINBOTTOM TRAIL Sponsors: Engineering 26363-20260727-HigginbottomTrail-CityofJonesboroAR .pdfAttachments: RES-26:091 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE (UARK) FOR THE TURTLE CREEK WETLAND PARTNERSHIP AND AMEND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET Sponsors: Engineering Final Affiliation Agreement.docxAttachments: Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/30/2026 August 4, 2026Public Works Counc …

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Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:059 — Passed

7 yea · 1 present

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

RES-26:089 — Recommended to Council

7 yea · 1 present

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

7 yea · 1 present

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

RES-26:090 — Recommended to Council

7 yea · 1 present

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

RES-26:091 — Recommended to Council

7 yea · 1 present

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 5:30 PM

City Council

City Council to vote on alley abandonment and zoning changes at 5:30 PM

The Jonesboro City Council will meet at 5:30 PM on August 4, 2026, to decide on municipal liens, zoning changes, and a public hearing on a 15-foot alley abandonment between 1810 and 1812 Henry Street. The meeting includes a consent agenda with routine items and a special presentation on the NEA Children's Museum project.

Public hearing on abandoning 15-foot alley between 1810 Henry St and 1812 Henry St
Vote on municipal liens totaling $2,785 for code violations at 218 W. Forrest ($315), 413 Parkview ($1,240), 616 E. Oak ($275), 704 Vine ($275), 1702 W. Nettleton ($315), and 5017 Mt. Carmel ($465)
Consider zoning changes: 2038 N. Church St from C-3 to RM-12 LUO, 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd from R-1 to C-3 LUO, and 2911 Browns Lane from R-3 to C-3
Approve $2.1M contract with RL Persons Construction for South Caraway Road widening project
Adopt revised 2026 employee handbook

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✓ Decided: Council approves consent agenda, traffic, zoning items

The Jonesboro City Council approved the consent agenda, which included municipal liens, a revised employee handbook, and a contract for the South Caraway Road widening project. It also passed ordinances on third reading, including traffic pattern changes and a rezoning at 2911 Browns Lane. Several items were held at first or second reading, including a private club permit for Blazing Buffalo Sports Grill and a rezoning at 2038 North Church Street.

Approved consent agenda (11-0)
Approved municipal liens on 6 properties (consent agenda)
Approved revised employee handbook (consent agenda)
Approved contract with RL Persons Construction for South Caraway Road widening (consent agenda)
Passed ordinance modifying school traffic patterns (11-0)
Passed ordinance placing traffic signs at designated locations (11-0)
Passed rezoning at 2911 Browns Lane from R-3 to C-3 (11-0)
Passed rezoning at 1004 N. Caraway Road from R-1 to PD (11-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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I'm going to go ahead and start a public hearing. This is a public hearing regarding the abandonment of 15- foot alleyway located between 1810 Henry Street and 1812 Henry Street, located on the plat of David Clift, as requested by David Clift. Is there anyone in the audience or counsel that would like to speak in this public hearing regarding that? I don't see any, so that concludes the public hearing, and we'll start a meeting here in two minutes. Thank you. You want to, you can. Good evening, everybody. It is 530, and we'll go ahead and start the City of Jones boro City Council meeting this evening. I'll go ahead and call it to order, and let us go ahead and rise for the Pledge of Allegiance, and then Councilman Porter will leave us an invocation. I pledge allegiance to the God of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please pray with me. Our Father in heaven, we thank you for the gift of life, for we know that every good and perfect gift is from you. We ask you to give us wisdom and understanding as we attend to the people's business. Please help us to act justly, to love mercy, and walk hum bly with you. This we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen. Council, if you would, please go ahead and mark your ballot for presence. And we do have a quorum for this evening's meeting. Next, we'll move on to item number four, and this is items on special presentation. And before you, Counc …

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City Council City of Jonesboro Council Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, August 4, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:25 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ABANDONMENT OF A 15’ ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 1810 HENRY STREET AND 1812 HENRY STREET LOCATED ON PLAT OF DAVID CLIFFT AS REQUESTED BY DAVID CLIFFT 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS COM-26:036 UPDATE OF THE NEA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PROJECT BY JORDAN CARLOW Sponsors: Mayor's Office 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:067 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 21, 2026 CC Minutes 07212026.pdfAttachments: RES-26:079 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, A …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes City Council 5:30 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, August 4, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:25 P.M. No one spoke for against the alley abandonment in the Public Hearing. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Brian Emison;Chris Moore;David McClain;Joe Hafner;Kevin Miller;Anthony Coleman;Janice Porter;John Street;Charles Coleman;LJ Bryant and Ann Williams Present 11 - Chris Gibson Absent 1 - 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Audio/Video 13:32 mark: Mayor Harold Copenhaver said, Brian, are you in the chamber? Where’s Brian? Just a minute Council, I do have a special presentation I’d like to make. We will go ahead and move forward with the agenda though and then when Brian gets here, I’ll regress back. Audio/Video 21:51 mark: Mayor Harold Copenhaver said, so, Council, I appreciate your time. I wanted to get this to you tonight. I think it's imperative that we do so. You don't get this opportunity very often to recognize and pay special attention to one of your own city employees, one of your own city department police officers. And last week we, it was several weeks ago, as a matter of fact, we had a resident who went above and beyond the call of duty. On July 10th, at 9:18, this offic …

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MIN-26:067 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain yea · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea · John Street yea · Charles Coleman yea · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams yea

RES-26:079 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:080 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:081 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:082 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:083 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:084 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:085 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:086 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

ORD-26:017 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

ORD-26:019 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

ORD-26:021 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

ORD-26:018 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

11 yea · 1 absent

Approval of the Consent Agenda — Adopt the Consent Agenda

11 yea · 1 absent

Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

Planning Commission to review three subdivision plats

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider one preliminary subdivision and two final subdivision plats. The meeting includes a review of minutes from July 14, 2026.

Preliminary subdivision: The Woods at 141 (PP-26-11)
Final plat: Brookshire Place, Phase III (PP-26-13)
Final replat: East Arkansas Area Agency Of Aging 1st Replat (PP-26-12)

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Call the meeting to order. Are you ready for roll call? Take a roll call. If you're here, press your button, please. Okay, I'll open up for the discussion of the minutes from the July 14th meeting. Are there any changes to be made? Or I'll entertain a motion for approval. Roller, make a motion to approve. Roller, second. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor, press your eye button, please. Okay, minutes are approved as presented. What are you going to do on this first one? Is anyone here for the woods at 141? If not, we'll put that off a few more minutes. Give him time to get here. Or you can go ahead and table it. You can put it. Cooper, make a motion to table. I can table it. I tried to reach out to contact George this morning and I heard back, so I'd table it. Motion to table. Do I hear a second? Zopro second it. All those in favor of tabling, first item. Aye. Press your eye button. That would be a voice vote. Oh, it is? A voice vote. You're right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay, that's tabled. Next item we have on the agenda, this is Brookshire Place, phase three, the final plat. I have the proponent for this item. I am here, so don't table mine. My name is Mark Morris. I'm the owner of Brookshire. This is my final phase. I think there's 44 lots total. We're finished. Asphalt down. Good to go. City planning, …

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Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Committee considers South Caraway Road widening contract and employee handbook updates

The Finance & Administration Council Committee will discuss adopting a revised employee handbook and awarding a contract for the South Caraway Road widening project. The body will also consider placing municipal liens on six different properties for code enforcement costs.

Contract for South Caraway Road Widening Project (Job No. 2026:20) with RL Persons Construction, Inc.
Adoption of a revised City of Jonesboro employee handbook
Municipal lien of $1,240 for 413 Parkview
Municipal lien of $465 for 5017 Mt. Carmel
Municipal liens for 218 W. Forrest ($315), 616 E. Oak ($275), 704 Vine ($275), and 1702 W. Nettleton ($315)

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✓ Decided: Committee rejects nepotism ban, advances AI policy and road contract

The Finance & Administration Committee voted 3-1 to reject a resolution that would have banned hiring relatives of the mayor or councilmembers, with Chairman Joe Hafner and HR Director Dewayne Douglas arguing the current policy suffices. The committee recommended to the full council a revised employee handbook that includes an AI policy, six municipal liens for code enforcement, and a contract with RL Persons Construction for the South Caraway Road widening project. Mayor Harold Copenhaver outlined a timeline for a short-term loan to purchase a shelter facility, with a special meeting planned for next week.

Rejected nepotism ban resolution (1-3)
Recommended revised employee handbook with AI policy to council (4-0)
Recommended $315 lien on 218 W. Forrest property (4-0)
Recommended $1,240 lien on 413 Parkview property (4-0)
Recommended $275 lien on 616 E. Oak property (4-0)
Recommended $275 lien on 704 Vine property (4-0)
Recommended $315 lien on 1702 W. Nettleton property (4-0)
Recommended $465 lien on 5017 Mt. Carmel property (4-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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All right, good afternoon everybody. It's four o'clock. I 'll call today's Finance and Administration Council Committee meeting to order. Please confirm your attendance by pushing the appropriate button. We do have five present, so we do have a quorum today. Next up is approval of minutes from the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Moved to approval unless there's a noted change. Motion to second. Any questions or comments on the minutes as presented? If not, please record your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. Moving to new business. First up is resolution 26074. A resolution by the City Council, City of Jonesville, Arkansas to amend a portion of the employee handbook for all employees for the City of Jonesville. Whereas the current handbook, employee handbook, was previously revised by resolution 24-167 on December 17, 2024. Whereas this handbook serves as the primary policies and procedure manual for all employees. And whereas the City Council desires to revise a portion of the employee handbook regarding the City's nepotism policy. Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council on the City of Jonesville, Arkansas, that section 1, the entirety of the section of the employee handbook titled nepotism and personal dating relationships, beginning with the title on page 8 and continuing on page 9, up to but not including the section entitled drug-free workplace policy is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following. Nepotism and p …

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMTuesday, July 28, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:063 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:074 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO AMEND A PORTION OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO Sponsors: LJ Bryant RES-26:079 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 218 W. FORREST, PARCEL 01-144073-27900, OWNED BY DERR LAVAUGHN IN THE AMOUNT OF $315 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 261761_218 W FORREST INVOICE.pdf 261761_COUNCIL NOTICE.pdf Billing Request 218 W Forrest 261761.docx ORIGINAL VIOLATION 261761 218 W FORREST.pdf Attachments: RES-26:080 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 413 PARKVIEW, PARCEL 01-144302-18300, OWNED BY SANDHILL PROPERTY MGT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,240 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/23/2026 July 28, 2026Finance & Administration Council Committee Meeting Agenda 260721_413 PARKVIEW_INVOICE - Copy.pdf 260721_413 PARKVIEW_VIOLAT …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Finance & Administration Council Committee 4:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, July 28, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Joe Hafner;John Street;David McClain;Ann Williams and Charles Coleman Present 5 - Anthony Coleman and Brian Emison Absent 2 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:063 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Minutes Attachments: A motion was made by John Street, seconded by David McClain, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. John Street;David McClain;Ann Williams and Charles Coleman Aye: 4 - Anthony Coleman and Brian Emison Absent: 2 - 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:074 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO AMEND A PORTION OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR ALL EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO Sponsors: LJ Bryant Chairman Joe Hafner said, alright, I’ve got a few things to say regarding this before I open up the floor to other councilmembers. Number one, you know, typically when a resolution is brought up to us, especially the handbook, is addressing a problem. I personally don’t believe that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. I think that our current nepotism policy covers what needs to be covered. I looked at other cities including Little Rock, Conway, Cabot. O …

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A motion was made by John Street, seconded by Charles Coleman, that this matter be Recommended to Council . The motion FAILED with the following vote. David McClain

2 yea · 1 nay

Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison nay

RES-26:074 — Recommended to Council

3 nay · 2 absent · 1 present · 1 yea

Joe Hafner present · John Street nay · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams nay · Charles Coleman nay · Brian Emison absent

The other 14 items passed by unanimous or near-unanimous consent.

Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Safety Council Committee

Committee considers property condemnation at 2210 Willow Rd.

The Public Safety Council Committee will discuss the condemnation of a specific property and the placement of traffic signs. The meeting also includes a report and update on the city's mosquito abatement program.

RES-26:072: Resolution to condemn property at 2210 Willow Rd.
ORD-26:024: Ordinance to place traffic signs at locations determined by the Traffic Control Committee
COM-26:039: Vector Mosquito Control report for June 2026
COM-26:040: Mosquito Abatement Program update from representative Jim Stark

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✓ Decided: Committee recommends traffic signs, property condemnation to Council

The Public Safety Council Committee recommended two items to the full City Council: an ordinance to place various traffic signs at designated locations, and a resolution to condemn property at 2210 Willow Rd. The committee also approved the June 16, 2026 meeting minutes. No final decisions were made; these are recommendations for Council action.

Approved minutes of June 16, 2026 meeting (6-0)
Recommended to Council ordinance ORD-26:024 to place traffic signs at designated locations (6-0)
Recommended to Council resolution RES-26:072 to condemn property at 2210 Willow Rd (6-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Public Safety Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:00 PMTuesday, July 21, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:057 Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Minutes Park Ranger Presentation June 2026 Attachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:024 AN ORDINANCE TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE Sponsors: Engineering RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:072 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO CONDEMN PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 2210 Willow Rd. Jonesboro, AR 72401; Parcel # 01-144271-05300 Sponsors: Code Enforcement Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/16/2026 July 21, 2026Public Safety Council Committee Meeting Agenda 2210 Willow Condemnation Resolution.pdf 2210 Willow Inspection Report.pdf 2210 Willow Map.png 2210 Willow Precondemnation Notice Affidavit.pdf 2210 Willow Precondemnation Notice Returned Certified Letter.pdf 33017068-IMG_5936.jpeg 33017070-IMG_5937.jpeg 33017073-IMG_5940.jpeg 33017074-IMG_5941.jpeg 33017075-IMG_5942.jpeg 33017076-IMG_5943.jpeg 33017078-IMG_5945.jpeg 33017079-IMG_5946.jpeg 33017081-IMG_5948.jpeg 33017083-IMG_5950.jpeg 33017093-IMG_5959.jpeg Attachments: 5. PENDING ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSIN …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Public Safety Council Committee 5:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, July 21, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Brian Emison;Janice Porter;Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Present 7 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:057 Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Minutes Park Ranger Presentation June 2026 Attachments: A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by Chris Gibson, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Janice Porter;Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Aye: 6 - 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:024 AN ORDINANCE TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE Sponsors: Engineering A motion was made by Chris Gibson, seconded by Janice Porter, that this matter be Recommended to Council . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Janice Porter;Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Aye: 6 - RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:072 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO CONDEMN PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 2210 Willow Rd. Jonesboro, AR 72401; Page 1 City of Jonesboro July 21, 2026 Public Safety Council Committee Meeting Minut …

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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:057 — Passed

6 yea · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ORD-26:024 — Recommended to Council

6 yea · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

RES-26:072 — Recommended to Council

6 yea · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

6 yea · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Board of Zoning Adjustments

Board of Zoning Adjustments to review six variance requests

The Board of Zoning Adjustments will meet to consider several variance requests regarding fence heights, setbacks, and surface materials. The board will also review minutes from the June 16, 2026 meeting.

VR-26-17: Fence height and interior sideback variance at 2308 S Caraway Rd
VR-26-18: Limestone surface storage lot variance at 3013 Ole Feed House Rd
VR-26-20: Storage square footage variance at 910 Strawfloor Dr
VR-26-19: Fence variance at 906 Oakland Dr
VR-26-21 and VR-26-22: Building setback variances at 218 and 220 Labaume St and 317 Southwest Dr

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Board of Zoning Adjustments City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church1:30 PMTuesday, July 21, 2026 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes MIN-26:066 Minutes from June 16, 2026 meeting BZA Minutes 06.16.26Attachments: 4. Appeal Cases VR-26-17 Willliam Walker is requesting variance from code that sates 6 ft fence height and requires 10 ft interior sideback at 2308 S Caraway Rd 25-126 TSC Jonesboro-ALTA Cert mail Narrative Letter - TSC Narrative Letter 2 - TSC Narrative Letter 3- TSC TSC - Site Plan Variance Application_1 Attachments: VR-26-18 Summit Utilities is requesting variance to allow storage lot to remain a limestone surface at 3013 Ole Feed House Rd Certified Mail Receipts Roy Cooper Replat of Lot 4 Variance Application Attachments: VR-26-20 Chris Moore is requesting variance for square footage of proposed storage at 910 Strawfloor Dr App mail pln1039620260706_164227 Attachments: Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/16/2026 July 21, 2026Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting Agenda VR-26-19 Janis S Farley is requesting fence variance at 906 Oakland Dr App mail plat r Attachments: VR-26-21 George Hamman is requesting variance for building setback at 218 and 220 Labaume St 218 and 220 Labaume Letter of Intent Labaume Certified Letter Receipt VARIANCE PLAT Attachments: VR-26-22 George hamman is requesting variance of building setback at 317 Southwest Dr 317 Southwest Letter of I …

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Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 5:30 PM

City Council

Council to authorize FEMA flood grant for North Main Street detention pond

The Jonesboro City Council will consider several resolutions, including a municipal lien of $275 on 2612 Crawford, a notice of intent for a FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance grant for the North Main Street detention pond project, and facility usage agreements with Jonesboro Jets, Inc. and Shark Wave Aquatics Team. A public hearing will be scheduled on the abandonment of a 15‑foot alley between 1810 and 1812 Henry Street. Additional items include multiple zoning ordinance amendments and routine consent‑agenda business.

Resolution to place a municipal lien of $275 on 2612 Crawford (Parcel 01-144273-02300).
Resolution authorizing a notice of intent for FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance for the North Main Street Detention Pond Project.
Resolution to enter a facility usage agreement with Jonesboro Jets, Inc.
Resolution to enter a facility usage agreement with Shark Wave Aquatics Team for 2026.
Resolution to set a public hearing on abandoning a 15‑foot alley between 1810 and 1812 Henry Street.

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✓ Decided: City Council approves facility usage agreements for local swim teams

The City Council approved facility usage agreements for Jonesboro Jets, Inc. and Shark Wave Aquatics Team. The council also approved a municipal lien on a Crawford property and a FEMA grant notice for a detention pond project. Several zoning ordinances were held for further reading, and a rezoning request for N. Caraway Road was postponed.

Approved facility usage agreement with Jonesboro Jets, Inc. (10-0-1)
Approved facility usage agreement with Shark Wave Aquatics Team (10-0-1)
Approved municipal lien of $275 on property at 2612 Crawford (11-0-1)
Approved FEMA flood mitigation grant notice for North Main Street detention pond (11-0-1)
Approved public hearing for abandonment of 15’ alley between 1810 and 1812 Henry Street (11-0-1)
Postponed rezoning of 1004 N. Caraway Road to August 4, 2026 (11-0-1)
Held ORD-26:020 (Stormwater Drainage Design Manual) at one reading
Held ORD-26:022 and ORD-26:025 (Zoning changes) at one reading

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everybody. We'll go ahead and start tonight's Jonesboro City Council meeting. This is July 21st, the year's over halfway complete. And so as we continue to move forward, we hopefully will have a very informative meeting tonight, get a lot accomplished. We'll go ahead and I'll lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Dr. Coleman will lead us in prayer. Coleman to my left. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. President, Father, we thank you for allowing us to be able to be stewards in this community. We just pray, Father, as we go through answering questions that we go through with our business that belongs to you and you give us the praise. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you. Council, if you would please confirm your roll. Attendance. And we do have a quorum present for this evening. So next, Council, we'll move on to item number four. We do have just a few short presentations that are not listed, but they won't take long. Chief Hamrick, if you would like to come forward, I think you've got the first presentation that you would like to make this evening. And then Council, I'm going to roll on into that with Little Banks Mathis is going to come forward, he and his family. Chief, floor is yours. Sure. I'm going to adjust that just a little. So, Council, I want to highlight a few of our other city employees that probably do …

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City Council City of Jonesboro Council Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, July 21, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:060 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 7, 2026 CC Minutes 07072026.pdfAttachments: RES-26:073 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2612 CRAWFORD, PARCEL 01-144273-02300, OWNED BY RANDY/ALEY CRAWFORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 2612 CRAWFORD_COUNCIL NOTICE_261474.pdf 261474_VIOLATION LETTER_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf 262805_BILLING REQ_2612 CRAWF …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes City Council 5:30 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, July 21, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Brian Emison;Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;Joe Hafner;Kevin Miller;Anthony Coleman;Janice Porter;John Street;Charles Coleman and LJ Bryant Present 11 - Ann Williams Absent 1 - 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Mayor Harold Copenhaver said, so next Council, we move on to item number four. We do have just a few short presentations that are not listed but they won't take long. Chief Hamrick, if you would like to come forward, I think you've got the first presentation that you would like to make this evening. And then Council, I'm going to roll on into that with Little Banks Mathis is going to come forward, he and his family. Chief, the floor is yours. Fire Chief Marty Hamrick said, so Council, I want to highlight a few of our other city employees that probably don't get spotlight very often. Most of the time we deal with emergencies in the city, it's either Fire Department, Police Department that usually handles that. We had an incident on July 8th, earlier this month, where we had a car wreck that was in front of Discovery Island on Mathews. You know that ditch tha …

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Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:060 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea · John Street yea · Charles Coleman yea · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams absent

RES-26:073 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:075 — Passed

10 yea · 1 abstain · 1 absent

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson abstain · David McClain yea · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea · John Street yea · Charles Coleman yea · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams absent

RES-26:076 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:077 — Passed

10 yea · 1 abstain · 1 absent

ORD-26:018 — Postponed Temporarily

11 yea · 1 absent

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

11 yea · 1 absent

RES-26:078 — Passed

11 yea · 1 absent

Approval of the Consent Agenda — Adopt the Consent Agenda

11 yea · 1 absent

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Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

Rezoning request for 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd from R-1 to C-3

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a request by Fisher Arnold to rezone 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd from R-1 (residential) to C-3 (commercial). Commissioners will also consider a preliminary plat for Southern Oaks Phase 2 subdivision and a site plan for Citadel Minor Phase 1. The meeting includes approval of minutes from the June 23 meeting and staff comments.

RZ-26-11: Rezone 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd from R-1 to C-3 (Fisher Arnold request)
PP-26-10: Preliminary plat for Southern Oaks Phase 2 subdivision
SP-26-01: Site plan for Citadel Minor Phase 1

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, July 14, 2026. I'll open up for a roll call. You ready? We check in on the roll call. Okay, got a quorum. First item I'm going to discuss is the minutes from the June 23rd meeting. Are there any changes to be made? Or I'll entertain a motion for approval. Can Azulper make a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Mr. Chair? Yes, sir. Are these the amended minutes that we... That's what I was about to ask. ...taped over the last month? That was for the meeting before. Could have been at the last meeting. No. It was the last meeting. We never got it approved. It was the meeting before when it got approved. It was the minutes from the meeting before, yeah. Right. Okay. So we'll have to do that at the next... Thank you. So anybody want to second these? Let's say it then. You know? Okay. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? The minutes will carry. The first item we have tonight is a preliminary subdivision . This is Southern Oaks, Phase 2, Preliminary Platt. So have the proponent for this item. Carol Caldwell. So... I guess it's on the screen what I'm wanting to do. I'm wanting to rezone the lot one to commercial. Right now it's on residential, but it joins commercial to the left. I'm building a grocery store right next to it. Across the street it's commercial. So it's... And this might be the only thing I ever did in 50 years. I didn't have opposition …

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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, July 14, 2026 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of minutes MIN-26:062 MAPC Minutes June 23 MAPC Minutes 06.23.26Attachments: 4. Preliminary Subdivisions PP-26-10 Southern Oaks Phase 2 PRELIM PLAT_Southern Oaks Ph2 Southern Oaks Staff report Attachments: 5. Rezonings RZ-26-11 Fisher Arnold is requesting to change the zoning of the property from R-1 to C-3 LUO at 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd Rezone Application_signed. 24202-02_REZONING certified mail receipt Staff Summary RZ_26 Attachments: 6. Miscellaneous Items SP-26-01 Site Plan Citadel Minor Phase 1 Citadel Manor-070326-C1.1-futureAttachments: 7. Staff Comments 8. Adjournment Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/9/2026 July 14, 2026Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Page 2 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/9/2026

Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

City to authorize FEMA grant for detention pond and approve facility agreements

The committee will consider resolutions to authorize a FEMA flood mitigation grant for the North Main Street Detention Pond, authorize facility usage agreements with Jonesboro Jets and Shark Wave Aquatics Team, and place a municipal lien on a property at 2612 Crawford.

Authorize FEMA FMA grant for North Main Street Detention Pond project
Authorize facility usage agreement with Jonesboro Jets, Inc.
Authorize facility usage agreement with Shark Wave Aquatics Team for 2026
Place municipal lien on 2612 Crawford for $275
Approve minutes from June 30, 2026 Finance Committee meeting

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✓ Decided: Committee recommends four resolutions for City Council approval

The Finance & Administration Council Committee recommended four resolutions to the City Council, including facility usage agreements and a grant application. The committee also received an update on the bidding process for depository services.

Approved June 30, 2026 meeting minutes (4-0)
Recommended to Council placing a $275 municipal lien on 2612 Crawford (4-0)
Recommended to Council facility usage agreement with Jonesboro Jets, Inc. (4-0)
Recommended to Council submitting a FEMA grant notice for North Main Street detention pond project (4-0)
Recommended to Council facility usage agreement with Shark Wave Aquatics Team for 2026 (4-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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It's four o'clock. I'm going to call today's Finance and Administration Council Committee meeting to order. Next up is recording your attendance. We do have a quorum. We'll move into approval of minutes from the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, January 30th , 2026. Move to approval unless there's a noted change. Second. Motion to second. Any questions or comments on the minutes as presented? If not, please record your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. Dr. Coleman, I don't think he took your vote. Mr. Chairman, I approve. We'll move into new business. First up is resolution 26073. Resolution by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to place a municipal lien on property located at 2612 Crawford. Partial 01-144-273-02300. Owned by Randy and Allie Crawford in the amount of $275. Move forward to full council. Second. Motion to second forward to full council. Any questions or comments on this resolution from anybody? All right. If not, please record your vote on whether or not to forward resolution 26073 to full council. All right. Next up, resolution 26075. Resolution by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas to enter into a facility use this agreement with Jonesboro Jazz Incorporated. Whereas Jonesboro Jazz Incorporated is an Arkansas not-for- profit corporation organized to promote youth sports activities through the operation of its swim programs. Whereas the City of Jonesboro Jazz Incorporated is an Arkansas not-for-profit organizat …

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMTuesday, July 14, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:058 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:073 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2612 CRAWFORD, PARCEL 01-144273-02300, OWNED BY RANDY/ALEY CRAWFORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 2612 CRAWFORD_COUNCIL NOTICE_261474.pdf 261474_VIOLATION LETTER_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf 262805_BILLING REQ_2612 CRAWFORD.docx 262805_INVOICE_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf Attachments: RES-26:075 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO A FACILITY USAGE AGREEMENT WITH JONESBORO JETS, INC. Sponsors: Parks & Recreation and Finance JETS Swim contract resolution .docxAttachments: RES-26:076 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE FEMA FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (FMA) GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH MAIN STREET DETENTION POND PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS Sponsors: Grants and Engineering RES-26:077 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS Page 1 Ci …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Finance & Administration Council Committee 4:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. ChurchTuesday, July 14, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Joe Hafner;John Street;Ann Williams;Charles Coleman and Brian EmisonPresent 5 - Anthony Coleman and David McClainAbsent 2 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:058 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. MinutesAttachments: A motion was made by John Street, seconded by Brian Emison, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. John Street;Ann Williams;Charles Coleman and Brian EmisonAye: 4 - Anthony Coleman and David McClainAbsent: 2 - 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:073 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2612 CRAWFORD, PARCEL 01-144273-02300, OWNED BY RANDY/ALEY CRAWFORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 2612 CRAWFORD_COUNCIL NOTICE_261474.pdf 261474_VIOLATION LETTER_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf 262805_BILLING REQ_2612 CRAWFORD.docx 262805_INVOICE_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf Attachments: A motion was made by John Street, seconded by Brian Emison, that this matter be Recommended to Council . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Page 1City of Jonesboro July 14, 2026Finance & Administration Council Committee Meeting Minute …

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Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:058 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:073 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:075 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:076 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:077 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 5:30 PM

City Council

Jonesboro City Council discusses transit changes and several zoning ordinances

The council will review proposed transit service and fare adjustments from GOJO. Key actions include considering rezoning requests for Browns Lane and N. Caraway Road, as well as approving various grant applications and city service contracts.

Proposed transit service changes and fare adjustments by GOJO
Rezoning 2911 Browns Lane from R-3 to C-3
Rezoning 1004 N. Caraway Road from R-1 to Planned Development
Municipal lien of $5,566 for property at 2410 W. Matthews
FEMA grant applications for firefighter assistance and fire prevention

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✓ Decided: Council approves police hiring incentives and Disciple Drive park design contract

The City Council approved a resolution authorizing the Jonesboro Police Department's new hire incentive program, despite concerns about retention of current officers. It also approved a $136,000 contract for additional design services for the Disciple Drive park, after public comments questioned the cost and scope changes. Several other resolutions were passed on the consent agenda, including grant applications and a municipal lien. The council also tabled a sports tourism committee ordinance indefinitely.

Approved police new hire incentive program (9-0)
Approved $136,000 additional design services for Disciple Drive park (9-0)
Approved consent agenda including grant applications and municipal lien (9-0)
Tabled sports tourism committee ordinance indefinitely (9-0)
Held ordinances on first reading for traffic patterns, traffic signs, and rezoning at 2911 Browns Lane
Held ordinance on second reading for rezoning at 1004 N. Caraway Road

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everybody, and welcome to the city of Jones boro and the city council. This is July 7th. Boy, our summer's already going through pretty good. We're going to go ahead and start tonight's meeting. If I would, have everybody please stand. I'll lead and pledge allegiance, and Council Member Porter will lead us in invocation. I thank the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, and your God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please pray with me. Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for your goodness to us. We thank you for our dedicated public servants. We ask that you give us wisdom and understanding as we attend to the people's business. It is our desire that we be found good and faithful servants. Help us to act justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with you. This we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thank you, Mr. Moore. All right, Council, we'll move on to item number three. If you would, please go ahead and mark your presence. And we do have quorum for tonight's meeting. So next, we'll move on to item number four. These are items on special presentation. The first item we have this evening is an update on Gojo transit system. If you would, please come forward and give us your update. Thank you, Lee. Thank you all. I just wanted to come today and talk about our public comment period that we're going to. We are in actively right now for our transit system. So with this, we have some route changes that will be being …

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City Council City of Jonesboro Council Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, July 7, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS COM-26:038 City Council Meeting Presentation - GOJO Public Notice: Proposed Transit Service Changes and Fare Adjustments Sponsors: GOJO formerly known as JETS Council Meeting Presentation.pdfAttachments: 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:054 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 16, 2026 CC Minutes 06162026.pdfAttachments: RES-26:066 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO APPLY FOR THE FY2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes City Council 5:30 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, July 7, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;Kevin Miller;Janice Porter;John Street;Charles Coleman;LJ Bryant and Ann Williams Present 9 - Brian Emison;Joe Hafner and Anthony Coleman Absent 3 - 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS COM-26:038 City Council Meeting Presentation - GOJO Public Notice: Proposed Transit Service Changes and Fare Adjustments Council Meeting Presentation.pdf Attachments: GOJO Director Lee Wells said, thank you all. I just wanted to come today talk about our public comment period that we're going to, we are in actively right now for our transit system. So with this we have some route changes that will be being made and some fare changes that will be being made. Our goals with this of course is to improve the reliability and expand coverage and ensure that we have that long-term financial sustainability. All of this is connected to our growth and what we're wanting to do here in the system. So with this we have a couple of items. Our pilot routes, which specifically is the ASTATE test routes that we have been doing. We are looking to have those become permanent f …

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🗳️ How they voted (15 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

A motion was made by Councilperson Chris Moore, seconded by Councilperson Dr. Charles Coleman, to Approve the Consent Agenda. The motioned PASSED Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David McClain;Kevin…

2 yea

Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea

A motion was made by Councilperson Chris Gibson, seconded by Councilperson Chris Moore, that this matter be Passed. The motion PASSED with the following vote. Chris Moore;Chris Gibson;David…

4 yea

Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea

A motion was made by Councilperson Chris Gibson, seconded by Councilperson LJ Bryant, that this matter be Postponed Indefinitely. The motion PASSED with the following vote. Chris Moore;Chris…

2 yea

Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea

A motion was made by Councilperson Chris Moore, seconded by Councilperson John Street, that this matter be Adjourned. The motion PASSED Page 14 City of Jonesboro July 7, 2026 City Council Meeting…

2 yea

Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea

MIN-26:054 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

Brian Emison absent · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson yea · David McClain yea · Joe Hafner absent · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Janice Porter yea · John Street yea · Charles Coleman yea · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams yea

RES-26:066 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:067 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:063 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:068 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:069 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:070 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:071 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

ORD-26:013 — Postponed Indefinitely

9 yea · 3 absent

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

9 yea · 3 absent

Approval of the Consent Agenda — Adopt the Consent Agenda

9 yea · 3 absent

Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Works Council Committee

Proposed updates to the city's stormwater drainage design manual

The Public Works Committee will consider an ordinance to amend Appendix 7 of the Stormwater Drainage Design Manual. This update is being sponsored by the Engineering department.

Ordinance ORD-26:020 amending the Stormwater Drainage Design Manual

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✓ Decided: Committee recommends stormwater drainage manual amendment to Council

The Public Works Council Committee approved the minutes from the April 7, 2026 meeting. The committee also recommended an ordinance to amend Appendix 7 of the Stormwater Drainage Design Manual for Council consideration.

Approved April 7, 2026 meeting minutes (6-0)
Recommended ORD-26:020 amending Appendix 7 of the Stormwater Drainage Design Manual to Council (6-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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I think we've gotten acclimated to it. Okay, it's 5 o'clock. We're going to go ahead and call the public works. Council meeting to order. About two weeks. First item, roll call. Please mark your attendance. We do have a quorum. Next item is minutes. Minutes 26033 from our meeting on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026. I'll make a motion to recommend to the full council unless there's a change. Second. The motion is second. Recommend full council unless there's a noted change. Anyone on the committee have any comments or questions about the minutes? If not, please cash your ballot. Okay, next item is new business. Ordinance is to be introduced. Ordinance 26020. An ordinance amending appendix 7 of the stormwater drainage design manual, whereas the city council adopted the stormwater drainage design manual on December 18, 2008, ordinance 08099, whereas appendix 7, ADEEQ, permit number ARR1500 of the stormwater drainage manual will expire on October 31, 2026, and an updated version for adoption. An updated version for adoption has been approved by ADEEQ. Is that ADEEQ? Or it should be just ADEEQ, shouldn't it? I think they changed their name. Did they? They added an E. Wow. ADEEQ. Now, therefore, be ordained by the city council of the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas, section 1, that appendix 7, ADEEQ, permit number ARR15000 of the stormwater drainage design manual is replaced in its entirety with an updated copy of the permit. Section 2, that the mayor and the city clerk are hereby authorized …

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Public Works Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:00 PMTuesday, July 7, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:033 Minutes for the Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 07, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX 7 OF THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE DESIGN MANUAL Sponsors: Engineering ARR150000 Permit 2026.pdfAttachments: 5. PENDING ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 7/2/2026

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Public Works Council Committee 5:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. ChurchTuesday, July 7, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT John Street;Kevin Miller;LJ Bryant;Ann Williams;Chris Moore;Charles Coleman and Janice Porter Present 7 - Anthony ColemanAbsent 1 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:033 Minutes for the Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 07, 2026. MinutesAttachments: A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by LJ Bryant, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Kevin Miller;LJ Bryant;Ann Williams;Chris Moore;Charles Coleman and Janice Porter Aye: 6 - Anthony ColemanAbsent: 1 - 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX 7 OF THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE DESIGN MANUAL Sponsors: Engineering ARR150000 Permit 2026.pdfAttachments: A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by Charles Coleman, that this matter be Recommended to Council . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Kevin Miller;LJ Bryant;Ann Williams;Chris Moore;Charles Coleman and Janice Porter Aye: 6 - Anthony ColemanAbsent: 1 - Page 1City of Jonesboro July 7, 2026Public Works Council Committee Meeting Minutes 5. PENDING ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by Charles Coleman, that this meeting be Adjourn …

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🗳️ How they voted (3 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:033 — Passed

6 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

ORD-26:020 — Recommended to Council

6 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

6 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

John Street present · Kevin Miller yea · LJ Bryant yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Chris Moore yea · Charles Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea

Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Public Services Council Committee

Council discusses the ordinance regarding the Sports Advisory Board

The committee is holding a special called meeting to discuss an ordinance that was previously tabled. The discussion focuses on the establishment or regulation of the Sports Advisory Board.

Discussion of tabled Ordinance ORD-26:013 regarding the Sports Advisory Board

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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All right, I'm showing four o'clock and we'll go ahead and call the special called meeting of the public services to order. First item of business is roll call. Please mark your attendance. The next and only item of business, we do have a quorum, but we won't be voting on anything today. The only other order of business is communications 26035 and that's to discuss the tabled ordinance of ordinance 26013 on sports advisory board. I'm not going to read that in its entirety. If anybody needs a copy, I'll be happy to provide you one and then I will open the floor for discussions. I will ask that LJ Bryant first read some correspondence. Jerry Morgan was going to try to be here today and he was unable to attend, so he sent an email to the committee earlier today and just out of fairness and transparency, I want to go ahead and have that read, please. I know you must be excited to hear me read an email, so here we go. Dear Public Services Committee and Jonesboro Parks and Rec reation Advisory Board members, and this is from Jerry Morgan. I was asked to speak at the meeting today regarding the ordinance for the sports advisory board. Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, I will not be able to attend. I did want to add some information and insight that I think will be helpful in your decision on whether to forward to the City Council for consideration. These are my own comments that have not been approved by the A&P Commission. First, it was mentioned by an individual in oppo …

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Public Services Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMMonday, July 6, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. OTHER BUSINESS COM-26:035 DISCUSS THE TABLED ORDINANCE (ORD-26:013) ON SPORTS ADVISORY BOARD 4. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/25/2026

🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Chris Gibson present · LJ Bryant yea · Joe Hafner absent · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Brian Emison yea · Janice Porter yea

Tue Jun 30, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Jonesboro committee discusses road widening, park upgrades, and police incentives

The Finance & Administration Committee will review several resolutions including a grant application for bridge planning and engineering fees for S Caraway Road. Members will also consider new hire incentive terms for the police department and municipal liens on specific properties.

S Caraway Road widening project construction engineering and inspection services
U.S. DOT FY26 Bridge Investment Program planning grant application
$5,566 lien against 2410 W Matthews (George Hannah Sr)
$865 lien against 300 E Pine Street (Unicorn, LLC)
Additional services proposal for the park on Disciple Drive

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✓ Decided: Jonesboro Committee recommends bridge grants, road widening, and park services

The Finance & Administration Council Committee recommended several resolutions to the City Council, including a federal grant application for bridge studies and engineering services for S Caraway Road. The committee also recommended a municipal lien on a local property and a proposal for additional services at Disciple Drive Park.

Approved June 09, 2026 minutes (4-0)
Recommended bridge grant application to Council (5-0)
Recommended S Caraway Road widening engineering fee proposal to Council (5-0)
Recommended $5,566 municipal lien for 2410 W. Matthews to Council (5-0)
Recommended Disciple Drive Park service proposal to Council (5-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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All right, good afternoon, everybody. It's 4 o'clock. I'm going to go ahead and call today's Finance and Administration Council Committee meeting to order. Please go ahead and confirm your attendance. We do have a quorum. Next up is approval of minutes from the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Move to approval. Let's hear a noted change. Second. Motion is seconded to approve. Any comments or questions on the minutes as presented? If not, please cast your vote on whether or not to approve the minutes. We're moving to new business. First up is Resolution 26063, a resolution authorizing the City of Jonesboro grants and Community Development Department to apply for the United States Department of Transportation FY26 Bridge Investment Program Planning Grant, whereas applications are now being accepted for the United States Department of Transportation FY26 Bridge Investment Program, whereas the City of Jonesboro owns and maintains numerous bridges and structures that are critical to the safe and efficient movement of residents, emergency responders, freight traffic, pedestrians, and the traveling public, whereas the City of Jonesboro recognizes the need to proactively evaluate bridge conditions, identify preservation and rehabilitation needs, assess long-term infrastructure requirements, and establish a prioritized investment strategy for future bridge improvements, whereas the City of Jonesboro desires to develop a comprehensive bridge prioritization and asset …

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMTuesday, June 30, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:053 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 09, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:063 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY26 BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM PLANNING GRANT Sponsors: Grants RES-26:068 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ACCEPT THE ATTACHED FEE PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE S CARAWAY ROAD WIDENING PROJECT Sponsors: Engineering Fee S Caraway Rd CE and I_revised 09222025.pdfAttachments: RES-26:069 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2410 W MATTHEWS, PARCEL 01-143143-01900, OWNED BY GEORGE HANNAH SR IN THE AMOUNT OF $5566 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance BILLING REQ_255464 COUNCIL NOTICE_255464 INVOICE 2_255464 INVOICE_255464 ORIGINAL VIOL_255464 Attachments: Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/25/2026 June 30, 2026Finance & Administration Council Committee Meeting Agenda RES-26:070 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Finance & Administration Council Committee 4:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Joe Hafner;John Street;Ann Williams;Charles Coleman and Brian Emison Present 5 - Anthony Coleman and David McClain Absent 2 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:053 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 09, 2026. Minutes Attachments: A motion was made by John Street, seconded by Brian Emison, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. John Street;Ann Williams;Charles Coleman and Brian Emison Aye: 4 - Anthony Coleman and David McClain Absent: 2 - 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:063 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY26 BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM PLANNING GRANT Sponsors: Grants Councilmember Ann Williams said, are there specific bridges that are being looked at or a focus of this that…I was wondering about is the Bridge Street bridge. Would that be part of this? Grants Director Chris Richey approached the podium and said, Craig says it is. He was shaking his head. We went through the list that we get from the National Bridge Inventory in the state of Arkansas and tried to pick the 17 most crit …

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🗳️ How they voted (8 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:053 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:063 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:068 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:069 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:070 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:061 — Postponed Indefinitely

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:071 — Recommended to Council

5 yea · 1 present · 1 absent

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman yea · David McClain absent · Ann Williams yea · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

Tue Jun 23, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

Rezoning requests for N Caraway St and Halsey Brown's Lane are under review.

The Commission will consider two rezoning applications to change property uses. They will also review the final plat for Phase VI of the Savannah Hills subdivision.

Savannah Hills Subdivision Phase VI record plat
Rezoning 2038 N Caraway St from C-3 to RM-12 (NK & Sons Investments)
Rezoning Halsey Brown's Lane from R-3 to C-3 (John Easley)

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, June 23, 2026. I'll open up the voting. Well, you're going to do a roll call vote? Yeah, we'll do a roll call. We're going low tech tonight, so. Going low tech? Yeah. Johnson? Here. Nelson? Here. Stylings? Here. Bailey? Pointer? Cooper? Little? Zilber? Roberts? Okay, I'll open up for the discussion of the minutes from the June 9th meeting. Are there any changes to be made, or I'll entertain a motion for approval? Move to approve as presented. I have one item. Looking through that, the names and the attendance did not quite go with the names of the voters. There was a little conflict there, I think they just got the name switched, so might want to get those corrected, but other than that. I wasn't even here. Yeah. Right. So did Mr. Zilber. So I nominated stuff in them, but yet I was absent. Absent. Yeah. But you were really here. So what do we need to do about that? Okay. Make a motion that we go back and fix the adjustments, and we can approve them. Change your motion to that? Okay. Changes will be made then. Okay. The court made. Everyone in favor of approving with the changes, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? You okay? I feel more comfortable if the changes came back to the next meeting and you all approved it once it's changed, rather than just counting on the changes to be what you think. Shall we withdraw our vote, or how would we handle that now ? Do we need …

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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, June 23, 2026 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of minutes MIN-26:055 Minutes from June 9 meeting MAPC Minutes 06.09.26Attachments: 4. Final Subdivisions PP-26-09 Savannah Hills Subdivision Phase VI H22-153 - Savannah Hills ph 6 Record Plat-Rev Staff Report Savannah Hills 6 Attachments: 5. Rezonings RZ-26-09 The applicant NK & Sons Investments is requesting a rezoning of the property from C-3 to RM-12 at 2038 N Caraway St 2038 N Church Rezoning Plat Kumar Rezoning-Certified Mail Receipts rezoning application signed rezoning information Staff Summary RZ_26_09 Attachments: RZ-26-10 The Applicant John Easley is requesting a rezoning of property from R-3 Multi Family Residential to C-3 General Commercial District 26139 - Halsey Brown's Lane Mail Receipts 26139 Hasley Brown's Lane Rezone Packet Staff Summary RZ_26 Attachments: 6. Staff Comments Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/18/2026 June 23, 2026Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7. Adjournment Page 2 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/18/2026

Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 5:30 PM

City Council

Council considers rezoning for N. Caraway Road and updates to city salary plan

The Council will review a zoning change for property at 1004 N. Caraway Road and an amendment to the City Salary and Administration Plan. Other items include approving the annual CDBG action plan and requesting free utility services for city-owned property.

Rezoning 1004 N. Caraway Road from R-1 to Planned Development
Approval of the FY2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan
Amendment to the City Salary and Administration Plan
Resolution to place a $465 municipal lien on 316 S. McClure
Resolution requesting free utility services for city-owned property

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✓ Decided: Council approves consent agenda, removes CDBG resolution for discussion

The City Council approved the consent agenda, which included meeting minutes, a municipal lien on 316 S McClure for $465, and amendments to the city salary and administration plan (RES-26:065). One resolution (RES-26:064) was removed for discussion: the FY2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan; discussion began but no vote was recorded. A presentation from the Downtown Jonesboro Alliance reported on downtown projects and the Entertainment District, noting no police incidents in nearly two years.

Approved consent agenda (9-0, 3 absent)
Approved minutes of June 2, 2026 meeting (consent)
Approved municipal lien of $465 on property at 316 S McClure, parcel 01-144183-21000 (consent)
Approved resolution to amend city salary and administration plan including new job descriptions and pay grades (consent, enactment R-EN-080-2026)
Removed RES-26:064 (CDBG Annual Action Plan) from consent agenda for discussion; no vote taken

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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City Council City of Jonesboro Council Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, June 16, 2026 PUBLIC SERVICES COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 4:30 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS COM-26:034 Presentation by Downtown Jonesboro Alliance Director Sarah Doss 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:050 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 2, 2026 CC Minutes 06022026.pdfAttachments: RES-26:062 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 316 S MCCLURE, PARCEL 01-144183-21000, OWNED BY SBREME, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF …

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🗳️ How they voted (7 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:050 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea · John Street yea · Charles Coleman absent · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams yea

RES-26:060 — Passed

8 yea · 3 absent · 1 abstain

Brian Emison yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · Joe Hafner yea · Kevin Miller yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Janice Porter yea · John Street abstain · Charles Coleman absent · LJ Bryant yea · Ann Williams yea

RES-26:062 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:064 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

RES-26:065 — Passed

9 yea · 3 absent

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

9 yea · 3 absent

Approval of the Consent Agenda — Adopt the Consent Agenda

9 yea · 3 absent

Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Safety Council Committee

Committee to vote on school traffic pattern changes, fire grants

The Public Safety Council Committee will consider two ordinances changing traffic patterns near Jonesboro Public Schools and placing new traffic signs. They will also vote on resolutions to apply for federal grants for firefighter assistance and fire prevention. A report on mosquito control for May 2026 will be presented.

Ordinance modifying special traffic patterns near Jonesboro Public School campuses
Ordinance to place traffic signs at locations determined by Traffic Control Committee
Resolution to apply for FY2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant through FEMA
Resolution to apply for FY2025 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant through FEMA
Vector mosquito control report for May 2026

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✓ Decided: Committee recommends traffic, grant items to council

The Public Safety Council Committee recommended four items to the full City Council: two ordinances modifying school traffic patterns and placing traffic signs, and two resolutions authorizing grant applications for firefighter assistance and fire prevention. The committee also received a presentation on the park ranger program and filed a mosquito control report. No final approvals were made; all actions were recommendations.

Recommended ORD-26:017 modifying school traffic patterns (4-0)
Recommended ORD-26:019 placing traffic signs at designated locations (4-0)
Recommended RES-26:066 applying for FY2025 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (4-0)
Recommended RES-26:067 applying for FY2025 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (4-0)
Filed vector mosquito control report for May 2026

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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- Everybody, we're gonna go ahead. We're going to call to order the City of Jonesboro Public Safety Council Committee meeting. First on our agenda today, we have roll call. So if you're on the committee and you're in attendance, if you will denote your attendance on the device in front of you. Okay, I do show that we have five members present, so we do have a quorum. Thank you everybody for showing up today. Moving into our next item on the agenda is our approval of minutes from the meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026. And I will entertain a motion to approve those minutes. - So moved. - Second. - Okay, I have a motion and a second to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Do I have any questions or concerns? Okay, seeing none, I will go ahead and call for a vote on that item. Okay, and that item does pass. Thank you everybody. Moving on to our next item on the agenda, being new businesses, we have ordinances to be introduced. Our first ordinance tonight is ordinance 26017. An ordinance modifying ordinance 24037, which established and consolidated special traffic patterns near the Jonesboro public school campuses in ordinance 25030, which designated a portion of Wilkins Avenue as one way between specific hours on school days. Whereas city of Jonesboro adopted ordinance 24037, which established and consolidated special traffic patterns near Jonesboro public school campuses. And whereas the city of Jonesboro adopted ordinance 25030, which designated a portion of Wilkin …

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Public Safety Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:00 PMTuesday, June 16, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:040 Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:017 AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING ORDINANCE 24:037 WHICH ESTABLISHED AND CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS NEAR JONESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES Sponsors: Engineering ORD-26:019 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE Sponsors: Engineering RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:066 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO APPLY FOR THE FY2025 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY AGENCY (FEMA) Sponsors: Grants and Fire Department RES-26:067 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO APPLY FOR THE FY2025 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANT THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY AGENCY (FEMA) Sponsors: Grants and Fire Department Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/11/2026 June 16, 2026Public Safety Council Commit …

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Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 City of Jonesboro Meeting Minutes Public Safety Council Committee 5:00 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church Tuesday, June 16, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT Brian Emison;Janice Porter;Chris Moore;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Present 5 - Chris Gibson and David McClain Absent 2 - 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:040 Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Minutes Attachments: A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by LJ Bryant, that this matter be Passed . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Janice Porter;Chris Moore;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Aye: 4 - Chris Gibson and David McClain Absent: 2 - 4. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES TO BE INTRODUCED ORD-26:017 AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING ORDINANCE 24:037 WHICH ESTABLISHED AND CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS NEAR JONESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES Sponsors: Engineering A motion was made by Chris Moore, seconded by Janice Porter, that this matter be Recommended to Council . The motion PASSED with the following vote. Janice Porter;Chris Moore;LJ Bryant and Kevin Miller Aye: 4 - Chris Gibson and David McClain Absent: 2 - ORD-26:019 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE Page 1 City of Jonesboro June 16, 2026 Public Safety Council Committee Meeting Minutes Sponsors: Engi …

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🗳️ How they voted (6 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:040 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ORD-26:017 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ORD-26:019 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

RES-26:066 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

RES-26:067 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Brian Emison present · Janice Porter yea · Chris Moore yea · Chris Gibson absent · David McClain absent · LJ Bryant yea · Kevin Miller yea

Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Public Services Council Committee

Committee reviews updates from GOJO and Parks directors.

The Public Services Council Committee will approve minutes from recent meetings and review routine updates from the GOJO and Parks directors. The agenda contains no major policy changes, contracts, or public hearings.

GOJO Director Lee Wells department update
Parks Director Jim Stearns department update
Approval of February, April, and May 2026 meeting minutes

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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📹 From the video · 37m

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All right, I'll call the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order Chairman Gibson's out of town. We'll start with our roll call. You'll indicate your presence by hitting the button. Looks like we've got a quorum. Moving on to our minutes. Looks like we've got a couple sets of minutes. Minutes 26:019. Entertain a motion to approve. So moved. Got a motion and a second to approve. Minutes 26:019. All those in favor, vote accordingly. All right, and that passes. Minutes 26:03:09 from the meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026. Entertain a motion to approve. I make a motion to approve unless there's changes to be noted. Motion and a second. If you'll vote accordingly. Motion and a second. All right, and approved. Next, minutes 26:04:03. Minutes for the special call Public Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. Entertain a motion to approve. I'll make a motion to approve unless there's changes to be noted. I'll second. Motion made and seconded. If you'll vote on those minutes. And motion approved and let the record reflect Dr. Anthony Coleman just walked in. All right, moving on to new business. Any new business for the committee? Anybody on the committee have any new business? All righty. Sorry, Dr. Coleman. I did have a couple questions. Yes, sir. That'd be under other. Oh, it's under. It's on the agenda. Yeah, okay. Yeah, well, we'll save it. Is it what department's it for? Is it for parks? Parks. Okay. Yeah, he's gonna be up there in a little bit. Okay, an …

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Public Services Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:30 PMTuesday, June 16, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:019 Minutes for the Public Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 MinutesAttachments: MIN-26:039 Minutes for the Special Called Public Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. MinutesAttachments: MIN-26:043 Minutes for the Special Called Public Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS 5. PENDING ITEMS 6. OTHER BUSINESS COM-26:027 GOJO UPDATE FROM GOJO DIRECTOR LEE WELLS Sponsors: JETS COM-26:028 PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATE FROM PARKS DIRECTOR JIM STEARNS Sponsors: Parks & Recreation 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/12/2026

🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:019 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Chris Gibson absent · LJ Bryant present · Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Brian Emison yea · Janice Porter yea

MIN-26:039 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Chris Gibson absent · LJ Bryant present · Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman absent · Ann Williams yea · Brian Emison yea · Janice Porter yea

MIN-26:043 — Passed

5 yea · 1 absent · 1 present

Chris Gibson absent · LJ Bryant present · Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Brian Emison yea · Janice Porter yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

5 yea · 1 absent · 1 present

Chris Gibson absent · LJ Bryant present · Joe Hafner yea · Anthony Coleman yea · Ann Williams yea · Brian Emison yea · Janice Porter yea

Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Board of Zoning Adjustments

Board to decide on building setback variance for 822 N Church St

The Board of Zoning Adjustments will hear three variance appeals: a building setback variance at 822 N Church St, a reduction of exterior glass percentage and parking aisle allowance at 914 Canera Dr, and a variance to build on a 50 ft lot at 1423 Angelus St. The board will also approve minutes from the June 2 meeting.

Variance request (VR-26-13) for building setback at 822 N Church St
Variance request (VR-26-15) for reduction of exterior glass percentage and two parking aisles at 914 Canera Dr
Variance request (VR-26-16) to construct new home on 50 ft lot at 1423 Angelus St
Approval of June 2, 2026 BZA minutes

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Board of Zoning Adjustments City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church1:30 PMTuesday, June 16, 2026 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes MIN-26:052 BZA minutes from 06.02.26 meeting BZA Minutes 06.03.26Attachments: 4. Appeal Cases VR-26-13 The applicant Brandon Wood is requesting building setback variance at 822 N Church St . 822 Church Variance Application 822 N Church St Variance Letter 822_m1 822_m2 SHANNON KEE CONSTRUCTION HAYES REPLAT Attachments: VR-26-15 The applicant Stonebridge Construction is requesting variance for reduction of required exterior glass percentage and allowance for two parking aisles at 914 Canera Dr 914_mailAttachments: VR-26-16 The apllicant Turner Real State LLC is requesting to construct a new home on 50 ft wide lot at 1423 Angelus St 1423 Angelus 1423_plat 1423_mail Attachments: 5. Staff Comments Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/11/2026

Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 4:15 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Metropolitan Area Planning Commission

Commission reviews 3 subdivision plats and 2 rezoning requests along N Caraway

The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will consider preliminary plats for Woodridge Place Phase IV and Skypointe Landing Phase I, plus a final plat for Whitetrail Crossing Phase II. Two rezoning requests are on the agenda: changing 1004 N Caraway Rd from R-1 to Planned Development, and changing 2038 N Caraway St from C-3 to RM-16 multi-family residential.

PP-26-06: Preliminary plat for Woodridge Place Subdivision Phase IV
PP-26-08: Preliminary plat for Skypointe Landing Phase I
PP-26-07: Final plat for Whitetrail Crossing Subdivision Phase II
RZ-26-08: Rezoning 1004 N Caraway Rd from R-1 to PD (applicant David Tapp)
RZ-26-09: Rezoning 2038 N Caraway St from C-3 to RM-16 (applicant NK & Sons Investments)

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Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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📹 From the video · 12m

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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of Jonesboro Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, June 9, 2026. I'll open up for you to register your roll call, please. Ready? Okay. Now I'll open up for the discussion of the minutes from the , this will be from the May 26 meeting. Are there any changes to be made? I'll entertain a motion for approval. Styling motion to approve. Mr. Derry, second? A little second. Everybody cast your ballot. Minutes are approved. First item we have tonight on the agenda is a preliminary subdivision. This is Woodridge Place subdivision phase four. We have the proponent for this item here tonight. If you would come up. State your name for the record and tell us what you want to do there. My name is Darren Williams. I'm with Macalester Engineering here in Jonesboro. This is a, it's been an ongoing subdivision and this is just another phase of it. It's a total of 27 lots. We're not looking to have anything rezoned. It pretty much fits with the surrounding areas. There are some areas around it that haven't been developed, but what has is of similar development. City planner, do you have staff comments? Yes sir, we do. We reviewed it. It does meet the requirements of the subdivision code. So we would recommend approval with one stipulations. So all new lots will be required to have a residential sprinkler system since there's only one way in or out of this proposed subdivision. You're talking about a fire sprinkler system? Yes. Oka …

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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church5:30 PMTuesday, June 9, 2026 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of minutes MIN-26:051 Minutes from MAPC 05.26.26 MAPC Minutes 05.26.26Attachments: 4. Preliminary Subdivisions PP-26-06 Woodridge Place Subdivison Phase IV 02-PRELIMINARY PLAT PLN 8460 Staff Report Woodridge Place Attachments: PP-26-08 Skypointe Landing Phase I SKYPOINTE LANDING PHS 1 PRELIM Staff Report Skypointe Attachments: 5. Final Subdivisions PP-26-07 Whitetrail Crossing Subdivision Phase II WHITETAIL PHS 2 FINAL Staff Report Whitetail Attachments: 7. Rezonings Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/4/2026 June 9, 2026Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Meeting Agenda RZ-26-08 The Applicant David Tapp is requesting a rezoning of the property from R-1 to PD at 1004 N Caraway Rd Rezoning-Application 1004 N Caraway Plat 0480_001 Staff Summary RZ_26-08 Attachments: RZ-26-09 The applicant NK & Sons Investments is requesting a rezoning of the property from C-3 to RM-16 at 2038 N Caraway St 2038 N Church Rezoning Plat Kumar Rezoning-Certified Mail Receipts rezoning application signed rezoning information Staff Summary RZ_26_09 Attachments: 8. Staff Comments 9. Adjournment Page 2 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/4/2026

Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Finance & Administration Council Committee

Committee to vote on CDBG action plan, city salary amendments, and property liens

The Finance & Administration Committee will consider resolutions approving the FY2026-2027 CDBG Annual Action Plan and budget, amending the city salary and administration plan with revised pay grades, and placing municipal liens on two properties for code enforcement costs. The committee will also vote on requesting free utility services from City Water and Light for city-owned property.

RES-26:064: Approve FY2026-2027 CDBG Annual Action Plan including projects, activities, and budget
RES-26:065: Amend city salary and administration plan with revised pay grades effective June 2026, including new job descriptions for Permit Coordinator, Marketing/Community Outreach Coordinator, and Digital Media Specialist
RES-26:061: Place $865 municipal lien on 300 E Pine Street, owned by Unicorn, LLC
RES-26:062: Place $465 municipal lien on 316 S McClure, owned by SBREME, LLC
RES-26:060: Request free utility services from City Water and Light for city-owned property

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✓ Decided: Salary plan amendment recommended to council (4-0)

The Finance Committee recommended to full council a resolution amending the city salary and administration plan, which restructures positions and pay grades in a budget-neutral manner. Also recommended were resolutions for free utility services from City Water and Light, a municipal lien on 316 S McClure, and the FY2026-2027 CDBG annual action plan. A separate lien on 300 E Pine St was tabled for corrections.

Recommended salary plan amendment to council (4-0)
Recommended free utility services request to council (3-0-1 abstain)
Recommended CDBG annual action plan to council (4-0)
Recommended municipal lien on 316 S McClure to council (4-0)
Tabled municipal lien on 300 E Pine St until next meeting (4-0)
Approved previous meeting minutes (4-0)

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

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Finance & Administration Council Committee City of Jonesboro Meeting Agenda Municipal Center 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Municipal Center, 300 S. Church4:00 PMTuesday, June 9, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MIN-26:049 Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. MinutesAttachments: 4. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED RES-26:060 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING FREE UTILITY SERVICES FROM CITY WATER AND LIGHT FOR CITY-OWNED PROPERTY Sponsors: Engineering RES-26:061 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 E PINE STREET, PARCEL 01-144183-21000, OWNED BY UNICORN, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $865 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance 260535_ 300 E PINE ST. INVOICE.pdf 260535_300 PINE_VIOLATION NOTICE.pdf Billing Request 300 E PINE.pdf image18061.pdf Attachments: RES-26:062 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 316 S MCCLURE, PARCEL 01-144183-21000, OWNED BY SBREME, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $465 Sponsors: Code Enforcement 260189 316 S MCCLURE BILLING REQUEST.docx 260189_316 S MCCLURE_OFFICIAL INVOICE.pdf 260189_316 S MCCLURE_VIOLATION NOTICE.pdf image18060.pdf Attachments: Page 1 City of Jonesboro Printed on 6/4/2026 June 9, 2026Finance & Administration Council Committee Meeting Agenda RES-26:064 A RESOLUTIO …

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🗳️ How they voted (7 roll-call votes)

Named votes as recorded in the official record.

MIN-26:049 — Passed

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:060 — Recommended to Council

3 yea · 2 absent · 1 present · 1 abstain

Joe Hafner present · John Street abstain · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:061 — Postponed Temporarily

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:062 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

ADJOURNMENT — Adjourned

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:064 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

RES-26:065 — Recommended to Council

4 yea · 2 absent · 1 present

Joe Hafner present · John Street yea · Anthony Coleman absent · David McClain yea · Ann Williams absent · Charles Coleman yea · Brian Emison yea

Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Public Works Council Committee

Municipal Center, 300 S. Church

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 85 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)

Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.

$665,849	CONTINENTAL UTILITY SOLUTIONS INC Department of the Interior · EUMS/ELEMENTS SUPPORT SERVICES
$221,604	RED RIVER PHARMACY OF JONESBORO, LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND WHITE CELL TESTING - ORDERING PERIOD 2
$174,047	SEMEN AND EMBRYO ADVANCED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOG Department of Defense · CAPRINE MODELS
$162,401	RIDGE SURVEYING & CONSULTING PLLC Department of the Interior · KY-CLARKS RIV NWR-PROPERTY BDY SURVEY
$124,471	RED RIVER PHARMACY OF JONESBORO, LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · NUCLEAR PHARMACY SUPPLY
$96,000	WATSON LISA Department of Energy · JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION'S JONESBORO,
$78,434	DANIELS LAND SURVEYING PLLC Department of the Interior · GA-BOIUNDARY SURVEY-CACHE RIVER NWR DEF
$58,435	MILLINGTON TELEPHONE CO LLC Department of Defense · NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC) CABLE TV & DATA SERVICES
$57,454	DAVID A. YATES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · ARTIFICIAL LIMB REPAIR FOR VETERAN
$56,078	DANIELS LAND SURVEYING PLLC Department of the Interior · GRN10A,B PROPERTY BOUNDARY SURVEY

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Craighead County)

County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.

Net migration+551 people (+$815K net AGI · 2023)

Federal disasters (10 yr)9 ({"Severe Storm": 12, "Flood": 5, "Tornado": 4, "Severe Ice S · last Sat Jan 24, 2026)

Traffic fatalities10 (1 pedestrian · 2024)

Business establishments2,788 (48,791 employees · 2023)

Fair Market Rent (2BR)$973/mo (1,760 assisted households · 2025)

Adults with low literacy20.1% (low numeracy 32% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

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14,056

Recorded votes

$251.5M

Annual budget

$58.3M

Debt outstanding

1,223

Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$251.5M

Spending$261.7M

Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$58.3M

Debt-to-revenue0.23×

Debt-load index48 / 100

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Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids

0.424

All kids

0.396

Black kids

0.306

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