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MINUTES FOR THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 21, 2026
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Date: January 21, 2026
Location: Municipal Center
First Floor Conference Room
300 South Church
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening:
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Susan Merideth
Jeremy Bevill
Janice Porter
Charles Coleman
David Handwork
Jeannie Gillis, Co-Chair
Kim Schrantz
Jeff Steiling
Pam Alexander
Rick Wyatt, Chairman
Officials & Staff:
Harold Copenhaver - Mayor
Derrel Smith - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Marvin Day, Craighead County Judge
Melissa Dooley - ASU
Beverly Parker, Keep Jonesboro Beautiful
Ken Kelso - Construction Outreach Coordinator
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Others in Attendance:
Darryl Dromgoole - CWL
I. CALL TO ORDER
Wyatt called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Minutes for November 19, 2025, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Coleman and seconded by Merideth. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Light began his discussion of the 2025 and 2026 drainage projects. Light began by stating the Olsson drainage study project is ongoing. The property located at 125 N Main was purchased so it isn’t developed and can be used for future detention. The Meadow Lark drainage project caught water that was going across private property and directed to public property. There have been drainage issues in the area for years. The house located at 3005 Maplewood Terrace has flooded in the past. The water was rerouted around the house. Olsson is studying Butler Ditch in Industrial Park. The floodway in that area is very wide. Olsson agrees with the City that the area is oversized and is working to get the area re-mapped. The area at MLK and Krueger is also very wide and the City feels it is also not mapped appropriately and will be looking at study...
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