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Minutes for the special called City Council meeting on September 27, 2005
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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, 4:30 P.M.
The Jonesboro City Council met Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 4:20 p.m. for a special called meeting. Members present were: Mayor Douglas Formon, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney Phillip Crego and eleven council members. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Moore, Williams, Perrin, Street, Johnson, Furr, McCall and Ashley. Councilman Dover was unable to attend.
Councilman Moore explained that a letter was recently received from the engineering company that is monitoring the methane gas at the landfill and a decision needs to be made by October 1. Mr. Royce Leonard informed the council there is a request for an additional $12,500 to complete the landfill migration project. The company is in the process of completing the action plan the City made that was also approved by ADEQ. The additional money is needed to complete the process. Councilman Moore explained FTN Associates, Ltd. was hired and once they went on site, they discovered a methane gas problem. The company needs another 60 days to further monitor the landfill. The money will allow them to finish the 60 day monitoring. The money is in the landfill budget. It was explained that FTN put in the wells cheaper than expected, which allowed them to start the monitoring period. The $12,500 is needed to finish the monitoring for an additional 60 days to satisfy ADEQ. After the company finishes the monitoring, they will provide a report with their finding. It was also explained the company put in wells around the perimeter of the landfill to monitor where the gas is going. The monitoring event will end October 12, 2005, with the final report prepared following. Questions were raised regarding how the company came up with the $12,500 fee. It was explained that the company did not initially expect to find methane due to the landfill being 20 years o...
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