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Minutes for the City Council meeting on April 1, 1985
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An appeal hearing was held at 6:30 p.m. for Dr. Robert Yates. No action was taken.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - APRIL 1, 1985
The Jonesboro City Council met in regular session, Monday, April 1, 1985, at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney and all Aldermen.
The minutes of March 18, 1985, were approved as mailed on motion by Mr. Sanderson, seconded by Mr. Evans. All voted aye.
Mr. Nix moved, seconded by Mr. Evans, to defer action regarding an appeal from the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission in order to allow residents of West Nettleton Extended sufficient time to rezone their property from R-2 to R-1. Aldermen Park, Hinson, Evans, Bridger, Shelton, Hannah, Strauser, Sanderson and Nix voted aye. Aldermen Culpepper and Mays voted nay. Mr. Stricklin abstained. The motion passed 9-2-1.
Mr. Culpepper moved, seconded by Mr. Sanderson to amend the Waste Management Authority Ordinance to read:
1. In paragraph 3.A. the word “collecting” be stricken from the proposed ordinance.
2. In paragraph 4, add the following “The towns under 5,000 population shall appoint two of the board of directors allocated to Craighead County. The mayors and city council members of the towns of Black Oak, Caraway, Lake City and Monette shall appoint one board member. The mayors and city council members of the towns of Bay, Bono, Brookland, Cash and Egypt shall appoint the other member.
All voted aye.
The following ordinance was on third reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE MEMBERSHIP BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO IN THE NORTHEAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Mr. Sanderson moved, seconded by Mr. Culpepper, to adopt the ordinance. All voted aye. The ordinance was given the number 1916.
The following ordinance was on second reading: (Browns Lane, R-2 to C-3)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 954 KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING...
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