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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
November 7, 1957
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The City Planning Commission of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met in regular session on Thursday, November 7, 1957, at 7:30 P.M., in the Engineering Office of City Water and Light Plant.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Planning Commissioners Charles Frierson, Mrs. Clifford Hill, Minor Markle, Lloyd Rebsamen, and Elmer A. Stuck.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Planning Commissioners Jesse Banks, Dean Ellis, Al Hendrix, and Neal B. Thayer.
Chairman Stuck presided and Charles Frierson acted as secretary.
Douglas Bradley, owner, and Fred Haywood, engineer, submitted a preliminary plan of Highway 141 Subdivision, located west of Main Street, extended, and between Haltom’s 2nd Addition and Cartwright and French Additions. Neal Thayer had made comparisons and notations, after checking with the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance.
By unanimous vote, tentative approval was noted, provided:
1. Lot 8 of Block A to be shown as a 50 foot street instead of a lot, in order that owners to the west may have futures ingress and egress to their properties and permit the logical development of such area.
2. 50 foot street rights of way to be permitted as shown on the plat at all places, except those adjoining Lot 5 of Block D where Main Street shall be 35 feet dedicated, or a total of 70 feet after a future dedication of the east side of said street by other owners, and the other streets bordering said Lot 5 to be 60 feet, but only 60 as said streets abut on the particular lot.
Engineer Fred Haywood discussed with the commission the W.E. Pyle Second Addition, and the same was approved, subject to requirement that access streets and plan of future development and drainage of the lots and the tract of land to the east of the southern part of the addition be shown. (Haywood subsequently filed a plat that meets the requirements of the commission.)
John Voorhees, University of Arkansas Planning Consultant, discussed and demonstrated th...
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