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Minutes for the City Council meeting on June 4, 1979
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 4, 1979
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, June 4, 1979, at 7:30 p.m. in regular session. Present were Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney and all aldermen.
The minutes of May 21, 1979, were approved as mailed on motion by Mr. Hannah, seconded by Mr. Mays and unanimous vote of council.
The matter of an alley closing in the Matthews Addition to the City of Jonesboro had been heard in public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. by the Council. Mr. Sanderson moved that the property owners establish property lines and inform council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hannah and all council voted aye.
Mr. Sanderson offered the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE RELEASING, VACATING AND ABANDONING ALL THE RIGHTS, TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS OF THE PUCLIC GENERALLY, STREETS DESIGNATED IN MARLO 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Mr. Hannah moved for suspension of the rules, and place the ordinance on 2nd reading, seconded by Mr. Hinson, all voted aye. Mr. Mays then moved that the rules be further suspended and the ordinance be placed on 3rd reading, seconded by Mr. Hinson, all voted aye. After the third reading, Mr. Hannah moved for the adoption of the ordinance, seconded by Mr. Stricklin, all voted aye and the ordinance was assigned #1686 by the Clerk.
Mr. Charles Mooney, representing Jonesboro Properties, LTD, presented to council an appeal from a decision of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission of April 12, concerning rezoning of property on Highway 49 South. Mr. Mooney maintained that the decision of the commission was arbitrary and capricious; the property directly across the highway is zoned commercial (C-5); and that the property developers had agreed to erect a buffer zone to the south of the property and there would be no request at any time to have a buffer rezoned.
Mr. Don Seay and Jim Lyons represented dissidents of the rezoning.
Mr. Hannah moved that any action on the...
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