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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
April 14, 1955
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The City Planning Commission of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met in regular session on April 14, 1955, at 9:30 A.M. in the Chamber of Commerce Office.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Al Hendrix, Jessie Banks, Mrs. Clifford Hill, Elmer Stuck, and Lloyd Rebsamen.
OTHERS PRESENT: Richard Forbes and Eric Lane of the University of Arkansas Planning Division.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Dean Ellis, Charles Frierson, Minor Markle, and Neal Thayer.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Lloyd Rebsamen and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Forbes and Mr. Lane led a discussion on subdivision regulations and submitted several sets of regulations form other cities.
Al Hendrix reported that the digest of existing City of Jonesboro laws and ordinances governing streets and subdivisions was being handled by the mayor.
Mr. Rebsamen reported that no meeting of the street committee had been held and Mrs. Forbes suggested committee work could get under way at a later date, upon completion of the maps.
Mrs. Stuck suggested that Mr. Lane and Mr. Forbes submit a suggested set of regulations which would apply to Jonesboro, and that the subdivision committee review these suggestions. General discussion followed, led by Mr. Forbes, to obtain ideas for such a set of regulations.
Members of the commission examined the map being prepared for a major street plan and made some corrections and suggestions.
Meeting adjourned.