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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on August 14, 2001.
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MINUTES
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
AUGUST 14, 2001
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Damron, Gott, Krennerich, Johnson, Shaw, Phillips, Street
MEMBERS ABSENT: Little
The Commissioners welcomed John Street, a recent appointment to the Commission.
The minutes of the July 10, 2001 meeting were approved as prepared.
#1 RZ01-30 The City of Jonesboro requested approval of rezoning from Residential R-1 to Industrial I-1 LU-O (limited use overlay for Class IV Landfill) for 85 acres, more or less, located on a part of the NW 1/4 of Section 22, T14N, R3E. The general location of the property is on the north side of Strawfloor Drive, approximately 1/4 mile west of Tall Birch Drive.
Royce Leonard, Sanitation Superintendent for the City of Jonesboro, informed the Commissioners that the proposed rezoning for the landfill site had been in progress since the early 1990's and was needed due to the lack of capacity of the existing landfill. This rezoning is necessary to make application to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for a landfill permit. This is the beginning of the approval process; public hearings will be scheduled by ADEQ after the application is made.
Several area residents spoke in opposition to the proposal with some stating that they put up with the existing landfill since the 70's. Others cited health concerns, handling of hazardous materials in the past, contamination of ground water supply, and the detrimental effect it would have on the value of adjacent properties.
City Planner Glenn Batten stated that the landfill is critical for the City of Jonesboro to meet the needs of a fast growing community. The Class IV Landfill will only accept yard waste, tree trimmings, storm cleanup debris, construction debris, debris from site clearing, etc... Items such as household garbage, waste food or other items that produce odors or attract flies, rodents or birds cannot ...
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