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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO PROVIDE LAND IN THE JONESBORO INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR AN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FACILITY.
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro owns property in the Jonesboro Industrial Park, which is made available for the development of manufacturing and processing facilities with the purpose of providing jobs for the citizens of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the Northeast Arkansas Existing Industries Association, an affiliate of the Greater Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce, has for the past two years maintained a special Industrial Workforce Training Committee which has, with the assistance of specialized consultants, various state agencies, members of the association, and specific providers - Arkansas State University, Delta Technical Institute and the Jonesboro Adult Education Program, has devised a program for training and upgrading the skills and talents of the existing workforce for the purpose of maintaining jobs for the citizens of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, various funding mechanisms are now in order which will lead to the development of an industry training facility,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that:
1. The Mayor of the City of Jonesboro be authorized to provide, as an incentive for the development of the facility, a parcel of land on Krueger Drive in the Jonesboro Industrial Park herewith described as
A part of the north ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 26 Township 14 North, Range 4 East, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the southeast corner of the NE1/4 SE 1/4of section 26, Township 14 North, Range 4 East; Thence NO degrees 01'20" E on the section line 517.44'; Thence S88 degrees 42'W along the north line of Krueger Drive 920.00' to the point of beginning proper; Thence S88 degrees 42'W along said R/W line 853.25' to the p.c. of a curve right whose radius = 47....
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