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Minutes for the City Council meeting on October 18, 1999
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PUBLIC HEARING - 6:20 P.M. - The public hearing was delayed by five minutes due to the City Building at 900 W. Monroe being locked and Council Chambers not being set up. The public hearing was conducted at 6:25 p.m. as requested by Mr. John Ward for the purpose of vacating an unimproved portion of Ransom Lane located in McDaniels 4th Addition. No opposition was voiced regarding the abandonment.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - October 18, 1999
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, October 18, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney, Phillip Crego and 11 council members. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland, Moore, Perrin and Roddy. Councilman Young was unable to attend. Councilman Roddy was not present during roll call but arrived at 6:40 p.m. during the presentation of Item 4-A. Vice Mayor Rega presided over the meeting in the absence of Mayor Hubert Brodell.
Councilman Province moved, seconded by Councilman Moore for approval of the minutes from October 4, 1999, as delivered. A voice vote was taken resulting in all members voting aye. Those members voting aye were: Kelton, Tate, McCall, Crockett, Rorex, Rega, Province, Copeland, Moore, and Perrin.
Vice Mayor Rega moved to Item 4-A on the agenda in order to provide extra time for Coach Dickie Nutt and members of the A.S.U. Basketball Team to arrive. A proclamation had been prepared in their honor.
The following ordinance was on third and final reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 954 KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Eddie Foster)
Councilman Tate moved, seconded by Councilman Rorex for the adoption of the ordinance. The first to address Council was Attorney C. M. Mooney, Sr., representing Mr. Foster. Mr. Mooney argued that during the time of annexation people ...
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