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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board Meeting on April 21, 2021
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date:
April 21, 2021
Location:
Municipal Center
First Floor Conference Room
300 South Church
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time:
8:30 a.m.
Opening:
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Susan Merideth
Jeremy Bevill
L.J. Bryant
Charles Coleman
Jerry Farris
Woody Freeman
Jeannie Gillis, Co-Chair
Chris Kidd
Brett Provost
Matt Taylor
Rick Wyatt, Chairman
Officials & Staff:
Harold Copenhaver - Mayor
Derrel Smith - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Marvin Day, Craighead County Judge
Eugene Neff - Road Superintendent
Melissa Dooley - ASU
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Beverly Parker
Pam Alexander
I. CALL TO ORDER
Wyatt called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
*Minutes for the October 21, 2020, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Bryant and seconded by Coleman. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Wyatt stated that Angela Sparks with Craighead County Solid Waste will not be in attendance due to illness. She will be rescheduled to present at a later time. He introduced Beverly Parker with the “Keep Jonesboro Beautiful” committee. Parker stated that the commission is not where they would like to be in terms of beautification in Jonesboro. She stated that Covid has affected the committee’s goals for cleanup. She stated that the Keep Jonesboro Beautiful Committee and the SWMB Committee can work together. Trash has an impact on stormwater and drainage. Wyatt suggested heightening the awareness of the impact of trash by doing Public Service Announcements. Parker stated that it is a statewide problem. Alexander suggested educating the youth to not litter.
Wyatt questioned how much does trash compromises the flow of water. Light stated that a lot...
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