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Minutes for the City Council meeting on July 2, 1990
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Public Hearings
A Public Hearing was held at 6:55 p.m. concerning the abandonment of a 10 ft. alley running between Fisher and Drake, N of Hoover St. for Glen Letner. No objections were voiced.
A Public Hearing was held at 7:00 p.m. regarding the Jonesboro Sewer Improvement District #2 in Mardis Addition. Attorney Charles Frierson represented the property owners and stated more than 2/3 or the total valuation of property in the area supported the formation of the district and that state law requires that when an improvement district is formed and more than 50% of the property owners owning more than 50% of the property valuation want to form a district, the City Council as the governing body, must approve the request. He added that Minor Markle of Markle Abstract Co. Certified the petition submitted to the City Clerk contained more than 51% of the required signatures. In response to a question concerning how property owners were selected for inclusion in the district, Mr. Frierson stated if benefits will flow to the property, the land owners should pay their fair share and were included. He stated Mr. David Burgess had the map drawn after three (3) called meetings regarding the proposed district formation. Opponents voiced objections regarding the circulation of the petition and the questions posed by petitioners as being, “If you are interested in a sewer district to sign the petition” and added that a full disclosure of the facts was not provided. Mr. Frierson stated that letters were sent by certified mail to property owners included in the district providing notice of the meeting to discuss the proposal. Mr. James Buttry, Attorney added that the addresses were obtained from the Tax Assessors Office and may not have gone to the correct owner if the property had been sold. One individual expressed a desire to have his name withdrawn from the petition. Proponents of the formation of the district s...
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