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A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ALTER THE OFFICIAL ROUTE DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY BY SEEKING AN AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN PORTIONS THAT LIE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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WHEREAS, Act 382 of 1997 of the 81st General Assembly of the State of Arkansas designated a route extending from St. Francis in Clay County to Helena-West Helena in Phillips County, and including portions of several highways, as an Arkansas Scenic Highway, known as the Crowley’s Ridge Parkway; and
WHEREAS, Arkansas State Highway Commission Minute Order No. 97-187 designated this same route as an Arkansas Scenic Byway, with certain exception; and
WHEREAS, this route was designated as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration and the Secretary of Agriculture on June 10, 1998; and
WHEREAS, this designation simply extended identified major highway segments through municipalities and called for city assessments to determine the most appropriate official connecting routes; and
WHEREAS, an assessment was completed and the specific route to be followed through the City of Jonesboro was established through Jonesboro Resolution No. 1998-62, adopted August 28, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the addition of the Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center on Lawson Road and the historic significance of Lawson Road as part of the Old Military Trail through Jonesboro make it an important potential route segment;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Jonesboro, Arkansas requests the official designation through Jonesboro to be amended as follows: South from Greene County along SH141 (Church Street) to CR766 (KAIT-RV Road); east on CR766 to SH351 (Old Greensboro Road); South on SH351 to US49 and US1 (Stadium Boulevard); South on US49 and US1 to Aggie Road; West on Aggie Road to University Loop East; South and then West on University Loop East to Caraway Road; South on Caraway Road to Matthews Avenue; West on Matthe...
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