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Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Minutes
August 14, 1958
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The City Planning Commission of Jonesboro, Arkansas, met in regular session on August 14, 1958, at 7:30 P.M. in the Engineering Office of City Water and Light Plant.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Planning Commissioners Charles Frierson, Mrs. Clifford Hill, Al Hendrix, Minor Markle, Lloyd Rebsamen, Elmer Stuck, and Neal B. Thayer.
OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Eldridge and Paul Cooper.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Planning Commissioners Dean Ellis and Caleb Watson.
The minutes of a regular meeting held July 17, 1958 and the minutes of a public hearing held August 2, 1958, were read and approved.
Charles Frierson pointed out that any structural improvement at the corner of East Washington and Bridge Street should be so built as to preserve the right of way set up on the Master Street Plan on East Washington- also on Bridge Street. Moved by Charles Frierson, seconded by Elmer Stuck, and carried, the chairman request of the lot at the northeast corner of Washington and Bridge Streets to make permanent improvements in such a manner that would preserve an eighty foot right of way on both Washington and Bridge Streets.
A plat, contour map, street profile drawings and dedication deed and bill of assurance for a subdivision to be called Eldridge Addition to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas was presented. IT appeared that Eldridge Subdivision, as laid out, might work a hardship on adjoining property owners.
Moved by Charles Frierson, seconded by Al Hendrix, and carried, that the Commission authorize the chairman to approve the subdivision as presented, only if, after discussing the arrangement with adjoining property owners, these property owners do no with to be heard.
Paul Cooper requested a variance in set back requirements on Lots 12 through 19, Block D of Cole’s 3rd Addition. It being determined that this variance is in keeping with the neighborhood and the set back of nearby houses and that the set...
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