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Minutes for the City Council meeting on December 7, 1987
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - DECEMBER 7, 1987
The Jonesboro City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor City Clerk, City Attorney and all Aldermen.
The minutes of November 16, 1987, were approved as mailed on motion by Mr. Stricklin, seconded by Mr. Evans. All voted aye.
Mr. Bridger offered the following ordinance for first reading:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8-28 MODIFYING THE JONESBORO CODE TO EXTEND FROM FIVE TO TEN DAYS THE TIME THE BOARD HAS TO ACT ON AN APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Bridger to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on second reading. All voted aye.
The following ordinance was on second reading: (Rez/T. Davis, N. of Cain & Highland, C-3 to I-1)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #954, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE; CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES
Mr. Shelton moved, seconded by Mr. Park to suspend the rules and place on third reading. All voted aye. The ordinance was read for the third time. Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Stricklin to adopt the ordinance with the emergency clause. All voted aye. The ordinance was given the number 2058.
The following ordinance was on third reading: (Annexation, Easley, et al, N. of Hwy 18 E., R-2, C-3, & AG)
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS; ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 7; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY R-2, C-3, & AG; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Mr. Sanderson moved to amend the ordinance and for all the property to come in as R-1. The motion failed for lack of a second.
The attorney representing the matter, Skip Mooney agreed to two stipulations placed on the ordinance:
1) Provide a 1 -200 scale map
2) Provide a check to cover cost of street signs in the annexed area
Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Shelton to adopt the ordina...
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