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Minutes for the City Council meeting on October 20, 1986
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - OCTOBER 20, 1986
The Jonesboro City Council met at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney, and Aldermen Park, Stricklin, Hinson, Evans, Shelton, Hannah, Strauser, Culpepper, Mays and Nix. Aldermen Bridger and Sanderson were absent.
The minutes of October 6, 1986, were approved as mailed on motion by Mr. Culpepper, seconded by Mr. Stricklin. All voted aye.
Mr. Stricklin offered the following ordinance: (Annexation- Baldwin property, S. of 63 Bypass, on Hwy 49 S.)
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 4; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY COMMERCIAL ( C -3); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. Shelton moved, seconded by Mr. Culpepper to suspend the rules and place on second reading. All voted aye.
Mr. Nix offered the following ordinance: (Rezoning-C. Stuck & others, Lots 9, 10, 11 in Stuck Add., on Johnson, E. of Howard, I-1 to C -3).
Mr. Hinson offered a resolution authorizing rental of nine parking spaces on a city-owned lot on the corner of the 600 block of S. Church and the 100 block of E. Jefferson for a monthly rental of $10.00 per parking space. Discussion followed. Mr. Skip Mooney presented a request from Continental Computers. He stated that he made inquiries with the City Collector and was told there was no one on a waiting list. Mr. Charles Watson and Robert Langford voiced opposition to the rental stating there is not adequate public parking downtown and it would be unfair to lease the spaces to one company. Mr. Langford added that he had been on a waiting list several years to obtain additional parking in the city-owned lot. Mr. Hannah moved, seconded by Mr. Culpepper to table the rental of said spaces until after the first of the year. All voted aye. Alderman Mays stated that he would b...
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