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MINUTES FOR THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date:
September 29, 2021
Location:
Municipal Center
First Floor Conference Room
300 South Church
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time:
8:30 a.m.
Opening:
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Susan Merideth
Jeremy Bevill
L.J. Bryant
Charles Coleman
Woody Freeman
Jeannie Gillis, Co-Chair
Chris Kidd
Matt Taylor
Rick Wyatt, Chairman
LaGanzie Kale
Jeff Steiling
Officials & Staff:
Harold Copenhaver - Mayor
Derrel Smith - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Marvin Day, Craighead County Judge
Eugene Neff - Road Superintendent
Melissa Dooley - ASU
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Also in attendance:
Michael Boggs, Tralan Engineering
Brad Smithee, ARDOT
Rick Carmack, ARDOT
I. CALL TO ORDER
Wyatt called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Bryant and seconded by Steiling. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
V. OLD BUSINESS
Wyatt asked the guests from ARDOT to introduce themselves and asked for the benefits for enclosing a ditch and adding a curb and gutter in front of a property.
Smithee stated that doing this would provide better drainage but it the issue is the highways that have been modified in recent years have right of ways that are not consistent and the setbacks and easement lengths all depend on different factors. Consistency is hard to find in these new areas. If we choose to develop one section of curb in order to help with drainage it will turn into 100’ and then an entire city block. All of this for one driveway.
Light stated that a meeting should occur before any permits are granted so everyone is on the same page, the infrastructure needs to be able to support the proposed project.
Carmack stated that the City should not issue a permit until ARDOT approves and permits the ...
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