Town of Jonesboro Board of Aldermen Take Building Condemnation Measures

The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Jonesboro held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at the Charles H. Garrett Community Center, located at 182 Industrial Drive in Jonesboro.

The session began with town council members James Ginn, Nia Evans, Devin Flowers, Robbie Siadek and Robert Hunter approving meeting minutes and financials from December.

A pair of Ordinances were then introduced involving adopting the Traffic and Vehicle Code and the Jonesboro Criminal Code. This was followed by Condemnation Hearings on certain buildings and structures located in the Town of Jonesboro per Ordinance #534, Section 20-56 and a corresponding vote to take action.

The buildings and structures involved were located at the following addresses.

A. 724 Allen
B. Adams Street Buildings p# 0105020850
C. 405 Central
D. 326 Fourth Street
E. 209 Cooper

Personnel requests for the Jonesboro Police Department were then heard as were reports by the Department Heads of the Police, Compliance, Public Works, and Fire Departments.

The meeting concluded after comments were made by the Aldermen and Town of Jonesboro Mayor J. “Spike” Harris. 

Town of Jonesboro Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call – Flowers, Ginn, Hunter, Johnson, Siadek
3. Invocation
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Public Comments
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Approval of Minutes from December 10, 2024
8. Approval of Financials from December 2024
9. Introduction of an Ordinance to Adopt the Traffic and Vehicle Code
10. Introduction of an Ordinance to Adopt the Jonesboro Criminal Code
11. Condemnation Hearings per Ordinance # 534 Section: 20-56
A. 724 Allen
B. Adams Street Buildings p# 0105020850
C. 405 Central
D. 326 Fourth Street
E. 209 Cooper
12. Vote to condemn structures/buildings at:
A. 724 Allen
B. Adams Street Buildings p# 0105020850
C. 405 Central
D. 326 Fourth Street
E. 209 Cooper
13. Personnel Requests for Police Department
14. Department Head Reports
A. Police Department
B. Compliance
C. Public Works
D. Fire Department
15. Approval of Department Head Reports
16. Alderman Comments
17. Mayor’s Comments
18. Adjournment

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