The Beautification of Jonesboro Project continued on July 30th with the Jonesboro Fire Department executing a control burn of a vacant and unsafe dwelling on Hearne Street. The action also served as a training session for the JFD Firefighters who had the opportunity to deal with a house fire in a controlled atmosphere.  

The Beautification Project was instituted several years ago in an effort to remove unsightly and unsafe buildings from the corporate limits of the Town of Jonesboro, while also making the area safer from harm that could come from being in or around dilapidated buildings and dwellings.  

If you would like to have a building, structure or dwelling removed from your property, contact City Hall at (318) 259 – 2385 or the Jonesboro Fire Department at (318) 259 – 5028. 

A stipulation of the Beautification of Jonesboro Project is that the debris left over from a control burn or razing of a property is required to be cleaned up and removed by the property owner.

Three Properties Identified for Condemnation

Jonesboro Compliance Officer, Austin Ballott, announces that three properties within the corporate limits of the Town of Jonesboro are to be considered for condemnation at the next meeting of the Jonesboro Board of Aldermen, which is scheduled for September 9th. 

The locations are:
403 Mayfield Street
111 Cooper Avenue
209 Cedar Street