The Board of Aldermen for the Town of Jonesboro held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, in the Conference Room of City Hall in Jonesboro, where six Resolutions and two Ordinances were adopted.  

Before the session, which began at 6:00 pm, a Public Hearing was held regarding Ordinance 2026-015 (Amending the Zoning Map and Providing that Certain Tracts of Land on Vinson St. be
Rezoned as B-2) and Ordinance 2026-016 (Repealing Ch. 6 of the Code of Ordinances and Adopting a New Ch. 6 Regarding Animals and Fowls and Establishing an Animal Control Program).

Both Ordinances were then adopted during the following meeting by Board members Robbie Siadek, Devin Flowers, Nia Evans, Robert Hunter, and Tracy Guinn, who also adopted the following six Resolutions.

(1) Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a CEA with The Boys and Girls Club of N. Louisiana Regarding the Continued Renting of The McDonald Memorial Recreation Center
(2) Resolution to Sell Surplus Property (Old Meters).
(3) Resolution to Dispose of Surplus Vehicles.
(4) Resolution for 2025 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention
(5) Resolution of the Airport Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Any and All Agreements and Documents with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
(6) Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and Aldermen Expropriation Proceedings for a Permanent and a Construction Servitude on Jackson Parish Tax Assessor Parcel Number 0105020800 in Connection with Jonesboro Drainage System Improvements Project #1202783.

Panel members also authorized the establishment of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) between the Town of Jonesboro and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and held a Condemnation Hearing for the property located at 106 Cooper Avenue in Jonesboro.

The meeting concluded following the approval of reports from the heads of the Compliance, Police, Public Works, and Fire Departments, an update on the Energy Bill, and final comments from the Aldermen and Jonesboro Mayor J. “Spike” Harris.