The 2025 operating budget for the City of Jonesboro will go before the full City Council for consideration after it passed the Finance and Administration Council Committee on Tuesday.
“Less waste in streets and ditches keeps our city’s waterways clear, allowing for faster drainage of storm waters, preventing excessive flooding. That impacts EVERY resident.”
The City Council voted 11-0 to condemn the old Citizens Bank building on Tuesday.
On the agenda is a resolution to condemn the old Citizens Bank building. Condemning the building would allow for its demolition.
The Quorum Court approved an appropriation ordinance for the Craighead County 2025 annual operating budget on Monday, with the budget coming in at just over $71 million.
An Arkansas State University internal audit revealed “questionable payments” exceeding $525,000 to international recruitment agents.
Arguments over contracts regarding the Citizens Bank property will be heard next year, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The City of Jonesboro received a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) that will retrofit the Marion Berry Parkway overpass with more pedestrian and cyclist accommodations.
The Jonesboro Butterball location will close Feb. 3, 2025, putting about 180 people out of work.
“It’s humbling from a community that I love so much,” Copenhaver said. “I must say it was a lot more stressful than I ever anticipated, but it’s well worth the outcome.”
