JONESBORO
Volume 22, Issue 8
August 2018
COMMUNITY NEWS
Councilmembers: Pat Sebo, Mayor Protem Larry Boak Alfred Dixon, III Bobby Lester Billy Powell Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager David Allen, Community Dev. Director Joe Nettleton, Public Works Director Pat Daniel, Asst. City Clerk Sandra Meyers, Finance Derry Walker, Code Enforcement Steve Fincher, Attorney Keith Wood, Municipal Judge Jerry Patrick, City Solicitor City Hall (770) 478-3800 Jonesboro PD (770) 478-7407 NON-Emergency # (770) 477-3550
In 2016, the City of Jonesboro commissioned a study through the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) program to examine downtown Jonesboro and create a plan that would grow the economy, leverage Lee Street Park, encourage appropriate development, make walking and biking easier, and revitalize the Main Street corridor. The plan, adopted in 2017, identified three priorities: 1-Development of a downtown core master plan, 2-a concept for a proposed multi-use trail that connects the park and ride lot on Tara Boulevard to Main Street, and 3-schematic designs for a new municipal complex. This year, the City has received more funding through the LCI program to hire consultants TSW to create and ultimately fulfill the vision of Blueprint Jonesboro. For this phase, the City is seeking input on: *Trail design and connections, *The new Municipal Complex, and *Overall downtown design and development. A public meeting was held on July 26, 2018 to gather information and feed back from our citizens and other stakeholders. Work will continue with our consultants and City Council using that information. A second public meeting will be held in October 2018. For further information and updates, please access bit.ly/blueprintjonesboro. Join our email list to receive periodic updates. Link to http://eepurl.com/ccOfm1
“MOVIE IN THE PARK” (Lee Street) CHAIRMAN TURNER 5K WALK/RUN PRE-REGISTER:
www.runnersfit.com T-shirts are only guaranteed to pre-registered participants prior to 8/11/2018
SATURDAY, August 11—8:00 pm
“Wonder Woman” “Sip and Sounds”*
Thursday, August 16 Lee Street Park: 7:00-9:30 pm Presenting Phillipia and 911 Band *Presented by Clayton County
PARK ALERT!
Beginning in August, the DDA will have the Lee Street Park concession stand open on Saturdays, from 11-2. We will be selling drinks, ice cream, and popsicles. All proceeds will go directly into our downtown business community.