JONESBORO
Volume 23, Issue 1
January 2019
COMMUNITY NEWS Councilmembers: Pat Sebo, Mayor Protem Larry Boak Alfred Dixon, III Bobby Lester Billy Powell Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager Clifford Kelker, Chief of Police 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
BROAD STREET PROJECT MOVING FORWARD The first connection between Jonesboro’s Main Street and Lee Street Park, the Broad Street Project is geared to stimulate new activity in the downtown core and serve as a linchpin in the revitalization of the entire block between Broad Street and Riley Way. The City has been busy working with TSW (Architects), the Hogan Group (General The rendering above shows the front & side elevations as viewed from the corner of Mill and Broad Streets. A large open air patio is Contractor),4PM proposed along the Mill Street sidewalk. (Consulting Firm) and Good Food & Co. (Firehouse Operator) on finalizing construction/design documents to ensure we receive the best pricing possible. The revitalization project at the Jonesboro Firehouse Museum will bring food and beverages, with additional aspects of socializing and entertainment. The goal is to reestablish Broad Street’s original identity as a day-and night-time destination offering dining and entertainment at the rear of the commercial buildings along Main Street. Weekdays and weekends, attendees can expect to enjoy family and friends, mouth-watering beverages, listen to great music, and meet and greet associates and business colleagues. Residents and visitors will come to identify this revitalization project as the anchor to our future economic success. This project will consist of a breakfast & lunch restaurant menu, evening & nighttime dining, brew pub and locally produced beer, wine & spirits and “The Gathering Place – Home of Nitro-Infused Beverages & Coffee.” These experiences will be enjoyed while sitting and relaxing in the main dining room, or out on a beautiful interactive patio or green space porch. The City is excited to partner with Good Food & Company for this project, who has an extensive resume of good quality resBelow: Proposed rear elevation for the Firehouse building. The large covered porch overlooks the lawn of the Broad Street Project. taurants. Most recently one of the restaurants under the portfolio, “The Atlanta Breakfast Club,” was recognized by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as the best brunch spot in the state! Groundbreaking for the Broad Street Project is anticipated in early 2019. For additional information, please visit our website www.jonesboroga.com
“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968
Monday, Jan. 21, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr.
PARADE Main Street, Jonesboro For more information or to participate, call Herman Turner (404) 317-9083
CLAYTON CO. COMMUTER RAIL GETS APPROVAL! On December 6, 2018, the MARTA Board of Directors approved plans for a Clayton County passenger rail line. The line will stretch 22 miles from MARTA’s East Point Station to Lovejoy, via Jonesboro. Construction could get under way in 2023, with service beginning in 2027. The Clayton rail line would be comparable to commuter railroads found in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle. The line would parallel existing Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, using the same right of way, reducing construction costs, which will be partially funded by the 1-cent sales tax for transit expansion approved by Clayton voters in 2014. The board picked commuter rail as the “locally preferred alternative”, a key step in the process of obtaining crucial Federal funding for the project.