JONESBORO
Volume 24, Issue 6 June 2020
COMMUNITY NEWS “One Great Community”
Councilmembers: Pat Sebo-Hand, Mayor Protem Bobby Lester Tracey Messick Billy Powell Donya Sartor Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager Wilfred Norwood, Acting 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 Fincher Denmark, Legal Counsel Keith Wood, Municipal Judge Jerry Patrick, City Solicitor City Hall (770) 478-3800 Jonesboro PD (770) 478-7407 NON-Emergency # (770) 477-3550
City Honors Jonesboro Graduates on Main Street
Anh Nguyen Valedictorian
The City of Jonesboro honors its JHS 2020 Graduates with a sign for each of the 250 graduates of the Class of 2020 (see above). Each sign bears the individual name of a student. We wish our graduates much success in their future endeavors.
Go Cardinals!
Salutatorian
Don’t Forget Our Mobile
Council Notes—May 11, 2020 Approved: *Change order relative to the Broad Street Project of $11,853.13 *Resolution 2020-010: Amendment to the Livable Centers Initiative (“Blueprint Jonesboro”) as adopted in 2017. *Advertisement in the Focus Atlanta Magazine: $7500.00 *$100 Book Scholarship to the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, & Star Student at Jonesboro High School. *Conditional Use Permit for an apartment/duplex community for active seniors 62+ by One Street Residential, LLC. *Old Ivy Place Developer’s Agreement. (O’Connor Dr., Douglass Trail) *Resolution #2020-009 to establishing Jonesboro’s Task Force on Aging. *Appointment of Corina Barbee, Ricky Clark, Ed Wise, Doug Hendrix, Tori Strauter-Tanks, Dawn M. Hartman, and Randy Daniel to the Task Force on Aging. *Ordinance 2020-010 regarding Unpaid Debts to the City. *Memorandum of Understanding with Clayton County Water Authority
Elena Bernabe
App... The City of Jonesboro has launched OneJonesboro, a free mobile app with which citizens can easily report non -emergency issues located within the city limits of Jonesboro. It also provides on-the-go access to the latest city news and info. The app allows users to submit a description, picture and location of a city neighborhood issue, such as a streetlight outage, pothole, park trail obstruction, or code violation. The report is automatically reported to the division or department head. The individual who submitted the service request will be notified when the issue has been acknowledged and closed. The app is available for download on Android and iPhone. Simply search OneJonesboro in the App store and Google Play. See more at www.jonesboroga.com. Sign up today & connect with us!
REMEMBER TO VOTE ON JUNE 9 The Statewide General Primary/Presidential Preference Primary Election is June 9, 2020. If you would like more information regarding the upcoming election, please access the Clayton County Election Board at
https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/elections-and-registration For additional information, call the Clayton County Elections & Registration Office at (770) 477-3372
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!