JONESBORO COMMUNITY NEWS
Volume 24, Issue 11 November 2020
“One Great Community”
Joy B. Day, Mayor jday@jonesboroga.com
Councilmembers: Pat Sebo-Hand, Mayor Protem Bobby Lester Tracey Messick Billy Powell Donya Sartor Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager Tommy Henderson, 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
BATTLEGROUND PARK——OUR HIDDEN GEM
Tommy Henderson Named Chief of Police
Located at 209 Lake Jodeco Road, Battleground Park is a five+ acre Chief Tommy Henderson brings over 27 years of family park with a Pavilion, Play- dedicated law enforcement service to his position as Chief of Police in ground, Restrooms, walking track Jonesboro. He is a and plenty of room for a pick-up football game or just a game of toss. graduate of Georgia State University Quietly nestled near Historical (B.S. Criminal Jonesboro and a residential area, Justice) and earned a Battleground Park is open Master’s degree in seven days a week. The park is Public Safety Adavailable for rent to individuals and ministration from groups, It’s a great place for a group cookout, birthday party, a Columbus State University. After servgathering of friends, an aftering in the U.S. Army noon walk, or just sitting and 82nd Airborne reading a book quietly. The Division, he began pavilion is complete with tables his career with the and grills. If you would like to Atlanta Police rent Battleground Park for a Department in 1993. He served in the Riverdale large event, call Pat or Maria at Police Department beginning in 2005, filling such (770) 478-3800. Otherwise, drop roles as Sergeant, Lieutenant, Watch Commander, over and enjoy the beauty and Internal Affairs, Accreditation Commander, Field nature that Battleground Park Operations and Director of the Explorers Program. Chief Henderson is a certified General Training has to offer. Officer as well as a Firearms and Defensive Tactics Instructor. Chief Henderson worked with the U.S. State Department, United Nations mission in Haiti as an advisor to the Haitian National Police. He currently serves as Assistant Police Chief in Waynesboro, Georgia. Chief Henderson is a firm believer in public service and submits that “community policing done right, is police reform.”
CITY SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GEORGIA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING
The City of Jonesboro has been selected to participate in the 2021 cohort of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Jonesboro is one of five communities that will begin the threeyear program of facilitation and housing technical assistance. GICH will provide an opportunity for our housing team to make great strides in fashioning solutions unique to our city. Congratulations, City of Jonesboro!
Council Notes-October 2020 Approved: 1. Adoption of millage rage of 6.0 mils for FY 2021. 2. Text Amendment: Ord. 2020-18, Flood Damage Prevention revisions and updates. 3. Text Amendment: Ord. 2020-19, Post Development Stormwater Management for New Developments and Redevelopment. 4. Conditional Use Permit at 127 Jonesboro Road, Party Rental Center only. 5. Hogan Construction as General Contractor for the Jonesboro City Center project. 6. Mid-year Budget Amendments.