JONESBORO COMMUNITY NEWS
Vol. 26, Issue 12 December 2022
COUNCIL Tracey Messick-Mayor Protem Bobby Lester Billy Powell Donya Sartor Pat Sebo-Hand Ed Wise Ricky L. Clark, Jr., City Manager Tommy Henderson, III, Chief of Police John Burdin, Public Works Director David Allen, Community Development Nina Robinson, Finance Derry Walker, Code Enforcement City Hall (770) 478-3800 Jonesboro PD (770)478-7407 Non-Emergency (770)477-3550 TIPLINE: (470)543-2011
MARTA Board Committee updates High-Capacity Transit Alternative for Clayton County.
With the unanimous support of the Clayton County Board of Commissioners, the City Councils of Jonesboro, Forest Park, Lovejoy, Riverdale, and Lake City, and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors Planning and Capital Programs Committee updated the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for State Route 54 in Clayton County from commuter rail to bus rapid transit (BRT). In 2018, the MARTA Board adopted a two-pronged LPA that had commuter rail along the Norfolk Southern Corridor and BRT in the western part of the county connecting College Park Station to Southlake Mall. Last December, the Board adopted a standalone LPA for Southlake BRT. Earlier this year, Clayton Southlake BRT advanced to the Project Development phase of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)’s Capital Investment Grant Program as a Small Starts Project. BRT on State Route 54 will run for approximately 22 miles, have 17 proposed stops, and connect East Point rail station to Mountain View, Forest Park, Clayton State University, Jonesboro, the Clayton County Justice Center, and Lovejoy in Clayton and East Point and Hapeville in Fulton County. The plan is for State Route 54 BRT to complement Southlake BRT to provide a seamless transit connection for people in Clayton, while ushering in economic development. We are excited to be able to connect our residents with jobs via substantial transit.
Jonesboro Prepares for the 28th Annual Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting
Jonesboro Officials are excited to announce the 28th Annual Christmas Parade. We are excited to welcome a flurry of festive events this holiday season. Don The parade begins promptly at 5:00 p.m. This years theme, “A MARVElous Christmas” is poised to allow participants to dress up as their favorite super hero. We are super excited to see the many decorative floats, costumes, bands and families. Immediately following the parade, we will host our Annual Tree Lighting event directly in front of our new City Center. At the Annual Tree Lighting event, we will offer Christmas Music, Food & Craft Vendors, Photos with Santa, Hot Cocoa , Donuts, Fire Pits & S’Mores and more.
MEET YOUR OFFICERS
Sgt. Bennie Bridges
Kinley Wilson, Probation Supervisor
JPD STATS “To ProTecT & Serve” OCT 2022 Citations: 604 Warnings: 119 Arrests: 72 Warrants: (FTA): 363 CID Active Cases:19 Probation, Active: 352
Accidents: 56 DUI: 12 VOP Warrants: 225
Training Hours: 110– Autism & De-escalation, Courtroom Security, Executing Search Warrants, Virtual Academy Training, Internal Affairs Investigation,
EVERY DAY CARS ARE STOLEN
Experience the sights and sounds of Christmas with your family this year at First Baptist Church. Presented by their 200+ person Choir and Orchestra and featuring a special presentation by Ballet Magnificat!, CHRISTMAS AT JONESBORO is festive, joyful, hopeful, fun, and most importantly, all about the best gift ever — the miracle of Christmas! The event begins on Friday, December 9th. For additional information, contact First Baptist Church.
JONESBORO CITY COUNCIL CORNER:
JONESBORO CITY COUNCIL
At the Regular Meeting of the Jonesboro City Council held on November 14, 2022, Council approved the following items: 1. Partnership with Jonesboro Middle School as a Partner in Education in an effort to create opportunities for the students to become more active and enlightened on the governmental process. 2. Approved Fulton & Kozak as the provider for auditing services. 3. Approved the 2021 Comprehensive Plan establishing the zoning standard for the next ten years. 4. Renewed the Probation Services Agreement to include an updated Fee Schedule. 5. Approved a Conditional Use Permit for a Cabinetry Maker at 9192 Tara Boulevard. 6. Approved an agreement with E&K Janitorial Services for both the City Officer Armani Ladson Center and Public Works. Anita C. Taylor The Invocation was provided by Pastor Robert Taylor of Shiloh Baptist.
Pictured Left to Right: Councilman Bobby Lester, Councilman Ed Wise, Councilwoman Dr. Donya Sartor, Mayor Pro Tem Tracey Messick, Councilman Billy Powell and Councilwoman Sebo Hand
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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH— LOW TEMP INDUSTRIES The City of Jonesboro is excited feature Low Temp Industries as our Business of the Month. Since 1947, LTI has been leading the industry in the design, durability and innovation of custom counters. They build state-of-the-art mechanical serving technologies that enable you to serve and display the varied menu options required by your patrons. They also provide turnkey solutions to your new servery with flexible, convertible and energy-efficient serving technologies, well-crafted beautiful millwork and installation services to tie it all together. Located at 1947 Bill Casey Parkway, Low Temp has been an amazing partner with the City of Jonesboro and is always generous; when there is a need, they rally together to get the job done. If you are looking for employment, please visit their website at www.lowtempind.com/careers/ Join us in congratulating them on being our Business of the Month.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEC 3
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, 5pm, Main Street
DEC 5
Work Session, 6pm, JCC
DEC 7
Design Review, 4:30pm, JCC
DEC 12 City Council, 6pm, JCC DEC 19 Historic Pres, 5:30pm, JCC DEC 23 City Offices Closed
DEC 26 City Offices Closed DEC 27 Beautification Comm, 5:30 pm JAN 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR
The Community News is published at Jonesboro City Hall. Written & Edited by Ricky L. Clark, Jr. To submit news: rclark@jonesboroga.com Look out for the big surprise in our January Edition.
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