Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver presented the State of the City Tuesday night to the Jonesboro City Council. Some of the highlights he touched on included:
Opening of Jonesboro Shooting Sports Complex
Opening of the Veterans Village
Hires made in Jonesboro Police and Fire Departments
Jonesboro Police has 171 officers, third in the state
New 11-hour shifts for Police
Decreasing crime rates
New sanitation trucks last year, new routes coming soon
Federal grant means new JETS buses coming, upgrades to bus stops
Upgrades to E-911 and a ribbon cutting coming in about two weeks
Transportation projects to be complete this year include:
Work on I-555
Highland Drive and Southwest Drive intersection
Railroad overpass at Highland and Nettleton in Jonesboro
Numerous parks improvements coming to Jonesboro parks, including creation of new trails
Discussions this year on the new Jonesboro Sports Complex
Number of sidewalks tripled last year and number of overlays doubled
Balanced budget passed
Work on finding more partnerships for public/private partnerships
You can listen to the entire State of the City by clicking on the Listen button.
