O
Jonesboro
← All issues
environmentMedium priorityopen

A-State infiltration partnership for retention ponds

Jonesboro

Summary

The city wants to spend $52,000 from the capital improvement budget on a partnership with Arkansas State University to test engineered biofilter media in stormwater retention ponds. The idea is to make ponds lower-maintenance and better at recharging the aquifer.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The project would take $52,000 from the capital improvement budget.

✅Who benefits

Residents could see lower pond-maintenance costs and better groundwater recharge; A-State gets research opportunities.

Mentions & discussions (1)

We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.

The weekly brief for Jonesboro

What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.

Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.