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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Jonesboro public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Deteriorating skate park concrete
Skate Jonesboro says the skatepark's newer concrete is failing after winter storms, leaving unsafe holes and rocks, and wants quick repairs this year — not next year's budget.
New Disciple Drive park playground contracts
The city is buying playground equipment and synthetic turf for a new park on Disciple Drive — about $1.4 million total across two contracts. One council member pushed back because the council never formally reviewed the park's design plans before the spending requests.
City pool lane allocation between JETS and Shark Wave swim teams
Both swim teams are using the city pools under a tentative lane-division deal while the final contract — including wintertime rates and last year's billing questions — gets finished.
Return of E. Boone Watson Center and community centers to public use
Police have been temporarily occupying community centers, including the home of the African American Cultural Museum, since the Justice Complex closure. Buying the Shelter building would let the city return those spaces to full public use — something constituents have been pressing Councilmember Dr. Charles Coleman about weekly.
Proposed Sports Tourism Committee
After the Parks Advisory Board and Public Services Committee met jointly, the ordinance creating a sports tourism committee was tabled indefinitely in favor of a new approach emphasizing shared membership and communication between boards.