Council Member (Ward 5, Position 2)· 2017-2028
Joe Hafner
Jonesboro
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 24
- Total speaking time
- 2:50:44
- Avg per meeting
- 7:07
- Segments
- 2012
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Top issues during term (8)(Business Jobs)
Appointments to boards and commissions
Nearly $2.5 million in hotel-tax funds have gone to parks and youth sports over eight years; running sports tourism properly could require roughly 10 new staff positions.
Tax Back incentive for Sany Nutrition at former Butterball plant
Refunds the city's share of sales tax on the company's qualifying renovation purchases.
Delta Peanut facility uncertainty
Farmers may face hauling crops 350 miles, raising costs.
InnovAsian/Nichirei industrial revenue bonds and PILOT agreement
No direct city cost, but the county, Nettleton schools and other taxing units will collect only 35% of the property taxes on up to $180 million of investment for 30 years.
Tractor Supply store at risk of leaving Jonesboro
More than $600,000 in site improvements plus a larger store and tax base — but the cross-access dispute could stall it all.
Downtown revitalization and Entertainment District success
Over $27.5 million in private investment hit downtown in 2025 alone.
Colson Caster bond defeasance and facility purchase
No new city liability; the bonds will be retired through the company's purchase of the property.
InnvoAsian frozen food plant and 200 jobs
Roughly 200 new jobs in a 175,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
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