JONESBORO, Ark. —A press release from the City of Jonesboro on Friday reiterated that the city’s top priority was to find a solution for the aging Citizen’s Bank building in downtown Jonesboro. Below is the full release:
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver and other city officials met this week with structural engineer Jordan Lane and other building professionals at the former Citizens Bank Building on Main Street. Engineers first identified structural concerns three weeks ago.
The recommended debris protection wall that will protect the First Horizon Building across the street has been complete.
“Currently, plans are being laid out to stabilize the Citizens Bank Building precast sections and panels, “ said Mayor Copenhaver. “City officials are working with engineers on the design of that work, and we expect to have the plan early next week, along with an estimated timeline for completion.”
The city will also send the cost estimate of the stabilization work to the parties associated with the property, as well as with a prompt deadline to obtain a firm under contract for the prescribed work.
“Any city funds spent on the project will be documented and billed to the building owners, “ said Mayor Copenhaver. “Our primary concern is making the building safe, supporting downtown businesses and getting that intersection reopened. If the building owners do not take the immediate recommended action, the city will, “ he said
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Maybe the mayor should see about purchasing the old citizen’s bank building to put everything together ( police dept., E-911, etc.) instead of the new project on Caraway.