JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The Jonesboro Finance and Administration Council Committee will vote Thursday on a $5 million contract to build a new emergency response center.
The committee filed a resolution to enter a contract with Bailey Contractors, Inc. to build the new 911 and Real Time Crime Center.
It will vote to approve the resolution at its next meeting at 4 p.m. Nov. 14. If the committee approves the resolution, it will move on to City Council for final approval.
Building the center and developing the site will cost $5 million, according to the contract. The funding for the project will come from capital improvement revenue bonds.
The center will be approximately 8,500 square feet and consist of a single-story poured-in-place concrete “hardened shell” structure with metal stud walls.
Advanced audio and video systems will be present throughout the center for communications and…
