Article: Main Street Jonesboro Will Undergo $1 Million Face Lift. (NE Journal).(Brief Article)

The City of Jonesboro hopes a $1 million grant for downtown improvements will bring luster back to Main Street.

The money, which came from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the federal government, will be used to add bricks to the sidewalks and crosswalks in a six-block section of Main Street, said George Krennerich, the architect in charge of the Main Street Enhancement project. Planters will be placed along the streets, and Jonesboro City Water and Light will replace the current streetlights with antique-style lampposts.

The goal of the project ...

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