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City Board Meeting Cancelled Due to Lack of Quorum – August 18, 2026

Meeting PortalTuesday, August 18, 2026
BodyJonesboro, Arkansas
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, August 18, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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0:15

The underlying.

0:16

Yeah.

0:16

Well yeah, that's more.

0:30

Was it a chosen?

0:31

Was it a chosen job change or was it a fourth job change?

0:36

Yeah, but some years up.

0:50

Better better off.

0:51

Green or pastures?

0:59

I'm working at A to B now.

1:01

But I still got to have that all these and he's still hiring nobody else.

1:06

So I work two jobs.

1:15

Oh he loves the letters play them like the Chinese buffet.

1:28

No, yeah.

1:29

We built those we built those four houses to sell.

1:34

And we built them at the Pete, so we got them at like eight eight percent interest rate.

1:42

So we built those seventeen houses and seventeen right now.

1:52

This is this is a hard time I know.

2:07

Yeah, we will go either.

2:15

Or buy the house of them and all the way.

2:23

But that's just how much it costs the building position.

2:25

I mean it's like that house really building.

2:29

So it's like easy here to easier, right?

2:34

Yeah, I don't think we're working all right.

2:37

Oh, it's beast on that.

2:43

Well, you know, it's me, but the shot is like $49 a sheet paid for a second.

2:49

Yeah.

2:49

They came back down now, I think that's 14%.

2:52

It's still it's still high though compared to what it was, but it'll never go back.

2:56

Those companies made those margins and they're gonna lower enough to get it up and that's everything.

3:01

Food and I do five.

3:11

Yeah, but you're gonna lower that out telling everyone.

3:22

That's uh but it was for the both.

3:28

Let's trust.

3:48

Uh he's usually here if he's gonna be here.

3:50

Um that's yeah, they've been going more often, but it's just constantly thinking about work.

4:04

And then my sister had a kids and we got a grainful down, so he's trying to focus up with the roll or two.

4:14

Clean the party like cleaning them part of the thing in the parking lot.

4:20

And then he's cleaning them and he's mowing more, and it's just you have a lot.

4:25

You don't want to give up the rain, but it's one thirty.

4:51

Right now we don't have a quorum.

4:53

Um we're gonna give uh one of the commissioners we haven't heard from yet.

4:58

We know two are out.

5:00

We know two are out, so it's kinda depends on one.

5:01

So we're gonna give him two or three more minutes just see if he can get here.

5:06

And if not, uh then we're gonna have to um just have to go to the next meeting.

5:12

Sorry about that, but I mean literally we got thirteen minutes of notice when we You mean go to the next month?

5:18

Yep.

6:19

Have you got any updates?

6:23

Yeah, I have hoping that it handled okay.

6:48

Or this.

6:49

Yeah, but it blows me away.

6:51

I'll drive up because I'm Ohio and I'll drive by and every car I look in, they're literally like driving with their knee, and I'll like count, which I guess I'm looking at them, but I'll like count like seven or eight seconds, they never look up.

7:04

Yeah.

7:04

I'm like, what is they have to stop by for ten ten o'clock after time to meet?

7:09

Crazy, man.

7:11

Like I busy is it to be with I don't understand how you have like the mental thing.

7:19

No, you don't you're driving a three ton ball of steel and you don't have enough going on to stimulate your brain enough to pay attention?

7:26

No, you're totally not paying attention or anything like that.

7:29

There's no way.

7:33

One day I was driving down going to Blyble, and I was looking at a peer out in the field, big old book.

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Summary of Proceedings

City Board Meeting Cancelled Due to Lack of Quorum – August 18, 2026

The regular meeting of the (presumably) City Board or Commission scheduled for August 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM was unable to be called to order because a quorum of commissioners was not present. The chair noted that two commissioners were out and they awaited a third for two to three minutes, but no quorum materialized. The meeting was therefore cancelled and will be rescheduled for the next regular meeting date.

Public Comments & Testimony (Informal)

  • One member of the public asked why physical presence is required if all proper paperwork has been submitted and reviewed by board members. The chair responded that the meeting must be held in public.

Key Outcomes

  • No quorum was achieved; the meeting could not be called to order.
  • No business was conducted, no votes taken.
  • Pending items will be heard at the next scheduled meeting.

Meeting Transcript

The underlying. Yeah. Well yeah, that's more. Was it a chosen? Was it a chosen job change or was it a fourth job change? Yeah, but some years up. Better better off. Green or pastures? I'm working at A to B now. But I still got to have that all these and he's still hiring nobody else. So I work two jobs. Oh he loves the letters play them like the Chinese buffet. No, yeah. We built those we built those four houses to sell. And we built them at the Pete, so we got them at like eight eight percent interest rate. So we built those seventeen houses and seventeen right now. This is this is a hard time I know. Yeah, we will go either. Or buy the house of them and all the way. But that's just how much it costs the building position. I mean it's like that house really building. So it's like easy here to easier, right? Yeah, I don't think we're working all right. Oh, it's beast on that. Well, you know, it's me, but the shot is like $49 a sheet paid for a second. Yeah. They came back down now, I think that's 14%. It's still it's still high though compared to what it was, but it'll never go back. Those companies made those margins and they're gonna lower enough to get it up and that's everything. Food and I do five. Yeah, but you're gonna lower that out telling everyone. That's uh but it was for the both. Let's trust. Uh he's usually here if he's gonna be here. Um that's yeah, they've been going more often, but it's just constantly thinking about work. And then my sister had a kids and we got a grainful down, so he's trying to focus up with the roll or two. Clean the party like cleaning them part of the thing in the parking lot. And then he's cleaning them and he's mowing more, and it's just you have a lot. You don't want to give up the rain, but it's one thirty. Right now we don't have a quorum. Um we're gonna give uh one of the commissioners we haven't heard from yet. We know two are out. We know two are out, so it's kinda depends on one. So we're gonna give him two or three more minutes just see if he can get here. And if not, uh then we're gonna have to um just have to go to the next meeting. Sorry about that, but I mean literally we got thirteen minutes of notice when we You mean go to the next month? Yep. Have you got any updates? Yeah, I have hoping that it handled okay. Or this.

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