Tree and Townscape Board Meeting
The Jonesborough Tree and Townscape Board will meet at 11 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2024, in the Board Room at Town Hall, 123 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN.
Meeting Agenda can be found HERE
Town of Jonesborough Set to Celebrate Arbor Day
The Town of Jonesborough and the Tree and Townscape Board is set to celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting and tree giveaway event on Friday, April 26th in Jonesborough. The event will take place at 10 a.m. at the Jonesborough Community Garden adjacent to the Washington County/Jonesborough Library located at 200 E. Sabine Drive. A fringe tree will be planted in the Community Garden to commemorate the event. Attendees are asked to park in the library parking lot.
“Arbor Day gives us a chance to acknowledge the importance of trees and what role they play in enhancing the community,” said Glenn Rosenoff, Town Administrator for the Town of Jonesborough. “The Town is focused on preserving the trees in our community as well as planting new ones to be enjoyed by future generations.”
Two hundred tree seedlings will be distributed at the event, free of charge. The Town of Jonesborough will also be celebrating 20 years of Tree City USA status. A Tree City USA community achieves Tree City USA designation by meeting four standards sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day.
Jonesborough Power Point for Public Meetings 2024
The Town of Jonesborough is in the process of applying for a grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Recreation Education Services. The proposed project includes the extension of the Lost State Scenic Walkway recreation trail from Mill Spring Park to Stage Road Park as well as a connection to Green Hills Subdivision off of S Cherokee St.
The Town is asking for the community’s input on the proposed development. A Public Meeting will be held at Jonesborough’s Visitors Center on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. where a presentation will be given on the project scope and to gather feedback on the proposal.
The full Project Proposal Presentation can be found HERE. If you have any questions, you may contact Rachel Conger at 423.753.1030 or 423.791.3869.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
The Jonesborough Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN.
Meeting Agenda can be found HERE
The Jonesborough Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
The Jonesborough Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals will meet in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in the Board Room at the Town Hall, 123 Boone Street, Jonesborough, TN.
Meeting Agenda can be found HERE
Traffic Advisory on 4/15-4/19
Traffic Advisory – Town of Jonesborough crews will be performing utility work from 117 – 125 W. Main Street beginning on Monday 4/15 and continuing thru Friday 4/19. There will be a partial lane closure in this area of W. Main Street, so traffic delays are likely. Crews will be working in the area between the hours of 8:30 am – 5 pm. Please choose another route of travel if possible. For questions, please call (423) 753-1030.
BurWil Construction receives Project of the Year Award for New Jonesborough School
We’re thrilled to announce that BurWil Construction team members attended the 32nd annual Associated General Contractors (AGC) Tri-Cities awards dinner last week, where they were honored with the prestigious “Project of the Year” award. This was for Jonesborough’s K-8 School in the category of new construction over $5 million.
Congratulations to all of those that were nominated and awarded this year!
Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, April 8, 2024, at 7 pm. The meeting will remain open to the public but you are encouraged to take advantage of the live stream.
If you need additional information, please call 423.753.1030.
Meeting Agenda can be found HERE
Historic Zoning Commission Meeting 4/11/2024
The Historic Zoning Commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting will be Thursday, April 11, 2024, in the Board Room located in Jonesborough’s Town Hall at 6:00pm.
Meeting Agenda can be found HERE.
Keep Jonesborough Beautiful Holds Spring Clean-Up on Saturday, April 13th 8 am to 11 am
Join Keep Jonesborough Beautiful for a Great American Litter Cleanup on Saturday, April 13th from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED by Jonesborough’s Main Street Cafe and Coffee by the Corner Cup. Additionally, we will be providing a truck for E-Waste Recycling. Please plan to bring any E-Waste on this day to be recycled correctly and safely.(‘E-Waste’ stands for electronic waste)
We will meet in the Food City parking lot (East side near the gas station) at 8 am. All volunteers will park at Food City and be transported on a bus to the cleanup locations. Gloves and bags will be provided by Keep Tennessee Beautiful.
We encourage any interested volunteers to sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/56afVFnaFkkzGxd96
For more information please visit our social media event link: https://fb.me/e/3DeJSzSn6
Thank you to our partners: Main Street Jonesborough, the Town of Jonesborough, Goose Chase, Food City, Keep Tennessee Beautiful, and Keep America Beautiful!
The Great American Cleanup® unifies and beautifies communities across the country in a grassroots spring-cleaning movement. Celebrating its 23rd year, the most recent Great American Cleanup created 15,000 opportunities for millions of volunteers to have remarkable results – picking up millions of pounds of litter, cleaning over 100,000 acres of public spaces, and tens of thousands of miles of roadways and shorelines.
The Great American Cleanup prompts individuals to take greater responsibility for their local environment by conducting grassroots community service projects that engage volunteers, local businesses, and civic leaders. A successful Great American Cleanup project must fulfill the needs of the local community; that’s why we work with local community and business leaders, as well as other key stakeholders to gain knowledge about the community’s needs and carefully select and execute appropriate projects.
Find out more here: https://www.keeptnbeautiful.org/great-american-cleanup
