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(10/12/19) 
Fire Station #7, Popp’s Ferry Road, view from the southeast corner

Fire Station #7, Popp’s Ferry Road, view from the south

Fire Station #10, Old Highway 67, view from the north; slated to open in mid-November.

(10/08/19)  Cruisin’ Tips

(10/07/19)  Expect orange traffic cones to separate both east bound lanes and both west bound lanes of Highway 90 when you drive to work Friday morning.  Public Works crews will begin positioning the cones at 3:00 a.m., Friday morning.  You may continue to drive in both lanes until Biloxi Police Department closes the inside lane in each direction for use by first responders only.  The decision as to when those lanes will be closed is based on traffic flow/speed.

(10/04/19)  Like to read the latest Ward 5 eblast?  Click here
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(09/27/19)  The next Council meeting is Tuesday, October 1, 6:00 p.m., at city hall.     See the agenda
   Of particular interest…
(1)  4A First Reading to amend ordinances 16-2-5 and 16-2-6, re legal financial obligations imposed by city court
(2)  4B Second Reading for change in zoning, 5 parcels from Single Family Residential to Regional Business
(3)  4C Report of issuance of $1,418,600, tax increment financing limited obligation revenue bond and proceeds
(4)  5I  Dissolution of Centennial Trust established by Jeremiah & Annette O’Keefe
(5)  5M Capital Project 1060, to provide funding for Churchill Drive ditch

(09/23/19)  Gulf View RV expansion site plan (adjacent to Briarfield subdivision) approved by the city’s Development Review Committee, 08/29/17, prior to presentation to the Planning Commission.

(09/20/19)  The next Council meeting is Tuesday, September 24, 1:30 p.m., at city hall.     See the agenda
   Of particular interest…
(1)  4A First Reading: Rezone 16 acres fronting West Oaklawn Road from RS-10 residential to Regional Business
(2)  4B Conditional Use approval for short-term rental at 551 Howard Avenue
(3)  5A Renew agreement with Key Impact Strategies/Keith Heard for 3 months, $7,500/month
(4)  5B Application to Mississippi Department of Archives & History for grant, exterior restoration of city hall
(5)  5I  Resolution to approve funding agreement, 2019 Action Plan, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
(6)  5J Application to Mississippi Department of Archives & History for grant, exterior repair of Saenger Theatre
(7)  5O Tri-Party agreement for Downtown Housing Incentive Grant, Old Swetman Drugstore, 790 Howard Avenue

(09/13/19)  Read a summary of last Monday’s Ward 5 meeting.

(09/13/19)  The next Council meeting is Tuesday, September 3, 6:00 p.m., at city hall.    See the agenda
   Of particular interest…
(1)  4A Second Reading & Vote on garbage collection fee increase (47 cents/month)
(2)  5A Agreement w/Walter Wiygul & Garside to represent city re potential claims arising, Bonnet Carre Spillway
(3)  5F Agreement w/Brown, Mitchell & Alexander re survey of leasehold parcels at Point Cadet
(4)  5L Professional services agreement with Seymour Engineering for improvements at Sherman Canaan Dock
(5)  5M Professional services agreement with Brown, Mitchell & Alexander re West Biloxi Boardwalk, Phase 2
(6)  5V Delivery Order No. One to replace/repair Pine Grove drainage project
A pre-construction meeting with residents of Briarfield subdivision will be scheduled soon to discuss this project.

(09/13/19)  See the Flood Protection Plan Update for 2019

(09/05/19)  A Ward 5 meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 6:00 pm, at the Donal Snyder Recreation Center on Pass Road.  This meeting is open to the public.  Click here to see the agenda

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(07/21/18) In Biloxi, short term rentals are permitted by right in some zones, permitted by Conditional Use in some zones, and prohibited in the remaining zones.  Read the city’s general guidelines for short term rentals

(05/24/18)  Point Cadet Waterfront Enterprise… See the resolution and drawings

(10/05/17)  Biloxi’s Downtown Restoration Plan…   Read the entire final draft       See the proposal for Howard Avenue     In a nutshell, year-by-year