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01/24/26  Popp’s Ferry Extension project (connecting Pass Road to Highway 90)… Ride along and see the progress on the south side of the railroad tracks…  Start with Video1 (below) then click on Video2 and Video3

01/24/26  Petit Bois Townhomes progress… Petit Bois Cove Townhomes development; 62 residential lots upon 5.05 acres located between Rue Palafox & Rue Petit Bois, east of Eisenhower Drive.  Drawing 1  Drawing 2   

01/23/26  Council workshop Tuesday, January 27, 10:00 am, to discuss projects to be funded by a $14,000,000 bond proposal.
The next Council meeting is Tuesday, January 27, 1:30 pm    Agenda
Of particular interest…
1) 4A Comprehensive zoning map amendment for a section of east Biloxi
2) 4B Amendment to remove duplicate record pertaining to cannabis issues
3) 4C Creating a special classification for a senior water rate discount
4) 4D Conditional use, half-way house, 2793 Fernwood Road
5) 4E Create a project account for each ward for certain funds received
6) 5A Reappoint Mr. George Birdrow to the Biloxi Housing Authority board
7) 5K Special Event sponsorship agreement, Gulf Coast Carnival Assoc.
8) 5N Lease agreement with Biloxi Yacht Club for the old Biloxi Library

01/16/26  All children ages 12 and younger are invited to participate in the Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade, Saturday, February 7th, 10:00 a.m.  Participants may walk, bike, skate, be pushed or pulled in wagons or strollers but no motorized vehicles! are permitted.  Click here for the Application, Parade Route and instructions

01/14/26  01/09/26

12/08/25  Bay Breeze Townhomes (27 units), Maple Street, Biloxi

11/23/25  Petit Bois Townhomes progress… Petit Bois Cove Townhomes development; 62 residential lots upon 5.05 acres located between Rue Palafox & Rue Petit Bois, east of Eisenhower Drive.  Drawing 1  Drawing 2                Click on image to enlarge

 

04/20/25  Bay Vista water line replacement project…      See the map    This $3.3M construction project to replace water lines in your subdivision will take place south of Old Bay Road, west of Popp’s Ferry Road, north of Pass Road and east of Churchill Avenue. The contractor is DNA Underground; work on this 300-day contract is expected to begin about May 1 and expected to finish about March 1, 2026.    If you have questions or concerns during this project, please contact Robert Smith, City of Biloxi Engineering Department, 228.435.6269 or email engineering@biloxi.ms.us.    Stay informed re: Boil Water Notices 

02/12/25  Serenity Shores, a proposed apartment complex, was presented to the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC) this morning… 3 stories, 39 units, by the intersection of Rue Petit Bois & Rue Palafox. 

10/02/24  Popp’s Ferry Road Extension… Work began early 2025 and will take 20-24 months to complete.  Modifications to the Pass Road & Popp’s Ferry Road intersection to facilitate the traffic increase are included in the project.  Necaise Brothers Construction is the contractor for this project.  Image below is dated October 2020.

10/02/24 Intersection Popp’s Ferry & Pass Road… improvements associated with the Popp’s Ferry Road extension project.  Pass Road is left to right; Popp’s Ferry Road is top to bottom; North is at the top of the page.  (Click to enlarge)