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10/12/24 (1:10 pm) Due to a water line break, a Boil Water Notice is now in effect for Eastview Drive and Westview Drive.  Water test results in the next 48 hours will determine when the Boil Water Notice is lifted.

10/12/24 (1:00 pm)  The Boil Water Notice for Carter Road from Bay Vista Drive to Randall Drive, Parkway Road, Meadow Road, and Orleans Road has been lifted. 

10/12/24  Next Council meeting is Tue., Oct. 15, 1:30 p.m.     Agenda
Of particular interest…
1) 4A First Reading, Amend Chapter 12, Article IV Special Events
2) 4B First Reading, Amend Chapter 14 Parks & Recreation ordinances
3) 4C First Reading, Amend 13-1-48, alcoholic beverages, open container
4) 4D First Reading, Amend Article 14, Municipal Facilities
5) 4E Amend 16.5 Stormwater management ordinance
6) 4F Appoint Debra Barras, Ward 1, to Biloxi Tree Committee
7) 5G Accept bid for purchase of surplus real property off Pin Oak Drive
8) 5H Accept bid for purchase of surplus real property, Bay Vista Drive
9) 5I Accept bid for purchase of surplus real property, Alice Drive
10) 5K Payment to Salvation army/Kroc Center, east Biloxi scholarships
11) 5P Request assistance of HarCo at Margaret Sherry walking track
12) 5S Declare real property surplus; authorize sale, The Oaks subdivision

10/11/24  A Boil Water Notice is now in effect on Carter Road from Bay Vista Drive to Randall Drive, Parkway Road, Meadow Road, and Orleans Road.  A water line break was repaired on Carter Road earlier this morning.  Water test results in the next 48 hours will determine when the Boil Water Notice is lifted.

10/02/24  Popp’s Ferry Road Extension… Work on the $27M project is expected to begin in late 2024 or 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)

09/28/24  Ward 5 meeting video   Meeting summary

09/21/24  September Vacancy Report (Tisdale)

09/20/24  Construction of The Picklr Biloxi (the former Hobby Lobby site) is underway… 15 indoor pickle ball courts

09/14/24  Council voted to increase water and sewer rates at the April 16^th Council meeting.  The increase will pay for increased water/sewer service north of Interstate 10 and replace all asbestos cement (“transite”) water pipes in west Biloxi.  Most residential water customers use 3,000 gal/mo or less. To see an example of how the water/sewer rate increase is calculated   Click here

09/14/24   Special Events for the Month of October (Biloxi Police Department)

09/11/24  The City’s FY2025 Tax Levy (millage) and Budget were approved at yesterday’s Council meeting; there was no increase in the City’s Tax Levy, it remains at 30.10.  See the documents: Departmental Budgets, Statement of Revenues, Combined Funds Statement & Non-Departmental expenditures

05/08/24  Hotel (about 100 rooms) proposed for the former site of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer at the corner of Bellman Street and Highway 90.

03/31/24  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