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10/18/24  Next Council meeting is Tue., Oct. 22, 1:30 pm      Agenda
Of particular interest…
1) 4A First Reading, designate 281 Main Street as a City of Biloxi landmark
2) 4B Amend Chapter 12, Article IV Special Events
3) 4C Amend Chapter 14, Parks and Recreation ordinances
4) 4D Amend 13-1-48, alcoholic beverages, open container
5) 4E Amend Chapter 2, Article 14, Municipal facilities
6) 4F Amend 16.5 Stormwater management ordinance
7) 5D Authorize approval/implementation, Program for Public Information
8) 5G Items declared surplus and authorization to sell at online auction

10/18/24   Please note that Old Bay Road, Walda Drive to Chablis Lane, will be closed to through traffic from Monday October 21 through Thursday, October 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., while work crews for Mississippi Power replace power poles and run new wire.
   Also, Old Bay Road, from Linwood Drive to Rich Avenue, will be closed Monday, October 28 through Thursday, October 31, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the same reason.

10/16/24  Until further notice,  no burning because of high winds and low humidity!  Cities in Harrison County are now under a red flag warning issued by the national Weather Service.

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