POPLARVILLE — The Board of Aldermen received a report on a number of the city’s sidewalks that are getting a curbside facelift to accommodate handicapped individuals thanks to a Mississippi Development Authority Community Development Block Grant.
The ramped curbs are making sidewalks compliant with the American Disabilities Act, allowing them to be usable by both blind and wheelchair-bound persons.
Sidewalks on both sides of the street on Julia Street from Church to Willie Streets have been earmarked for the new ADA-compliant curbs as are those on Main Street between Church and South Streets.
Aldermen discussed earlier this month that residents still having FEMA or other travel trailers as a result of Hurricane Katrina should make preparations to move them out of the city as soon as possible. March 1 is the deadline for removing the remainder of the trailers, a FEMA representative told aldermen this month.
The FEMA representative said 11 trailers are still in the city.
In other matters, Alderman Bill Winborn addressed the issue of the vacant lot on Main Street, which once housed The Other Side, Kloze Klozet and the Masonic Lodge.
Winborn said Mark Gibson of Picayune had asked the board for its recommendations as to what he should do with the property he owns on either side of the section owned by Belinda Holden, proprietor of The Other Side.
Winborn told the board he would like to see Gibson begin plans to build an 8,000- to 10,000-square-foot metal building on either the north or the south end of the block with a brick façade on the Main Street frontage and possibly down one side — depending on which side of the lot it is situated.
The vacancy left from the fire that destroyed the entire block more than two years ago continues to be a source of concern for city leaders and downtown merchants.
Winborn said he hopes Gibson will consider moving forward to help revitalize Poplarville’s downtown area.
In other activities, aldermen voted this month to place Walter Lowe on the Library Board as a trustee and accepted a bid of $1,175 to sell an old model Telesquirt fire truck.
The city board meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
Local News
February 19, 2009
ADA curbing moving forward
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SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES
SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES — Jeffrey Hartfield, left, and Eddie Fry finish up sidewalk work in front of Snyder Park on Beech Street on Thursday. They work for RJM, which subcontracted the work from HSI. Almost the full length of Beech is getting a workover in a $400,000 project.
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CROSSES ERECTED
St. Charles Catholic Church on Goodyear Boulevard has erected crosses it says represents the number of abortion daily in the U.S.
- Shooting suspects bound to grand jury Two of the three suspects involved in December’s deadly shoot-out have been bound over to the grand jury. Those defendants are 27-year-old Quincy Jones and 31-year-old Decori King.
- Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries The heated race to see who will get the Republican nomination for President continues and is coming to Pearl River County, as voters trek to the polls to vote in the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries on March 13, and in the primaries for the U.S. Senate and congressional races.
- Friends of Boley discuss next cleanup Members of the Friends of Boley met Thursday morning to plan for their next big cleanup. With the next cleanup scheduled for April 21, Christy Goss, a city employee, suggested combining that effort with the Great American Cleanup the city participates in each year.
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SAFETY DAY
Picayune Police officers made a visit to the First Baptist Church of Picayune’s preschool class for their Community Helpers Safety Day. During the event the kids got to meet police officers and trigger lights and sirens in patrol vehicles.
- Escapee caught in county Pearl River County Sheriff’s deputies have captured the inmate who escaped from Mississippi Department of Corrections custody on Friday after attending his father’s wake in Picayune.
- Council discusses which funds to spend first On the same day as the ground breaking for the addition to the historic City Hall, city council members discussed which funds to spend first in its construction.
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Poplarville aldermen honor Holliday, get audit report briefing
The city board of aldermen honored former District Three Supervisor Hudson Holliday at its Tuesday night meeting.
Mayor Billy Spiers presented Holliday with a framed resolution of appreciation for his dedication and service to the city while serving as county supervisor.
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MRI INSTALLED
This $1.2 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment was installed at the new location of Highland Community Hospital.
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