Aldermen to consider $7.5 million capital improvement project
Aldermen will consider a $7.5 million bond issue on Tuesday to fund a four-year infrastructure program to address road, drainage, sidewalk and other needs throughout the city.
City adopts resolution of intent for bond issue
The Columbus City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to adopt a resolution of intent to issue up to $5 million in general obligation bonds for road and drainage improvement projects.
Supe candidates weigh-in on bond issue
Lowndes County residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote for or against a proposed $44 million bond issue for capital improvements throughout the district.
LCSD pitches bond to Caledonia aldermen
The Caledonia board of alderman were addressed Tuesday by Lowndes County School District officials, who wanted to convince the town to buy into the proposed $44 million bond issue being voted on Tuesday.
Lowndes Co. bond info meeting tonight canceled
The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at New Hope Elementary School, has been canceled for bad weather.
Petitioners deliver about 2K signatures against bond
Oktibbeha County School District Conservator Margie Pulley took no action on a proposed $13.2 million bond after opponents delivered about 2,000 signatures.
Time running out for bond petitioners
Although petitioners hoping to force a $13.2 million-maximum Oktibbeha County School District bond to an election were short of signatures Saturday, organizers stepped up door-to-door canvassing efforts this weekend.
Petitioners launch campaign to force school bond to ballot
A number of Oktibbeha County residents are gathering signatures in an effort to force a potential $13.2 million-maximum school bond to a voter referendum this year.
Lowndes schools to present second bond issue to voters
The Lowndes County School Board is presenting another bond issue to voters.
Lowndes voters to decide school bond issue
Lowndes County voters outside Columbus city limits will head to the polls next month to vote “Yes” or “No” on a $47 million school bond issue.
The proposed bond is part of a Lowndes County School District master plan that overhauls campuses in Caledonia, New Hope and West Lowndes.
City council holding special meeting Tuesday
The Columbus City Council will hold a special call meeting Tuesday to discuss its capital improvements program.
Council tables $5 million infrastructure bond issue
Action on a $5 million bond issue for capital improvements was tabled during Tuesday’s Columbus City Council meeting.
Infrastructure issues prioritized in each ward
If a majority of councilmen vote in favor of a $5 million bond issue when they meet Tuesday, a 1.1 mill property tax increase is coming to residents and business owners in Columbus.
City sets April 10 public hearing for tax increase
One week from today, Columbus residents will have their say on a proposed millage increase that would fund a bond issue for capital improvements.
Mayor Robert Smith and city councilmen have scheduled a hearing for April 10 at the Columbus Municipal Complex. The meeting begins at 5 p.m.
Robert M. Ford: Time for a fresh approach
With the economy in question; heavy bond issues for the hospital; and needed school support, it was no surprise that an $8 million-plus bond issue for a new police building failed to pass.
Our View: Voters say no
Starkville officials seemed baffled at why an $8.45 million bond-issue referendum failed on Tuesday.
Ward 5 Alderman Jeremiah Dumas said he was “floored” by the meager support for the bond issue, which was planned to fund a new police station.
Dumas: The culture has to change
It was created by citizens, for citizens. It was touted as a potential catalyst for commercial growth in an underdeveloped sector of the city. So why did it bomb Tuesday?
Citizens vote ‘no’ to police station
Optimism that Starkville’s justice complex bond referendum would pass Tuesday sank when the first two precincts reported.