After fierce debate, county agrees to help fund city parks
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to provide $200,000 to the city of Columbus for use on its parks and recreation for Fiscal Year 2018-19 with no strings attached.
County claims parks money promised to city is ‘reimbursement’
Lowndes County supervisors insist they are not holding $200,000 from the city parks system.
They just want to know what they are paying for first.
County backs off on collecting CLRA assets
County officials seem to have backed down from demanding $74,000 in reimbursement from the city to settle a Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority dispute.
City lashes back at county over CLRA funds
The city of Columbus is defending itself against claims it has withheld money rightfully belonging to Lowndes County since the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority dissolved last October.
County: Columbus owes $74K after parks split
More than nine months after Columbus and Lowndes County ended their joint parks and recreation operations, the two entities still haven’t settled all the terms of the divorce.
New county parks system up and running
A couple of weeks after its split with Columbus, Lowndes County has its parks and recreation department up and running with an office and phones.
City, county parks system prepare for split
In less than two weeks, the Columbus-Lowndes Recreational Authority will cease to exist in its current form.
New softball field opens at Plum Grove Community Center
Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority Director Greg Lewis said the new softball field at the Plum Grove Community Center has been a long time coming.
50 jobs coming with steel company expansion
A new facility at the Steel Dynamics, Inc. campus will be an expansion of New Process Steel, Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders confirmed during Monday’s board meeting.
County to fund city parks annually after CLRA split
Lowndes County supervisors will ask the Mississippi legislature to approve authorization for the county to give up to $350,000 annually to its municipalities for parks and recreation.
Future of local parks becoming clearer
Details of what a potential city-county recreational split may look like are emerging after the first meeting of a transitional committee.
Supervisors approve AbilityWorks lease
Lowndes County supervisors unanimously approved a new lease to allow AbilityWorks to continue using its current facility near the Columbus-Lowndes Airport.
Sanders softens position on parks issue
With the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority set to dissolve in less than a year, county leadership may seek a new, downsized inter-local agreement to continue contributing funds to city parks.
CLRA future looks bleak
It appears the fate of the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority may be sealed.
Slimantics: Coming soon: The Columbus-Lowndes Parks and Ruin Authority
Monday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors met with city of Columbus and members of the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority to dig deep into the issues facing the parks system.
Councilmen, supervisors to talk CLRA
Lowndes County supervisors and Columbus city officials will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the lower level of the Trotter Convention Center to discuss the future of the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority.
Mayor to send letter to county regarding CLRA
Columbus City Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized Mayor Robert Smith to send the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors a letter saying the city wants to meet to discuss the future of the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority.
Supes cut funding to CLRA
Lowndes County supervisors voted to reduce county funding to the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority during a specially-called meeting Thursday morning.
Our View: All county residents deserve constructive discussions on parks
Tuesday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to send a notice of intent to withdraw from its inter-local agreement with the city to operate our parks.
Lowndes County issues intent to split from CLRA
Lowndes County has formally announced its intent to withdraw from the Columbus Lowndes Recreation Authority.