Starkville will seek outside funding for 182 infrastructure improvements
Starkville is likely to pursue grants and other outside funding sources to help improve Highway 182’s infrastructure after many participants of recent redevelopment meetings said the corridor’s lack of bike lanes and suffering aesthetics are the corridor’s main weaknesses.
Highway 182 redevelopment plan expected Sept. 30
Planners with the Alabama- and Tennessee-based firm Farmer Morgan LLC announced Wednesday they’ll complete a Highway 182 redevelopment and marketing initiative by the end of September.
Highway 182 corridor development meeting set
Starkville officials, planners and business developers are set to pitch ideas about how to draw new businesses to the Highway 182 business corridor in a public meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Several goals from ’12 planning session met
Several strategic city planning objectives have been met while other goals set at the time continue to be addressed.
City consolidates planning, federal programs offices
Columbus councilmen have consolidated the offices of city planning and federal programs into one department and named city planner Christina Berry to lead it.
Council tables retail marketing proposal
Columbus councilmen voted to table a proposal from commercial consulting firm Retail Strategies after Mayor Robert Smith suggested that elected officials discuss the idea with the Golden Triangle Development Link.
Council likely to approve retail marketing contract
Columbus councilmen will likely vote today for the city to enter into a three-year contract with a consulting firm that will recruit retail to city.
Starkville anticipating future changeover
Starkville aldermen created a new city position last week, a move that reflects the city’s anticipation of high turnover associated with numerous employees reaching state retirement-eligible statuses through 2017.
Study shows good rapport between community, CAFB
The third and final public meeting designed to inform the public about the preparation of a joint land use study was held Tuesday at the Caledonia YMCA building.
Experts offer advice on end-of-year financial planning
With only days left before the end of the year and questions surrounding the looming fiscal cliff local financial experts are weighing in on ways to protect your investments and see the best return on 2012 income taxes.
Birney Imes: The road most traveled
The other day someone was talking about the proposed Highway 45 Bypass and how it might not be the great thing everyone seems to think it will be.
Birney Imes: One mother in law’s take on city planning
The other night, my mother in law, who has a genius for distilling a complex issue into its essence, said as she was polishing off her daily Dispatch crossword, “Columbus has too many people finding fault with it instead of finding good.”