Higgins proposes county take on debt for industrial park projects
The Golden Triangle Development LINK will draw up a contract for the Lowndes County supervisors to review and possibly approve by March 1, LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins said at Friday’s board meeting, in order to settle months of debate over whether and how much to fund the Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority.
Aldermen likely to request state funding to relocate library
Mayor Lynn Spruill and six Starkville aldermen decided Tuesday at a special-call work session to pursue three potential projects to ask the state to fund, narrowing down a longer list of ideas from earlier this month.
City moves forward on series of project developments
Columbus City Council voted Tuesday to approve a series of project developments, including a grant application for pedestrian access improvements, bid advertisement for the city’s latest series of street paving and construction work on Lee Park.
Skate park, playground, pool renovations on Parks improvement plan
A variety of renovations and additions to local parks in the next few years are under consideration, including a skate park, a wheelchair-accessible playground, a new Moncrief Park pool house and the movement of Starkville’s community garden from one park to another.
Analysis: City spending less on J5, Neel-Schaffer
Even as scrutiny for the city’s budgeting and spending continues, records indicate Columbus has invested significantly less in project management and engineering over the past two fiscal years.
Golden Triangle gets $13M from Legislature for projects
The Golden Triangle will have an additional $13.1 million to spend on a variety of projects, including more than $6 million for construction and Mississippi University for Women and $5 million for the Partnership School in Starkville.
State bond money for local projects in limbo
Local projects counting on state funding may have to wait until next year.
Legislators await bond bill for possible funding
Local House members should know soon if three major Oktibbeha County projects will receive funding once the Mississippi Senate debuts its major bond bill, District 37 Reps Gary Chism, R-Columbus, and District 43 Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, said Tuesday.
City preps for Phase II of road program
The Columbus City Council has approved a list of 18 projects for Phase II of its road improvement program.
LCSD considering 3 properties for tech center
Now that Lowndes County School District voters have approved a $44 million bond issue for capital improvements, the district must decide the timeline and next steps for the projects.
County schools propose $47 million bond issue
Lowndes County voters who reside outside the Columbus city limits will go to the polls next month to vote on a $47 million bond issue, which will fund a variety of construction projects and technology initiatives throughout the Lowndes County School District.
City-county projects may need revisions
Plans for a pair of joint projects between the city of Columbus and Lowndes County will have to be revised after bids for the work came in over the projected budget, county supervisors learned Monday during their regular meeting.
For divided Congress, water projects are unifier
Big multimillion-dollar water projects, once a favorite target of good-government reformers who made them a poster child of political pork, are back in vogue as a rare force of concord in a dysfunctional Congress.
Aldermen approve $1.5 million for drainage, sewage projects
There was some confusion at the Starkville Board of Alderman meeting when it came time to vote on a $1.5 million project aimed at addressing some of the city’s sewage infrastructure issues, including the long-debated Carver Drive ditch.