Perkins claims September aldermen meeting was illegal
The Starkville board of aldermen’s Tuesday meeting began with Vice Mayor and Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins claiming the Sept. 17 meeting was held illegally.
Workers still exploring SPD seepage issue
Continued water seepage issues at the future home of Starkville Police Department pushed aldermen to authorize additional ground borings at the former city hall and delay the signing of a certificate of completion for the building Tuesday.
Perkins won’t run for mayor in 2017
The longest-tenured Starkville alderman announced through a press release Monday night he will not seek the office of mayor in 2017.
Our View: Perkins’ charge of racism is unsubstantiated, divisive
Roy A. Perkins is the most experienced member of the Starkville Board of Aldermen, which makes his recent conduct all the more inexcusable.
Perkins amends scope of electronic devices ban
Documents show Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins amended a resolution Monday that could ban electronic devices — smartphones, tablets and laptops — to now only prohibit the public from bringing cellphones into aldermen meetings effective Dec. 3.
City approves $5M bond notice
Bond monies could be used to acquire land, update infrastructure, construct facilities or develop planning for future Golden Triangle Development Link-recommended projects.
Our view: The scrutiny democracy demands and the public deserves
At Tuesday night’s Starkville Board of Aldermen meeting, Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins expressed frustration with local media over coverage of the Starkville Parks Commission’s recent budget woes. A recent audit found the SPC’s maintenance budget of $180,000 had only $12.35 left in it, with six months left to go in the year.
Our view: Carver Drive residents benefit from approach of campaign season
For years, Carver Drive residents have complained about the foul smells emanating from a nearby drainage ditch.
The politics of the issue have produced an equally offensive aroma.
Perkins opposed to ‘subjective’ pay raises
When the Starkville Board of Aldermen Monday voted to move forward with plans for an ad valorem tax increase and a hike in sanitation fees, Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins was vehemently opposed.
Perkins questions legality of votes in executive session
One member of the Starkville Board of Aldermen believes the board violated Mississippi’s Open Meetings Law Tuesday night during an executive session after its recess meeting in City Hall.