Blue Springs Highway 9 in danger
by Clay Chandler
Published: April 1,2012
Tags: Blue Springs, Economic Development Highway Act, Highway 9, MDOT, Toyota, Union County
Legislation that has cleared the House and sits in a Senate committee would essentially kill any chance Mississippi Highway 9 north of Blue Springs had of broad development related to the Toyota plant. Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, filed House Bill 791, which would make Mississippi Highway 9 in Union County ineligible for money under the Economic [...]
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