Mississippi Business Journal » councilwoman http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Council rejects mayor’s $10M bond issue for streets http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/26/council-rejects-mayors-10m-bond-issue-for-streets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=council-rejects-mayors-10m-bond-issue-for-streets http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/26/council-rejects-mayors-10m-bond-issue-for-streets/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:44:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70325 JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has overwhelmingly rejected a $10-million bond issue for street repaving, a stinging rebuke of Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.’s agenda in the waning months of his current term. Council members gave varying reasons for the measure’s defeat, but Budget Committee chairwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon blamed it on an unwillingness among members [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/26/council-rejects-mayors-10m-bond-issue-for-streets/feed/ 0 Mayor wants $90M for water, sewer improvement contract http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/mayor-wants-90m-for-water-sewer-improvement-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-wants-90m-for-water-sewer-improvement-contract http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/mayor-wants-90m-for-water-sewer-improvement-contract/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:43:40 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63810 JACKSON — Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is pushing the Jackson City Council to approve a $90 million water and sewer improvement contract that project officials guarantee will pay for itself. The Clarion-Ledger reports the project would be a major step toward addressing the city’s water and sewer infrastructure. The project includes four major initiatives: — [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/12/mayor-wants-90m-for-water-sewer-improvement-contract/feed/ 0 City wants legislators to approve vote on restaurant/bar tax http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/10/city-wants-legislators-to-approve-vote-on-restaurantbar-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-wants-legislators-to-approve-vote-on-restaurantbar-tax http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/10/city-wants-legislators-to-approve-vote-on-restaurantbar-tax/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:45:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53767 GAUTIER — The Gautier City Council has approved a resolution asking for legislative authority to hold a referendum on a 1 percent tax on restaurant and bar sales to fund recreation, economic development and tourism promotion. The Mississippi Press reports the vote without comment at yesterday’s council meeting is for a “local and private bill” [...]

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