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Committee clears bill allowing DFA to acquire parcels near Mississippi College for parking
Summary
Senate Bill 2301 was reported out of committee; it authorizes the Department of Finance and Administration to appraise and buy several parcels on East Hamilton Street in Jackson, reportedly blighted properties owned by Mississippi College to be used for parking.
A Senate committee reported out Senate Bill 2301 after the presenter described the measure as authorizing the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration to acquire specified parcels on East Hamilton Street in Jackson.
The presenter said the parcels include a couple of blighted properties believed to be owned by Mississippi College and that the college is reportedly willing to sell. The stated purpose for the acquisitions is to create parking lots to support rehabilitation of nearby buildings that currently lack sufficient parking.
Following the presentation, the committee voted to report the bill out. Senator Ladner was recorded as making the motion to add a sufficient due-pass motion; the transcript recorded the voice vote as carried and the bill as reported out. No purchase prices, parcel identifiers or appraisal details were provided in the recorded discussion.
The transcript identifies the acquiring department as the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration and references Mississippi College and East Hamilton Street in Jackson; no statutory citations or funding sources were discussed in the recorded remarks.
