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Supervisors acknowledge TIF agreeance letters and Walkiah Bluff Park MOU; set airport plan update meeting
Summary
Pearl River County supervisors acknowledged Attorney General agreeance letters for multiple tax increment financing plans, accepted a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund for Walkiah Bluff Park (BB.007-084) and approved industrial park reimbursement requests; an airport advancement plan update meeting was scheduled for March 31, 2026.
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors on March 18 acknowledged several economic development steps including Attorney General agreeance letters for tax increment financing (TIF) plans, reimbursement requests tied to county industrial and technology parks, and a memorandum of understanding for a park redevelopment project.
The board acknowledged Attorney General agreeance letters for the Highland Parkway & Frontage Road Phase 1 Tax Increment Financing Plan, the Prices Creek Investments TIF plan, and the Exit 10 "The Branch" Phase 1 project. The minutes note that the board also approved the fifth reimbursement request for SDG-S-029 related to the Pearl River County Industrial Park and the fourth reimbursement request for GCRF 23-62 for the Pearl River County Technology Park; the president was authorized to sign related documents.
In a development item with project-specific language, the board accepted a fully executed memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund for the Walkiah Bluff Park Ecotourism and Redevelopment Project (BB.007-084) and acknowledged a notice to proceed. The minutes do not list a funding amount for the MOU in the public record.
The county also scheduled a Poplarville/Pearl River County Airport Advancement Plan update meeting with SMPDD and Dungan Engineering for March 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the board meeting room.
Why it matters: TIF agreeance letters and reimbursement approvals move local development projects forward by clarifying legal and funding steps; the Walkiah Bluff Park MOU signals progress on an ecotourism and redevelopment effort that could affect recreation, conservation and local tourism planning.
All listed economic development items were approved or acknowledged by unanimous recorded vote. Where specific funding amounts were not recorded in the minutes, the minutes themselves are the primary record and no additional financial details were provided.
The board convened an executive session later in the meeting covering personnel and negotiations related to economic development; no action was taken in closed session. The board adjourned and set its next regular meeting for 9:00 a.m. April 6, 2026.
