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Biloxi City Council reviews options for MIMA funds, including 3,000-meter replacement and library roof
Summary
At a council workshop, city staff presented a revised project list for Mississippi infrastructure (MIMA) funds that adds a citywide replacement of about 3,000 water meters, a construction road to protect neighborhood streets, and a West Biloxi Library roof; council members probed costs, grant contingencies and bond mechanics.
Biloxi City Council members spent a workshop session reviewing options for spending Mississippi infrastructure (MIMA) funds, focusing on a proposed package that includes a citywide water meter replacement, a construction road to serve major development and a West Biloxi Library roof repair.
City staff member Christie told the council the project list is unchanged except for three additions: a citywide water meter replacement of about 3,000 meters that are not automatically reading, a construction road in the Bellavi main thoroughfare to give construction traffic access to Lorraine Road and keep trucks off small local streets, and a West Biloxi Library roof replacement that increases the general-obligation (GO) bond total to $8,318,080. “The total should be $8,318,080,” Christie said.
Why it matters: MIMA funds are limited and must be obligated quickly, and some projects are contingent on separate grants. Council members repeatedly pressed staff on which items would be paid by MIMA diversion funds, which would be paid through a GO bond and which could rely on other grants or an MDEQ SRF loan. “MIMA can pay for these…
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