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Resident opposes proposed annexation; Pascagoula council holds executive session on potential litigation
Summary
A resident opposed the proposed annexation during public comment and the council later voted to enter an executive session to discuss potential litigation related to annexation; the council returned to open session saying no formal action was taken.
During public comment at the Jan. 20, 2026 meeting of the Pascagoula City Council, Lisa Clark Cannon addressed the council to oppose the proposed annexation and submitted a written letter filed with the City Clerk.
Later in the meeting Councilman Carlos Stallworth moved to enter a closed session to determine whether to declare an executive session; the motion passed. Councilman Felix Fornett then moved to go into executive session specifically for potential litigation related to the annexation. City Manager Justin Larsen announced the council had voted to enter executive session for that purpose.
Councilman Fornett later moved to close executive session and return to open session; that motion passed. Mayor Jay Willis announced that no formal action was taken during executive session.
The transcript does not include details of the annexation proposal itself, the contents of Ms. Cannon’s letter beyond her opposition, or any final decision or directive resulting from the closed discussion.
