What's Up, Waveland? - April 2017

Waveland Alderman Jeremy Burke reports on C&R's 10th Annual Crawfish Cookoff, the possibility of curbside recycling and the town's annual Easter Egg Hunt. 

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C&R's 10th Annual Crawfish Cookoff

​C&R’s Bar and Grill’s 10th Annual Crawfish Cook-Off will be held on Saturday, April 29th from 10–4:30 on Coleman Avenue.
 
Team entry is $150, and C&R provides teams with sacks of crawfish. Prizes of $500 and $250 will be awarded to the champion and runner-up teams, respectively. Trophies will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, as well as to the People’s Choice, Most Unique, and Edible Lagniappe items.

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In addition, you can have your business name displayed at the event by sponsoring a sack of crawfish. Teams and sponsorships are limited for this event, so call 228-493-9922 today to secure your spot.
 
Admission is just $20 for adults and $10 for kids (9–12), and under-8s are free. Rochelle Harper will be the entertainment this year. The C&R crawfish cook-off will benefit Friends of the Animal Shelter and Wild at Heart Rescue.

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Curbside Recycling

So, do you want citywide curbside recycling or not?
 
Mayor Mike Smith, five additional Hancock County elected officials, Diamondhead's city manager and I serve as directors of the Hancock County Solid Waste Authority, which is currently soliciting bids for curbside recycling service in each municipality in Hancock County. 
 
Currently, if people want to recycle items like glass, paper, and plastic, the only option in Hancock County is for people to take them to one of five recycling dumpsters located throughout the county. A large percentage of Hancock County households do not recycle, so the question becomes, “If curbside recycling was available, would more people start recycling?” One would hope so.
 
The service of curbside recycling will probably cost between $2 and $5 for each household per month — I will know the exact service fee for curbside recycling service on May 8th. Recycling would be billed the same way that your monthly curbside trash collection service is billed.
 
It is important to let your Hancock County Solid Waste Authority Director from your municipality or your councilman or mayor know if you are interested in having curbside recycling in your municipality. Email yours today!

Editor's Note:  You may also take this survey!
 
Hancock County Solid Waste Authority Directors:
 
Diamondhead:
 Mayor Tommy Schafer
 Clovis Reed
 
Bay St Louis:
 Mayor Les Fillingame
 Councilman Bobby Compretta
 
 Waveland:
 Mayor Mike Smith
 Alderman Jeremy Burke
 
Hancock County:
Supervisor Blaine Lafontaine
Supervisor Greg Shaw                                                          
 

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Easter Egg Hunt

 Waveland’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, April 8, 11–1 at the day-use picnic area at Buccaneer State Park. This annual event will have games, prizes, snacks, thousands of eggs and, of course, the Easter bunny.

​Hope to see everyone out there! If you have any questions or would like to donate items, please contact April Depreo at achevis@waveland-ms.gov or 228-216-1592.

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