What's Up, Waveland? - January 2016

Waveland Alderman Jeremy Burke welcomes in the New Year with news about the classic Nereids parade, the opening of the new Beacon Theater, a no-truck ordinance, and a recap of the year's achievements. 

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Nereids Rolls on January 31st

Mark your calendars for the Annual Nereids Parade on January 31st, 2016 at 1 PM.

The parade begins in front of the Hancock County Governmental Annex Building in Bay St. Louis and rolls west on Highway 90, ending at the intersection of Auderder Street and Highway 90 in Waveland. Both lanes on Highway 90 in Waveland will be closed from the Bay St. Louis-Waveland city line to Waveland Avenue.

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Lights, Camera, Action!

The long wait is finally over to have a movie theater again in Waveland.  Beacon Theatres opened their doors for business on Friday, December 11. Beacon Theatre went through a complete top-to-bottom renovation on the former Cinema 4 and is now better than ever.  The Beacon Theatre has new everything inside and will be a great addition to the Waveland business community.  

Beacon Theatre is located at the 310 Highway 90 (behind McDonald's) and is open 7 days a week.  For movie times visit Beacon Theatre website.

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No Trucks Ordinance

At the Wednesday, December 16 meeting I placed on the agenda an ordinance that will eliminate the through medium and heavy-duty trucks traffic on Arnold Street, Jeff Davis Avenue and Avenue B.  The ordinance failed by a 2-3 vote with the "yeas" being Alderman Piazza and me.  The Mayor and other board member had some concerns about the ordinance.  I plan to amend the ordinance as it is written to address the concerns of the other Alderman and Mayor and will introduce the ordinance early this year. 

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Happy New Year!

The City of Waveland was able to take some steps forward during the 2015.  Some of the keynotes were the opening of the Garfield Ladner Memorial Pier, the major Jeff Davis Avenue sewage and water replacement project finally being completed, and the securing of funds for a sidewalk on Waveland Avenue.  

Improvements to the Waveland Civic Center/Ground Zero Museum will be completed at the end of this month. During the summer of 2016 the police department should have a new permanent police station and the city-wide drainage project will be wrapping up.  I'm hoping Waveland will be able to secure funding and start construction on a lighthouse comfort station at the foot of Coleman Avenue on the beach.