What's Up, Waveland? - May 2017

Waveland Alderman Jeremy Burke reports on the long-awaited Waveland Lighthouse going out for bid, other civic projects and improvements and the St. Clare Seafood Festival over Memorial Day weekend. 

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Two different views of the proposed Waveland Lighthouse obtained from plans posted online

Waveland Lighthouse
Waveland took another step to finally have a restroom facility on the beachfront. Currently, Waveland is seeking bids to construct the much-talked-about Waveland lighthouse, public pavilion, and restroom project.
 
This project has been in the works for years, and hopefully will be completed by the summer of 2018. Waveland has been saving Tideland funds, which they receive annually from DMR, for several years and recently the Hancock County Board of Supervisors offered a $300,000 grant that they received to help fund the project. The bid opening for this project will take place just prior to the May 17 Board meeting.

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This construction project is the prefect addition to the foot of the Coleman Avenue beachfront. It will add another major attraction to the area, which now features the Garfield Ladner Memorial Pier, a volleyball court, a large parking area and the Veteran’s Memorial. The Waveland Lighthouse is a functional building and gathering area that fills a big need on the Waveland beach front.

An official rendering, click on the image to open it in PDF format

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St Clare Seafood Festival

​The St. Clare Seafood Festival has grown into the marquee festival in Hancock County for the Memorial Day weekend. The festival runs Friday, May 26, 5–11 p.m., Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m.–11 p.m., and Sunday, May 28, noon to 10 p.m.
 
The festival features food, carnival rides, craft vendors, and the best free Memorial Day weekend live entertainment anywhere on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On Friday evening, Category 6 will be performing; Saturday evening, Forest Tradition will be performing; and Got Groove will be closing out the festival on Sunday evening. There is also classic car show starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday on the church grounds.
 
In addition to the festival, the 5th annual St. Clare Seafood Festival 5K race will take place on the Waveland boardwalk on Saturday, May 27, at 8 a.m. See run/walk registration details here .
 
Please make plans to have a good time while supporting St. Clare this Memorial Day weekend.

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Waveland News and Notes
 

• The stage at Martin Luther King Park will be named in honor of Clarence Harris.

 

• Waveland received around $70,000 in road and bridge money from Hancock County Board of Supervisor. The streets that will be paved will be determined in several weeks once Waveland is able to compile cost estimates.

 

• The Bienville Drive road flooding issue should be completed by July 1.