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The Waveland Bathroom/Lighthouse Project is gaining ground for funding and construction is set to begin soon. The project will increase the number of visitors to Waveland’s beachfront, add a much needed bathroom facility and make the venue available for events such as weddings, festivals and parties. We are on our way to making this a reality. Elwood Bourgeois Park is being enhanced with the addition of a splash pad on the west side of the park. A new basketball court, tennis court, pavilion and children’s play set have been added in the past couple years. On the east end of the park Waveland is converting one of the softball fields and the t-ball field into a football and soccer field. |
What's Up, Waveland?
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Presently the Waveland Business Center sits half-occupied, but I'm optimistic that will change in the near future. Waveland is actively exploring the possibility of surplussing the Waveland Business Center building to a Waveland redevelopment commission. This would allow the commission to negotiate long-term leases, which by law is difficult for municipal governments to do. If Waveland is able to form a redevelopment district, I believe that will allow the Waveland Business Center to be more attractive to potential tenants.
I was just awarded a scholarship from Mississippi Power Company to attend the True South Economic Development Course at the University of Southern Miss. This is an intensive four-day course that will hopefully answer the looming question we’ve had since Hurricane Katrina: how to encourage development on Coleman Avenue, as well as Highway 90.