Legislature approves $6.1 million in GOMESA funds for Gautier projects
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
GAUTIER, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature has awarded $6.1 million in funding for a variety of projects in Gautier, City Manager Paula Yancey announced today.
“I would like to thank our legislative delegation, especially Rep. John Read, and the governor’s office for working to secure this funding,” Yancey said. “These funds will be crucial in helping meet Gautier’s infrastructure needs and in giving our residents the quality-of-life enhancements they deserve.”
The City was awarded $2,668,265 in GOMESA funding for the Gautier-Vancleave Road Sewer Improvements project, which will improve coastal water quality, protect natural resources and mitigate damage to fish and wildlife by eliminating the inflow and infiltration problems.
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âAnyone who thinks this isnât an attempt to privatize the state parks is naive,â said Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory.
Senators on Friday passed legislation to create a study committee to research how best to improve Mississippiâs parks system, which has been in disrepair for years thanks to chronic underfunding.
Under Senate Bill 2486, five senators and five representatives would gather information and research various problems with the parks system before offering policy recommendations before the 2022 session.