The Daily news goes with an article about crowds, presumably overflow from Level III, causing problems on main street. Is it really a problem? Is so, why isn’t the SPD ramping up patrols?
Holiday Inn gets HDTV….
November 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
…among other things. The hotel will start an upgrade that will feature new furniture, floor coverings and TVs. Construction starts over the next few months.
Kudos to managing partner Chip Carley for using local companies- Flexsteel, Starkville Floorings and BankFirst- to get the project rolling.
Let BOA know where you stand on the road bond issue
November 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Another week, another bond issue.
BOA will discuss the road bond issue at next Tuesday’s meeting as a public forum.
They have already approved the millage increase, now they want to spend it by getting a partial lump sum upfront to proceed on road repair. It’s kinda like one of those commercials you see late nights about getting your settlement or annuity paid out upfront, except the taxpayers foot the bill.
This is a needed bond issue (unlike the OCH one) as our roads haven’t kept up with our growth. This should have been taken care of 10 years ago when city leaders tried to pass a comprehensive road improvement bond issue. BTW, I’m still waiting on Vic Zitta’s “better plan.” (I guess its hard to implement your “better plan” when your elected seat is disposed of and you lose your primary race.)
Sewer and water lines are next. They are aren’t as sexy as blacktop, but really do raise a stink when they don’t work right.
Dispatch profiles new coffee house
November 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Little Building Cafe is profiled today in the Dispatch. Organic/whole foods for break and lunch are their specialities. The brother/sister team of Annie Coggan Crawford and Ted Coggan are the dream behind the newest coffee shop in town.
It’s the end of the world as we know it….
November 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Feds released their study today on how an earthquake along the New Madrid fault would affect the area.
Lockdown at Ward-Stewart
November 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
From Nicole Thomas, Public Information Officer Starkville School District
November 21, 2008
Ward Stewart Elementary School was under lockdown for approximately 30 minutes this morning after a teacher saw an unknown person run across the playground while she was outside with her students. The incident occurred around 10:40, and the teacher quickly alerted the office and other teachers who were outside with their students. The teachers immediately began gathering the children together and brought them inside the school. As the children were returning to the school, the police arrived at the campus. The school was placed under lockdown immediately and all children were accounted for in their classrooms. Henderson Intermediate School was also notified of the situation since it is located on the same campus as Ward Stewart Elementary School. Principal Diane Baker and Asst. Principal Watress Harris along with Asst. Superintendents Walter Gonsoulin and Beth Sewell remained in contact with police until the campus was determined safe and the lockdown was lifted around 11:10. Children returned to their normal schedules, but they were not to go outside to the playground area for the remainder of the day.
The fun begins
November 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Jon Maynard hits the problem of the GSDP Executive Committee structure head on with his new panel on restructuring.
The Executive Committee, or whatever the governing board of the GSDP will become, must have a measure of accountability to it’s membership. There must be some type of recall process in place so that a small group of people can’t sit passively by as we spin our wheels in economic development (see “GSDP: The Thornell Years” for further explanation).
Is that a larger board with more members, some from MSU and the public sector? Is that elections by the general membership? Royal appointment from his highness Dan Camp?
On a different note, Maynard made a good hire in Allison Matthews as VP/Membership. Allison is a native who will do a good job.
When at first you don’t succeed…
November 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
On the fourth time, the BOA passed the CVB budget. Wow. Did they get what they really want- other than to look foolish?
The MEC/Blake Wilson show
November 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Blake Wilson from the Mississippi Economic Council was in town today for the Marathon Mississippi tour. The breakfast, held at Starfleet Headquarters- Hunter Henry- was an update about what the MEC is doing in the areas of business advocacy, education reform, etc. Basically, the stuff that helps businesses grow and Mississippi succeed.
The audience was full of MSU officials, community leaders and staff members from the GSDP. One glaring group missing was any members of he current Board of Aldermen, Mayor Dan Camp or CAO Lynn Spruill. (Note: I don’t know Rodney Lincoln by sight, so he may have been stuck at a back table.)
One of the top economic development officials for the state is in town and NO ONE from the municipal government can bother to show up to eat grits and sausage.
Pitiful.
New leadership is needed. Too bad we have to wait till next summer to get it.
UPDATE: Got a nice phone call from Matt Cox saying that he did not get an invite and had no idea that it was happening. The Aldermen probably should get a free pass on this, but there is no excuse for the Mayor not to be there.
Clyde goes off
November 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Former MSU prof Clyde Williams takes the Supes to task for their boy club-ish ways in today’s SDN. He took them to task for holding daytime meetings that don’t work well for many residents to attend, not publishing an agenda ahead of time and general inconsistencies that have plague the Supes. And apparently two of the Supes took the statement that they would have to be re-elected in 3 years as a threat.
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