TIM PRATT
Don Posey has been serving as Oktibbeha County Administrator for nearly 15 years and, in that time, has seen administrations come and go, whether it’s in the city of Starkville, at Mississippi State University or on the county’s Board of Supervisors.
One thing that’s always been lacking, however, is a willingness to work together for the good of the city, county and university, Posey said.
With the installment of new Mississippi State President Mark Keenum last year and a mostly new cast on the Starkville Board of Aldermen, Posey said Monday he feels the region finally has a group of people that is willing to work together.
Officials from the city, county, Mississippi State and Greater Starkville Development Partnership gathered Monday at the city’s Sportsplex for a roundtable discussion on how to improve the region’s future. The goal is to come with a list of short-term and long-term projects or objectives which the entities would work together on to benefit the entire region.
“Together, we’re stronger than three separate entities,” Oktibbeha County District 4 Supervisor and Board President Marvell Howard said.
Each of the three entities, plus the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, will come up with a list of short-term projects, which they will discuss at a meeting later this month. The plan is to apply for state and federal moneys to complete those projects, though no specific projects were discussed Monday.
“That’s what we have to come up with now,” Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman said of the list of potential projects.
The group also will try to come up with long-term projects and goals within 60 days. Those projects would help shape potential growth and development over the next 10 or 15 years.
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