Upon speaking to various people in Jackson, I learned that the Mississippi Municipal League (MML) is setting up a program where cities in north MS adopt sister cities in the south that were affected by hurricane Katrina.
I thought this was a great idea and asked to be given the name of a city still in need that hadn't been adopted yet. Smaller towns were having more difficulty with this as a majority of relief efforts have been focusing on larger areas such as Biloxi/Gulfport. The city suggested was Poplarville (pop. around 2,601 at the last census). I motioned at the last board meeting that we adopt Poplarville and in doing so see in what ways we can lend assistance to them. It was passed by the board and so I have been in contact with some city officials down there.
Their sole fire station was destroyed in the storm. Their police station suffered damage as well and had to have 3" of water pumped out of it. They've been able to restore power and water/sewer. Various homes and businesses were destroyed and of the businesses left, many of them received their goods from distributors out of New Orleans. Needless to say it will be a while before they fully recover.
Currently they are worked with FEMA to set up a temporary fire station. Once fire/police services are fully re-established then they said they will provide us with a list of whatever items they need.
4 comments:
richard and poplarville sittin in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes poplar corey sittin in a baby carriage.
Matt,
What is wrong with you?!
Your friend,
Richard
i was bored. why else would u pick poplarville. and i hadn't heard that song in a while.
Totally not related to Poplarville. Richard, I hear you are in support of a ban to prohibit smoking in bars and restaurants in Starkville??? If you are going to represent students, which is the majority makeup of your ward, you may want to reconsider. I am not trying to be rude, but the majority of college students smoke. If the board voted to prohibit smoking, more people will be loitering the streets, more litter will appear on our new attractive sidewalks, more students will stay home or party at friends' homes, more people will drive to other areas which do not prohibit smoking and that 2% tax will drop in numbers. I have been told that Dan Camp is using the possibility of a ban as a selling point to his commercial properties, the majority of which have smoking patios.
Please, Richard, do not support this ridiculous measure. We are a small college town, not a metropolis like New York City.
I would appreciate your consideration of this proposed measure.
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