City of Ocean Springs

January 4, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.  1.       CALL TO ORDER 2.       ROLL CALL 3.       NEW BUSINESS a)       Conveyance of Ishee-McDonald property to Land Trust – Judy Steckler b)       Authorize Anchor QEA to proceed with a pre-proposal grant application for the Gulf of Mexico Regional Sea Grant Coastal Storms Project, at no cost to the city, [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – At tonight’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board accepted $100,000 for repairs to the Armory Building located on Pine Drive.  The armory is currently used to store oil spill-related equipment and supplies.  Funding for the repair work is from the $2 million BP Deepwater Horizon Response – MS Block [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – At tonight’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board awarded a $266,000 contract to J. O. Collins Contractor, Inc. of Biloxi to begin interior renovations and additions to the Ocean Springs Community Center on Washington Avenue.  Following, the Board authorized Mayor Connie Moran to execute a contract amendment with Community [...]

REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2010  Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs met in a Regular meeting at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs at 6:00 p.m. on December 7, 2010.  The Mayor presiding, Aldermen Ross, McDonnell, Cody, Denyer, Dalgo and Hagan were [...]

December 21, 2010 – 6:00 p.m.  1.       CALL TO ORDER  2.       ROLL CALL  3.       OLD BUSINESS a)       #7 Gulfview Drive – Maralou Guice Richards (Exhibit 3-a) b)       Status Report on Highway 57 Ballfields Project – Joey Furr c)       Highway 90 Sign for Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center – Dan Barber  4.       PUBLIC COMMENT:  The public [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Thanks to insurance rebate money, the City of Ocean Springs Fire Department has purchased a new Pierce Contender Pumper Fire Truck, valued at $300,000.  The 30-ton fire truck is the first new fire truck purchased by the department since 2005. The Pierce Contender features a back-up camera and a top mounted [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Fifteen, 200 gallon Live Oaks are being planted on Government Street and Washington Avenue as part of the city’s Downtown Streetscape Project.  The trees vary in heights of 20 – 25 ft.  Landscape work is being done by Traweek Tree & Landscape, LLC of Wiggins, MS. The tree plantings are part [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – Sixty-two, 23 ft. tall decorative lights are being installed on Front Beach as part of the $2.2 million Front Beach project.  Grant funding for the lights is provided by MDOT and the Mississippi Development Authority. Manufactured by Pemco Lighting Products, Inc., the lights have a Verde Green paint finish and are [...]

RECESS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16, 2010         Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs met in a Recess meeting at City Hall in the City of Ocean Springs at 6:00 p.m. on November 16, 2010.  Mayor Moran presiding, Aldermen Ross, Gill, McDonnell, Cody, and Denyer were present.  [...]

Ocean Springs, MS – At tonight’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board awarded a $245,845.33 bid to Jay Bearden Construction, Inc. to replace the antiquated Pine Grove Water System with city water.  Last summer city officials accepted pledged contributions of $300,000 from the MS Department of Marine Resources and $50,000 from the Jackson [...]