City of Biloxi, MS Biloxi A to Z, 28 Dec 2020

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From YouTube: Biloxi Covid 19 Update 12 28 2020

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Today's A to Z report: Debris reminders; city project updates; latest COVID-19 numbers; City Council meetings; "Causeway Critters"

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Hello, I'm cecilia dobswolfson, the public affairs specialist for the city of biloxi, I'm here to deliver today's report. For monday december, the 28th 2020.. We have an update on the coronavirus cases, storm degree reminders and more in a minute. But first, let's begin with the status report on some of the current projects taking place throughout biloxi.

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Here is biloxi's engineering department, director, christy labotta.

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Currently, the city is making repairs at the new point: cadet walkway, the multiple tropical storms this year cost erosion between the sheet pile wall and the new walkway. So we are now installing concrete to mitigate future erosion.

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Construction on the bayview avenue walkway begins january 4th. This will be a concrete walkway from the forest avenue boat launch to kensington drive. It will replace the current rock riprap with a 10-foot wide walkway with benches and pavilions. This 2.2 million dollar project being constructed by je talley construction is expected to be complete in early fall. 2021.

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at the end of january, residents in sunkist will see a new sidewalk connecting the existing one on sunkist country club, road to potts, very road and in the spring the city will be removing sediment from the ponds on the sunkist golf course, which will help with the drainage in the existing area.

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The connector road between crawford street and dory street is well underway. Once complete, there will be a connector road on the north side of the csx railroad from oak street. All the way to granar street once construction is complete on the roadway.

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Street crossing and nixon street crossing will be permanently closed phase. One of the eagle point park project which includes a walkway and a soccer field, is finishing up in 2021. The city will be adding a basketball court, pickleball court playgrounds and pavilions the much anticipated new division street project has started and residents should begin to see construction work this month. This almost six million dollar project is expected to be complete by the end of 2021 to coincide with keisler's construction of its visitor center and commercial gate facilities inside the gate.

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Point cadet, marina, west's project design is moving along. This project will take the west portion of the marina and convert the entire area to a floating dock marina. The project is expected to be ready to advertise for construction bids in late summer. 2021.

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The city is in the process of acquiring and demolishing property for the potts ferry road extension to highway 90.. The design is nearly complete for this project, and the city continues to apply for grant funding for the construction phase.

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The exterior renovations to the saenger theater are continuing the roof and the fly tower have both been replaced and the exterior brick walls will be re-pointed which will finally waterproof the entire exterior.

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This work will continue into mid-2021 small craft to oak street. Boardwalk project will open beds in january 2021, which will include the installation of a new seawall walkway that incorporates an 18-inch knee wall to prevent sand from being blown onto highway 90.. This project is expected to be complete within a year.

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The aging water lines in tanglewood subdivision have been failing for many years, but now along greenwood drive, miller, drive, floyd drive and driftwood drive. The water lines have all been replaced. The rest of the streets in tangowood will also be upgraded as soon as funding is available, westpaluxic boardwalk phase 1b is now complete, and residents are now able to walk on a boardwalk from rodenburg all the way to camellia street along the beach front wall market.

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Road, east drainage is expected to be completed in late spring 2021, and this 1 million project will improve the drainage in the wool market, plantation or larkin subdivision area. Bringing the water down will market road down old 67 and to howard, creek resident simple market can also be expected to see the start of construction of new sidewalks on lorraine, road north of wool market road.

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This sidewalk will be the first phase of a project to connect the existing sidewalks on wool market road at the school to the subdivisions on the rain road.

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As you can see, we have a mirror of projects going on in the city, and this is only a portion of the projects that the mayor has undertaken.

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He continues to assess what the water sewer and drainage needs are for the residents, and he also works to ensure that our way of life here is maintained throughout all of the waterfront projects. He's done, thank you and I look forward to what 2021 will bring the city of biloxi.

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The debris teams remain on break for the holidays and will return to work on monday january 4th for their second and final pass through all neighborhoods. In the meantime, everyone should make sure their storm debris is moved to the curb make sure it is segregated with separate piles for tree limbs. Separate piles for fence posts and boards and separate piles for any bag leaves please do not mix and do not place near fire, hydrants, gas meters, water meters, mailboxes or utility poles.

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Our storm-related debris needs to be to the curb side before crews return on january. 4Th remember this will be the second and final pass. Pelican waste will pick up the bagged material. You can see the debris tracking map online at dot. Ms dot us forward, slash zeta debris.

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As for your christmas trees do not place those in the debris files. They are not storm debris and will not be picked up by the debris contractors. Green undecorated christmas trees may be dropped off in biloxi at the rodenburg avenue parking bay on u.s 90.. The drop-off is for green trees to be recycled and will be set up through january. The 9th, if you have any questions, contact the harrison county, beautification commission at 228-236-6421 and now the latest from the mississippi state department of health.

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Today, the department reports over 1700 new cases of the virus statewide and more than 12 000 within a week, 28 deaths were reported today and the statewide total since mid-march now stands at just over 4 600..

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This chart shows the latest number of positive coronavirus tests statewide. Since the crisis began.

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This chart shows a 14-day track on cases statewide in harrison county. The state department reports, 62 new cases of the virus, making the county total more than 100 and 2 thousand 143 cobia 19 deaths have now been reported in harrison county. Since all this began in mid-march here's a 14-day chart for harrison county.

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And now for the hospitalizations, the state department reports that, as of december, the 22nd there are more than 1300 coronavirus patients in hospitals, statewide of those patients, more than 100 are in coast. Hospitals and 33 of those patients are in icu. As for the recoveries, the state department's update is, as of december, the 20th that more than 154 000 are presumed to have recovered.

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Everyone must continue to take personal responsibility to protect yourself and others. We are all at risk of getting the virus and spreading it to others, maybe even without even realizing it follow state and local guidelines take extra precautions. If you are at higher risk, wash your hands often stay six feet from others and wear a face mask this week. The latest issue of b news monthly will be arriving at all addresses in biloxi.

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The january issue includes stories on biloxi's, low water and sewer rates, biloxi fire department's top rating municipal election deadlines for 2021 debris, removal and coveted numbers and kelly gumbo's causeway critters. It also includes a host of regular features, such as infrastructure maps, the nickel shrimp column biloxi ba today, the community calendar back in the day and the january btv listings. All newsletters are also posted on the city's website.

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Biloxi city council will hold its last meeting of 2020 on tuesday at 1 30 in the afternoon at biloxi city hall. The meeting will be streamed, live the live stream can be accessed on the home page of the city's website. Recordings of the meeting and all meetings are posted immediately following all meetings on the city's youtube channel, which can also be accessed from the home page of the city's website.

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Non-Emergency city offices will be closed wednesday afternoon for the new year's holiday. It will be closed thursday and friday. It will reopen on monday and finally, we leave you today with an episode of biloxi librarian, kelly, gumbo's causeway.

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Critters story.

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Causeway critters the big surprise.

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Written and illustrated by me frida.

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I have a big surprise for you.

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A surprise for me: what could it be come this way, follow me as far as the surprise, you'll have to wait and see today. For your surprise, I've asked gumbo for a ride.

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Oh, I love egrets. They are.

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So beautiful is this my surprise: paciencia myanmar you'll have to wait and see.

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Trey finley sullivan frankie, diego has a big surprise for me, but he's alright.

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I told you it wouldn't be a surprise. Just like frida you'll have to wait and see.

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Wow, that's the biggest flag. I've ever seen. Diego. Is that my surprise patience? My dear you will know when it's near you'll have to wait and.

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See char diego there's a shark.

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No frida, it's a dolphin woo hoo. I've never seen a dolphin. Is that my surprise, no impressive, but as for the surprise, you'll have to wait and see a sand castle. This is it? Isn't it? No! It's nice. Indeed, your surprise will be here soon. You'll have to wait and see come frida, it's almost time. For your surprise, it's getting dark. How am I supposed to see my surprise in the dark? Wait for it. Frida.

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Take yeah, I love you diego. I love you too, for you.

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