Lucedale Receives Check, Makes Fire Works Donation

Courtsey of WRBE, "Your Howtown Radio"
Britt Hubbard with the Mississippi Forestry Commission presented Mayor Dayton Whites and the Lucedale Board of Aldermen a check for $29,900 to begin their first-of-the-month meeting on Tuesday night.
The city officials received the check as a grant from the forestry commission's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Fund for the removal of dead and diseased trees and for the replacement of the removed trees. At the April board meeting the funds were approved for the tree removal project and 150 trees will be planted as replacements in Lucedale City Park. Britt Hubbard told the board that Mississippi lost approximately 2.7 million trees during the recent hurricanes and grants were made available to help rebuild the urban forest.
A donation of $2,000 was approved for payment to the Local Law Enforcement Organization to go toward the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show, which brings large crowds from all over south Mississippi, the coast and south Alabama, as well as locals into Lucedale each year for the annual celebration.
The Aldermen also approved a $12,005.90 quote from Premier Foam Insulation for the installing of insulation at the Lucedale Police Department and Police Chief Darrell Brewer spoke highly of the new renovations and told the aldermen that a new filing system was in place.
The city officials also approved for the extra wood chips located at the Recycle Center to be placed in a fenced-in area for distribution to the public. The wood chips, which can be used as mulch, will be given to the public but individuals must load the wood chips themselves.
Mayor Whites reported a successful “Wild Wing” festival and also said that a group from the Mississippi Housing Authority had recently visited the city to view the public restrooms site and City Park pavilion. Mayor said the group did not state if Lucedale was approved for the grant but said he has hopes that a notification should be returned within a short time.
After a short executive session, the meeting was recessed until May 15
at 7 p.m.
Special Thanks to Royce Armstrong for providing the photo, read his complete story in this week's George County Times, May 10, 2007.