Pascagoula’s State of the City Address
Pascagoula has expanded its horizons with more attractions, tourism and jobs created over the past fiscal year. This is just one of the updates at today’s State of the City address delivered at Pascagoula’s Rotary Club at the city’s Grand Magnolia ballroom. News 25’s Kristen Durand has the details.
Outdoor recreation, job creation, restore act projects, these are just a few of the things Mayor Jim Blevins touched on during his State of the City address. “We hosted many new ribbon cuttings, lots of new businesses, two or three a week during the year. We hosted many, many great events, Cruisin’ the Coast and the light house and Jimmy Buffet, of all people, in Pascagoula. So, we’ve had a tremendous year,” said Mayor Blevins.
While tourism and jobs are growing, Mayor Blevins says the city cut back about five percent on expenses last fiscal year, leaving the city with a surplus of nearly $300,000. He says Pascagoula’s biggest challenge is the high cost of insurance but the mayor says moving to Pascagoula overall is money well spent when you take in all the amenities the city has to offer. “We’re excited, we have new bike paths and we have new biking events going on and a lot with our recreation department, lots of people coming here to do kayaking and fishing and boating. So, we’re great, we’re big on tourism, come on over to Pascagoula.”
Another exciting project in the works for Pascagoula is a two mile long promenade. It’s in the first phase of construction now but when completed you’ll see more seating, light fixtures and shade structures along the path connecting Beach Park to Pointe Park. City of Pascagoula Public Relations Specialist Anne Pitre said, “We’re really excited about it because it’s going to make the beach front in Pascagoula more of a destination. Hopefully it will bring more tourists to Pascagoula and we all know it’s so important to have new visitors to the city.”
While the city’s on a roll, Pascagoula leaders are looking to the future, hoping to keep up the momentum by continuing to lure in new businesses and jobs to keep revenue up. “Because then you can do more with the rest of your city, you can fix the streets that need fixing, you can keep the infrastructure up, you can have new programs for our young people and our senior citizens,” said Mayor Blevins.
Outdoor recreation, job creation, restore act projects, these are just a few of the things Mayor Jim Blevins touched on during his State of the City address. “We hosted many new ribbon cuttings, lots of new businesses, two or three a week during the year. We hosted many, many great events, Cruisin’ the Coast and the light house and Jimmy Buffet, of all people, in Pascagoula. So, we’ve had a tremendous year,” said Mayor Blevins.
While tourism and jobs are growing, Mayor Blevins says the city cut back about five percent on expenses last fiscal year, leaving the city with a surplus of nearly $300,000. He says Pascagoula’s biggest challenge is the high cost of insurance but the mayor says moving to Pascagoula overall is money well spent when you take in all the amenities the city has to offer. “We’re excited, we have new bike paths and we have new biking events going on and a lot with our recreation department, lots of people coming here to do kayaking and fishing and boating. So, we’re great, we’re big on tourism, come on over to Pascagoula.”
Another exciting project in the works for Pascagoula is a two mile long promenade. It’s in the first phase of construction now but when completed you’ll see more seating, light fixtures and shade structures along the path connecting Beach Park to Pointe Park. City of Pascagoula Public Relations Specialist Anne Pitre said, “We’re really excited about it because it’s going to make the beach front in Pascagoula more of a destination. Hopefully it will bring more tourists to Pascagoula and we all know it’s so important to have new visitors to the city.”
While the city’s on a roll, Pascagoula leaders are looking to the future, hoping to keep up the momentum by continuing to lure in new businesses and jobs to keep revenue up. “Because then you can do more with the rest of your city, you can fix the streets that need fixing, you can keep the infrastructure up, you can have new programs for our young people and our senior citizens,” said Mayor Blevins.
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