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ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG. State of the City 2007 Presented by Mayor Johnny L. DuPree, Ph.D. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. Widening of West 4 th Street Realigning of Hardy Street from Hwy 49 to Interstate 59 with Intelligent Transportation Systems installed

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

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  1. ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG State of the City 2007 Presented by Mayor Johnny L. DuPree, Ph.D.

  2. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS • Widening of West 4th Street • Realigning of Hardy Street from Hwy 49 to Interstate 59 with Intelligent Transportation Systems installed • Interchange Between Lincoln Road and Interstate 59 • Overpass study • Loop Road / Bypass for Hattiesburg . Extension of Longleaf Trace to Main Street ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  3. FINANCIAL SECURITY • No tax increase • Highest sales tax income in city’s history • 35 Percent Increase ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  4. URBAN DEVELOPMENT • Comprehensive Plan • Flood Plain Maps • Completion of Brownsfield Study for Mobile-Bouie Street Area • 2006 - issued 160 Million Dollars worth of new construction permits • Train Depot • Hub City Transit Improvement/USM ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  5. POLICE • Crime Rate • Year to Date 18% Decrease Part One Crimes • Great Program/Gang Prevention • Increase Officer Pay • Additional Officers (88+21=109) • Police Substation • Foot/Bike Patrol • Reaccreditation • New Police Facility ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  6. FIRE PROTECTION • Rebuilding Main Fire Station • Updating fleet with new Ladder Truck and Fire Engine • National Accreditation ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  7. RECREATION • Chain Park • One Million Dollars to start • Master Plan ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  8. PUBLIC SERVICES • 17 million dollar Sewer and Drainage Bond Issue • Purchased 4 million dollars in generators for critical need facilities • 2.2 million dollars spent in Road Paving Projects since April 2006 which equals 35 miles of Streets. ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  9. ADMINISTRATION TECHNOLOGY • New Website • Wireless Internet Zones at Community Centers and Parks • Adding Train Depot ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  10. UPCOMING INITIATIVES • Get Healthy Hattiesburg • Kickoff April 11th at City Hall • Digital Divide • Cisco Systems • Wireless Hattiesburg • Cisco Systems • USM Business Incubator • Right Way to Throw Away • Forrest, Lamar and University of Southern Mississippi Partnership • Lighting Project • Highway 11-Highway 49-Highway 98 ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  11. UPCOMING INITIATIVESContinued • $640,000 for a Transporium between Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Public School District • Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Pedestrian Lighting Project • Wade Kennedy Community Center Project • Unity in the Community April 14th 8am-2pm • Received Governor’s Award for Community partnership ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

  12. ANNUAL REPORT If you would like a copy of the City of Hattiesburg’s 2006 Annual Report, please fill out a request form, which is located at the table by the main entrance. Both digital and electronic copies are available. ALL ROADS LEAD TO HATTIESBURG

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