The Biloxi City Council on Tuesday will be asked to approve the purchase of nearly a million dollars in radios and vehicles for the Police Department, and will consider measures that would allow short-term and long-term stays at Beau View, a west beach condominium.
The council’s meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall.
The initial Beau View measure would change zoning for the 10.7-acre west beach site from B-2 Community Business to B-3 Hospitality Business, which would allow short-term stays, and a second item would approve a conditional use to allow long-term stays — 30 days or more — as well as the construction of a parking garage.
The Police Department request involves 150 radios for $727,000, four Chevrolet Tahoes at $26,000 each, and three Ford pickup trucks for $76,000.
Elsewhere on the agenda, the council will be asked to approve a 20-unit condo project, Briarfield Beach Cottages Condominiums, and variances requested by Desporte and Sons Inc. to allow a new eatery, American Casserole Restaurant, to be located at the former site of Hugo’s restaurant on Division Street.
To read the complete agenda and available resolutions, click here.
News and notes
Flood maps: The city’s Community Development Department continues to review the “preliminary” flood maps released last week by federal and state authorities. To see an online catalog of maps and background on the project, click here.
Signs of progress: The city of Biloxi will soon be resuming the pre-Katrina practice of posting project signs at various city construction sites. Signs displaying project costs and estimated completion date, along with city, FEMA and MEMA logos, will be positioned soon at the Biloxi Community Center, Biloxi Sports Complex, Biloxi Small Craft Harbor and East End Fire Station.
Biloxi High blood: More than 230 Biloxi High students have signed up for a Red Cross holiday blood drive Tuesday at the high school.
Traffic work: To see the latest on road work throughout the city,
click here.
