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Editor s note: This story has been updated with council members remarks, as well as opinions from citizen speakers.
FOND DU LAC - The City Council voted Wednesday to terminate the agreement with Lakeside Forward, which planned to add a multipurpose building, ice skating rink and amphitheater to Lakeside Park.
The vote passed 4 to 3, with council members Tiffany Brault and Keith Heisler, as well as council president Kay Miller and vice president Patrick Mullen in favor; and council members Arletta Allen, Ben Giles and Donna Richards opposed.
A vote to amend the agreement to reflect moving the planned multipurpose building slightly west of its present planned location was brought forward first, but failed 4 to 3, with Giles, Allen and Richards in favor; and Miller, Mullen, Brault and Heisler opposed.
First Friday at the District Green tonight from 4 to 9 p.m.
It’s the first Friday of the Month and you know what that means!
First Friday returns to the District Green on Howard Avenue with plenty of live entertainment, vendors, as well as food trucks.
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This is the third First Friday in 2021. This monthly event, like many others, had to be put on hold at the beginning of the pandemic, but they are back.
According to Biloxi Main Street Executive Director Kay Miller, it’s an event that is extremely beneficial for the small businesses in the area, most of which sell out during the event. “It’s a great way to come and support the local businesses and enjoy some fresh air and sit outdoors and enjoy the fresh air. We have a lot of people that are coming that haven’t been here before, that haven’t been to First Friday, that haven’t been to the downtown businesses we have here.”
FOND DU LAC - City Council voted Wednesday night to pause work on the Lakeside Park project until the next council meeting, to allow its newest members to review the enhancement agreement.
The vote passed 4 to 2, with new council members Tiffany Brault, Keith Heisler and Vice President Patrick Mullen, as well as City Council President Kay Miller, in favor. Council members Donna Richards and Arletta Allen were opposed, and council member Ben Giles abstained.
The meeting agenda included discussion on the Lakeside Park plan and its future, and the proposed resolution was added Monday to pause all work on the park project except for the pavilion until May 12, to give the new council time to review the plan and the agreement with Lakeside Forward. If the council doesn t take action before then, the project will resume.
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