Bay St. Louis Police Department one step closer to getting a new home
Bay St. Louis police one step closer to getting a new home By John Fitzhugh | March 16, 2021 at 6:45 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 8:04 PM
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - The Bay St. Louis City Council on Tuesday approved increasing the budget to build a new police station to $2.5 million.
The previous budget had been $1.5 million.
Bay St. Louis Mayor Michael Favre said the city had three possible funding options for the additional money, including using funds from the recently passed COVID-19 relief bill.
Police Chief Gary Pontieux Jr. said before the meeting, they have secured a $1 million grant through the Mississippi Development Agency. Tuesday’s vote gave the building’s designers a budget to work within.