The Mississippi Regulation of Charitable Solicitations Act, enacted in 1991, authorizes the Secretary of State (SOS) to regulate charities soliciting funds in Mississippi. The SOS aims to protect citizens from unscrupulous nonprofits through a process that includes selecting charities for examinations. The SOS Charities Division claims to select entities based on complaints and random selection …
The responsibility for how much you pay in property tax belongs to you. Errors at the tax office can happen and you are responsible for reviewing the inputs into your tax assessment. The State of Mississippi requires that Tax Assessors must revalue real property at least once every four years. In Lowndes County, the revaluation …
The City of Columbus announced it is considering putting up billboards and signs to place around Columbus to reduce liter. Many city elected officials like the convenience and low-cost of anti-litter signs. But do they work? In a study done in conjunction with Keep Indiana Beautiful, the City of Indianapolis, and the Behavioral Insights Team …
The City Council voted 4-2 on June 20, 2023 to spend up to $11,000 for Bridge &Watkins consultants to conduct a feasibility study to see if the City should annex. That price tag does not include an engineering study, defense of annexation if the case presented is contested, and other unexpected or miscellaneous costs. Typically, …
Jammie Garrett Attachments Aug 15, 2023, 3:30 PM to Rusty, me, Greg, kevin.stafford@neel-schaffer.com, Keith Good Afternoon Ms. Sorrells, Please forgive me for not acknowledging your Public Information Request, we are in the heart of Budget and I’m trying to do a so much at once. However, I still should have made time to acknowledge that I …
Stop Picking Up Trash By the Ward System. There are six Wards in Columbus, and they are not drawn to be concise in geographic areas, but instead gerrymandered to ensure each ward has the same population. Why would the City ask a private entity to “follow the wards?” It doesn’t make sense to have the …
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Bright Spots: The City received an MDOT infrastructure grant for the replacement of the Luxipaliala Waterworks bridge in the amount of about $4million. The City is trying to collaborate with EMCC to tear down dilapidated properties as part of a training program thereby reducing the number of homes waiting to be demolished at a faster …
