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City of Greenville Phone Numbers

Greenville Action Line: 662-378-1500
Office of the Mayor: 662-378-1501

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A message from the Mayor
William Alexander Percy Memorial Library

There are many local groups that promote the "good" things about our area.
We do not promote the "bad" but rather serve as a reminder of things in need of improvement.

Thank you Madame Mayor and the city council. As a result of your wise decision our green
tree lined Washington Avenue has been transformed into a replica of downtown Baghdad.

The DDT reported that the 2006 Christmas parade did not travel down Washington Ave.
Instead it went up Main St. to Harvey St. and down Alexander to Walnut.
It looks to me like a special effort was made to avoid the devastated Washington Ave.

Imagine the excitement generated when the Chamber of Commerce, while courting a business investment prospect, bounces
through the pot hole infested streets, past empty run down buildings, ending the tour in downtown Greenville. Pride in appearance
obviously is not high on the city councils priority list.

The city of Greenville has announced that construction on Washington Avenue will begin soon.
We will keep you posted.

At last David Lush and WABG have noted the problems downtown in the Friday feature
"Whats That You Say?" He noted that the city has now begun removing the old curbs
and place asphalt where the trees once stood. But the city did not paint any lines to
help drivers. So now some continue to follow the old serpentine route and others drive straight through.
This looks like an accident waiting to happen.

The city has made a stab at marking the strret on Washington Ave.
The serpentine configuration remains. Even though the trees and curves are gone
and asphalt has covered the holes we still must drive in a winding one way manner.
But it is reminescent of the winding Mississippi River. The more things change the
more thay stay the same.

The city council has approved a 6 million dollar bond issue to repair the city streets.
Another 4 million may come later.

The city council has announced that MDOT will pay the city 1.5 million for improvements of Washington Ave.
Also the council hasauthorized the expenditure of $513,000 to a Jackson firm to assist with the $10 million bond issue
for street improvements. For an interesting comment see the June 14, 2007 issue of the Delta Democrat Times.
Benjy Nelkin made some really good points.

On Oct. 19, 2007 the Delta Democrat Times report that a contract has been rewarded to Malouf Construction of Greenwood for
the long overdue reconstruction of Washington Avenue. The low bid was $1.324 million.
The project will convert the one-way, two-lane street with a serpentine design into a straight, two-way, four-lane throughfare.
IF this project is completed, this will restore the street to the way it was before the 1970's. It has alway been my contention
that the construction of two malls in the 1970's was the direct cause of the decline of the downtown area.
The DDT confirmed that by mentioning the exiting of of Sears, JC Penney and later Stein Mart to the more modern facilities.
While reconstruction of the downtown street will be a welcome improvement, attracting national brand stores back to the area
will be an uphill climb. I wonder if our city leaders are up to the challenge.

The DDT has reported that real progress has been made on the downtown street repair. The project is going as planned.

The City of Greenvile has received a 1.47 million dollar grant for the completion of Washington Avenue and other road projects.

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