Borrowed money will pay for dozens of Mississippi projects
Published 4:39 pm Thursday, March 28, 2019
The Mississippi Legislature is planning to borrow $207 million under Senate Bill 3065 to pay for various projects, part of more than $360 million in borrowing. In other bills, the state plans to borrow $45 million for Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, $12.5 million for a home for medically fragile children in Jackson, $8 million for water and sewage projects, $3.5 million for a road in Meridian and $86 million for economic development programs run by the Mississippi Development Authority.
Here’s a look at projects in Senate Bill 3065:
Alcorn State University: $6.3 million
Alcorn State agriculture division $720,000
Delta State University: $7.3 million
Jackson State University: $6.7 million
Mississippi State University: $10.3 million
Mississippi State University agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine: $8 million
Mississippi University for Women: $6.6 million
Mississippi Valley State University: $6.3 million
University of Mississippi: $5.3 million
University of Mississippi Medical Center: $12 million
University of Southern Mississippi: $13.3 million
University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast campuses: $1.7 million
College Board Education and Research Center: $690,000
Department of Corrections: $4 million
Department of Finance and Administration: $11.4 million
Department of Mental Health: $4 million
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks dams: $4 million
Mississippi Fair Commission: $2 million
Mississippi Military Department: $2 million
State Fire Academy: $11 million
Coahoma Community College: $1.2 million
Copiah-Lincoln Community College: $1.4 million
East Central Community College: $1.3 million
East Mississippi Community College: $1.5 million
Hinds Community College: $2.8 million
Holmes Community College: $1.9 million
Itawamba Community College: $1.8 million
Jones County Junior College: $1.7 million
Meridian Community College: $1.4 million
Mississippi Delta Community College: $1.3 million
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: $2.4 million
Northeast Mississippi Community College: $1.4 million
Northwest Mississippi Community College: $2.1 million
Pearl River Community College: $1.6 million
Southwest Mississippi Community College: $1.2 million
Mississippi Aquarium at Gulfport: $4 million
Workforce training center in Batesville: $2 million
Port Bienville dredging/Buccaneer Park improvements: $1 million
Grand Gulf road repair: $500,000
Street improvements near Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi: $5 million
Mississippi Center for Innovations and Technology in Vicksburg: $2.5 million
Northeast Mississippi regional wastewater treatment project in Lee County: $2 million
Harrison County veterans affairs hospital: $16 million
Local and rural water system revolving loan and grant fund: $1 million
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance improvements at regional parks: $750,000
Scenic Rivers Development Alliance Lake Okhissa land acquisition: $750,000
Watershed repair and rehabilitation: $3 million
Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation grant fund: $4.2 million
Columbus City Hall renovation: $450,000
Tate County Courthouse restoration: $400,000
Small municipalities and limited populations counties infrastructure: $5 million
Gunter Road extension in Rankin County: $1 million
Laurel drainage improvements: $1 million
Leonard Clark Road improvements in Perry County: $500,000
Sumrall recreational facilities: $2 million
Newton City Hall repair and renovation: $1 million
Copiah County Airport improvements: $60,000
Caledonia park improvements: $50,000
Noxapater road improvements: $50,000
French Camp sewer system improvements: $50,000
West Marion High School bus route improvements: $50,000
Noxubee County courthouse improvements: $65,000
Jesse Harper Road/Interstate 20 north frontage road flood reduction in Clinton: $75,000
Choctaw County road improvement: $100,000
Eupora access road: $100,000
Long Beach cemetery repair and improvement: $100,000
Ackerman road improvements: $200,000
McAlister Road improvement in Monroe County: $200,000
Mississippi Children’s Museum improvements: $185,000
Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy improvements: $250,000
Itawamba County Boat Ramp Road bridge repair: $250,000
Wesson police station repair: $300,000
Quitman County sewer infrastructure: $300,000
Kosciusko courthouse square repaving: $365,000
Bruce water system improvements: $300,000
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District dam safety studies: $350,000
Ocean Springs water and sewer system improvements: $400,000
Leake County courthouse repair: $400,000
Pontotoc sewer system improvements: $400,000
Chickasaw Heritage Center construction in Tupelo: $50,000