Town hall on BP economic damages coming to Diamondhead

The second opportunity is just around the corner for Coast people to weigh in on how Mississippi should spend the $700 million-plus it will get for economic damages from the BP oil disaster.

The next meeting will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamondhead City Hall, 5000 Diamondhead Circle.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who has said he would like to see the majority of the money spent in South Mississippi, set up the town hall meetings to gather ideas about how to spend $750 million over 15 years.

This story was originally published October 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM.