$55M coming to Coast for over 70 projects: Better piers, parks, boat launches and more
South Mississippi will see $55 million invested in projects that will bring new boat piers, improve water and sewer service, help grow oysters and repair parks across the three Coast counties.
The Department of Marine Resources allocation bill lists $43 million in GOMESA projects, funded by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act from gas and oil leasing revenues on the Outer Continental Shelf off Mississippi.
More than $12 million in projects are funded this year through the Tidelands Trust Fund, paid mostly by leases to casinos and some other businesses on the Coast.
Gov. Tate Reeves was in Gautier May 5 to talk about the $2.67 million Gautier Vancleave sewer improvements project that will improve water quality and mitigate damage to fish and wildlife.
Here is a list of the projects coming to South Mississippi:
GOMESA projects
▪ $4.99 million — University of Southern Mississippi Ocean Enterprise Project in Gulfport
▪ $2.81 million — Oak Harbor sewer improvements, Hancock County Utility Authority
▪ $2.72 million — Hancock County Atlantic Street sewer improvements
▪ $2.67 million — Gautier water quality and infrastructure sanitary sewer
▪ $2.65 million — Bayview Avenue Boardwalk, Biloxi
▪ $2.19 million — Long Beach Small Craft Harbor SE bulkhead improvements
▪ $2 million — DRM oyster plant
▪ $1.96 million — Buccaneer State Park, through Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks
▪ $1.90 million — East Biloxi Boardwalk, Biloxi
▪ $1.74 million — Front Beach erosion control project, Jackson County Supervisors
▪ $1.74 million — Pass Christian gravity sewer system improvements Phase I
▪ $1.73 million — Coffee Creek Outfall, DMR
▪ $1 million — East Biloxi Boardwalk sand re-nourishment, Biloxi
▪ $996,285 — Water quality, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
▪ $967,575 — Pass Christian sanitary sewer pump station repairs
▪ $915,000 — Pascagoula Buena Vista area drainage
▪ $831,600 — Diamondhead sewer improvements
▪ $803,657 — IMMS evaluation study, Mississippi State University
▪ $800,000 — Point Cadet Living Shoreline, Biloxi
▪ $753,014 — DMR artificial reef construction
▪ $600,000 — DMR administrative expenses
▪ $510,200 — Port Bienville Conservation Management, Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission
▪ $510,000 — Pascagoula Point Park pier repair/improvements
▪ $509,764 — Coffee Creek water quality, DMR
▪ $503,384 — DMR oyster clutch
▪ $495,000 — Diamondhead marsh erosion prevention
▪ $470,267 — Infinity Science Center, through DMR
▪ $466,675 — Oyster restoration and enhancement, DMR
▪ $450,000 — Jackson County Watershed Development Plan
▪ $410,000 — Jourdan River Shores sewer force main relocation, Kiln Utility District
▪ $271,951 —Ward 6 boat launch, public water access, restroom facility, Bay St. Louis
▪ $250,000 — DMR for Bonnet Carre Response
▪ $244,223 — USM collection of fishery-dependent information on blue crabs
▪ $243,223 — Hancock County water sewer force crossing
▪ $236,900 — Railroad Corner Beneficial Use Site, DMR
▪ $225,493 — Audubon of Mississippi Coastal Conservation Project through Department of Marine Resources
▪ $218,516 —DMR GOMESA project management, development and mitigation
▪ $120,000 — Mississippi reef fish monitoring and assessment, DRM
▪ $105,000 — Sea oats and sand dunes creation, Harrison County
▪ $87,598 — DMR Shellfish Water Quality Testing
▪ $12,790 — USM Aquaculture Depth Control Unit
Tidelands Fund
The $12,226,497 in tidelands money for the fiscal year starting July 1 includes:
Harrison County
▪ $450,000 — Kuhn Street boat launch, Biloxi
▪ $400,000 — Working waterfront harbor marina public access, D’Iberville
▪ $270,000 — West Small Craft Harbor Improvements, Pass Christian
▪ $250,000 — Courthouse Road boat launch maintenance dredge, Gulfport
▪ $200,000 — Causeway Park floating dock project, Biloxi
▪ $200,000 — Causeway Park floating dock project, Biloxi
▪ $200,000 — Bernard Bayou James Hill Park site improvements, Gulfport
▪ $150,000 — Mississippi Coastal Map, South Mississippi Planning and Development District
▪ $150,000 — Hiller Park boat launch, Biloxi
▪ $125,000 — Eagle Point Park, Biloxi
▪ $100,000 — Maritime Classroom, Harrison County Board of Supervisors
▪ $25,000 — Long Beach Harbor Improvements
Jackson County
▪ $403,450 — Sunset Pier and sidewalk extension, Moss Point
▪ $234,000 — East Beach Accessibility Phase II, Ocean Springs
▪ $400,000 — Improvements to Point Park boardwalk and piers, Pascagoula
▪ $335,000 — USM/GCRL Marine Education Center pier and kayak launch, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs
▪ $250,000 — Shepard State Park upgrades, Gautier
▪ $250,000 — Mary Walker Bayou parks project, Gautier
▪ $150,000 — Racetrack Road boat launch, Jackson County Supervisors
▪ $100,000 — Estuarine Education Center comfort station, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Hancock County
▪ $451,000 — Clermont Harbor pier expansion, Hancock County Supervisors
▪ $400,000 — Diamondhead Noma Drive public access improvements, Diamondhead
▪ $375,000 — Long Beach pavilion, harbor and volleyball area, Harrison County Supervisors
▪ $300,000 — Boat Launch Marina planning assistance, Waveland
▪ $241,000 — Seafood Museum Hurricane Zeta Schooner Pier repair, Biloxi
▪ $200,000 — Bayou La Croix boat launch Ward 6, Bay St. Louis
▪ $200,000 — Marine Patrol Equipment, Department of Marine Resources
▪ $200,000 — Oceans Springs Sidewalk Project
This story was originally published April 5, 2021 at 5:50 AM.
