Hattiesburg meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Hattiesburg council to weigh $4.19M loan, $2.67M park bid Oct. 20; recent meetings still agenda-only

Hattiesburg City Council members are scheduled to vote Oct. 20 on accepting a $4,193,118.60 loan from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund and a $2,667,639.79 bid from R&J Construction for the Gordon's Creek Linear Park project, according to the posted agenda. No votes, tallies or outcomes from the council's recent meetings appear in the records supplied for this roundup. Those meetings are listed as agenda-only, with minutes not yet published, so what was decided — if anything — is not established by the available material.

Oct. 20: loan, park bid and a property sale

The agenda for the 5 p.m. meeting in Council Chambers at 200 Forrest Street lists several financial and land items:

• Acceptance of a $4,193,118.60 loan from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund.
• Acceptance of a $2,667,639.79 bid from R&J Construction for the Gordon's Creek Linear Park project.
• Sale of city-owned property at 415 Newman Street to Pearls of the Pinebelt Foundation, Inc. for $9,500.00.
• A decrease of the final contract amount to $1,803,717.80 for the Fountainbleu Apartments and Mississippi Hall Area Sewer Project.
• A proposed partial street closure of Barton Street east of 700 W 7th Street.

The same agenda also lists land use ordinances and a land development code amendment, along with contracts for infrastructure and police equipment grants. The amounts above are as written in the agenda; they are proposals scheduled for a vote, not completed transactions.

Oct. 6 agenda: grants, cleanup assessments, sewer bidding

The Oct. 6 council agenda mixed routine business with policy items. It listed adjudicating cleanup-cost assessments and penalties against properties (2026-846), authorizing submission for the USDOT PROTECT Grant Program (2026-851), and approving plans to advertise for bids on the Main Street Area Sewer Phase I Improvements.

Grant items included accepting an increased Project Safe Neighborhoods award of $50,464.00 (2026-845) and authorizing a 2026 USDOJ Edward Byrne grant of $20,003, split $12,049.80 to Hattiesburg and $7,953.20 to Forrest County (2026-852). The agenda also listed a $276.60-per-month copier rental with RJ Young for the Police/Fire Academy (2026-862).

Two council agendas with only procedural steps

The summaries supplied for Oct. 5 and for the upcoming Oct. 19 meeting list only Call to Order, Agenda Review, Citizens' Forum and Meeting Recess. No ordinances, contracts or rezonings appear in the text provided for either date.

Planning, zoning and historic reviews

The Planning Commission's Oct. 7 agenda scheduled public hearings on a conditional use request for a parking lot at 7 Medical Blvd by Hattiesburg Clinic, a conditional use request for Light Industrial use at 12 Thompson Park, and a partial street closure for Barton Street near 700 W 7th Street. It also listed text amendments to the Hattiesburg Land Development Code covering Use Regulations and Design Standards, and zoning requests for annexed properties along Hegwood Road and Lincoln Road Extension.

The Board of Adjustment's Oct. 7 agenda included a public hearing on a variance request for 6581 Hwy 49, a B-5 zoned property, to allow 41% of a single material instead of the required 75%.

The Historic Conservation Commission's Oct. 14 agenda listed a public hearing on certificates of appropriateness for a storage building at 451 W. 4th Street, an attached carport at 125 Mobile Street, a detached carport at 309 6th Avenue, a garage roof modification at 1116 Adeline Street, and site modifications at 106 E 4th Street.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — City Council**, Council Chambers, 200 Forrest Street. The posted agenda contains only procedural items: Call to Order, Agenda Review, Citizens' Forum and Meeting Recess.
• **Oct. 20 — City Council**, Council Chambers, 200 Forrest Street, 5 p.m. Scheduled votes include the $4,193,118.60 Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund loan, the $2,667,639.79 Gordon's Creek Linear Park bid, the $9,500.00 sale of 415 Newman Street, and the proposed Barton Street partial closure.

Agendas and any subsequently published minutes are the authoritative record; readers should consult the official postings for final wording and outcomes.

Hattiesburg agendas: Main Street sewer bid advertisement, cleanup assessments and grants; no minutes yet published

Hattiesburg officials are set to take up a bid advertisement for the Main Street Area Sewer Phase I Improvements, cleanup-cost assessments against properties, and several grant items, according to agendas posted for the week of Oct. 5. No minutes have been published for any of the four recent meetings summarized here, so the records provided do not establish votes, outcomes, or final decisions on any item.

Sewer, cleanup costs and grants on the Oct. 6 agenda

The Oct. 6 City Council meeting is posted for 5:00 PM in Council Chambers at 200 Forrest Street. The agenda includes authorizing plans to advertise for bids on the Main Street Area Sewer Phase I Improvements. Also listed:

• Adjudicating cleanup-cost assessments and penalties against properties (2026-846)
• Authorizing submission for the USDOT PROTECT Grant Program (2026-851)
• Approving a $276.60 per month copier rental with RJ Young for the Police/Fire Academy (2026-862)
• Accepting an increased Project Safe Neighborhoods grant award of $50,464.00 (2026-845)
• Authorizing a 2026 USDOJ Edward Byrne grant of $20,003, split $12,049.80 to Hattiesburg and $7,953.20 to Forrest County (2026-852)

Routine items include approving minutes and acknowledging bid and quote dockets. Because minutes are not yet published, whether the council approved, amended, or tabled any of these items is not established by the supplied records.

Oct. 5 council meeting listed as procedural

A separate City Council meeting is posted for Monday, Oct. 5 at 4:00 PM in Council Chambers at 200 Forrest Street. The agenda lists only procedural steps: Call to Order, Agenda Review, Citizens' Forum, and Meeting Recess. No ordinances, contracts, rezonings, or other substantive items appear in the supplied text.

Planning Commission hearings Oct. 7

The Planning Commission is scheduled to hold public hearings on several petitions. Listed items include a conditional use request for a parking lot at 7 Medical Blvd by Hattiesburg Clinic; a conditional use request for Light Industrial use at 12 Thompson Park; a partial street closure request for Barton Street near 700 W 7th Street; text amendments to the Hattiesburg Land Development Code regarding Use Regulations and Design Standards; and zoning requests for annexed properties along Hegwood Road and Lincoln Road Extension. The meeting also includes approving previous minutes and reviewing building and planning reports.

Board of Adjustment: 6581 Hwy 49

The Board of Adjustment is set to hold a public hearing on a variance request for a B-5 zoned property at 6581 Hwy 49, to allow 41% of a single material instead of the required 75%. The board also reviews its October agenda and September meeting minutes.

Coming up

The Historic Conservation Commission meets Oct. 14 and will hold a public hearing to consider certificates of appropriateness for property changes. Listed requests include a storage building at 451 W. 4th Street, an attached carport at 125 Mobile Street, a detached carport at 309 6th Avenue, a garage roof modification at 1116 Adeline Street, and site modifications at 106 E 4th Street. The meeting also includes a review of tabled items and new applications for modifications within city historic districts.

All four recent meetings are listed in the supplied records as agenda-only, with minutes not yet published. The linked official agendas are the authoritative documents for each item, including the exact wording, item numbers, and any amounts.

Hattiesburg boards to weigh rezoning, school district variances

Hattiesburg officials met last week without final decisions, while upcoming meetings will consider several land-use requests, including rezoning for William Carey University and the Hattiesburg Public School District.

Recent meetings

Historic Conservation Commission (Aug. 12)

The commission held a public hearing on seven applications for Certificates of Appropriateness, covering changes to properties in local historic districts. Items included a porch addition, new construction, signage, door replacements, tree removal, an accessory structure, and porch screening. The agenda also included reports from the arborist, code enforcement, and coordinator. Minutes have not yet been published, so no decisions are known.

City Council (Aug. 17 and Aug. 18)

The Aug. 17 meeting was procedural, with no substantive items listed. The council called the meeting to order, reviewed the agenda, held a citizens' forum, and recessed.

The Aug. 18 meeting considered several land-use items, including three zoning variances and two conditional use requests. The agenda also included a contract change order increase of $17,770 for the Grace Avenue Sidewalk Project, along with budget amendments and grant approvals. Minutes have not yet been published, so no votes are known.

Upcoming Meetings

Planning Commission (Sept. 2)

The commission will hold a public hearing on seven petitions, including rezoning requests from:

• William Carey University (307 Tommy King Drive, from R-1B to R-3)
• Tripp Reed and Anderson Neighbors (900 Beverly Hills Road, from R-1B to R-3)
• Hattiesburg Public School District (4th Street, from R-3 to B-2)
• Mississippi Power Company (near 5012 Old Hwy 42, from B-5 to I-1)

Also on the agenda: a historic flood variance for 526 Forrest Street (Hattiesburg Public School District) and a text amendment to the Land Development Code.

Board of Adjustment (Sept. 2)

The board will hear four variance requests, including two from the Hattiesburg Public School District and two from property owners near Old Hwy 42. The school district requests include a reduction of an end cap landscape island from 120 square feet to 0 square feet at 174 WSF Tatum Drive, and an increase in front yard fence height from 4 feet to 10 feet on 4th Street. The other requests involve fence height and setback reductions near 5012 Old Hwy 42.

Coming Up

• **Planning Commission** – Sept. 2, public hearing on rezoning and variance requests.
• **Board of Adjustment** – Sept. 2, public hearing on four variance requests.

Both meetings are open to the public. Official agendas and minutes are available on the city's website.

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*This roundup is based on official agendas and minutes. No decisions have been reported for the recent meetings listed.*