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State of the City

2007

Presented by

Mayor Johnny L. DuPree, Ph.D.

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INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

• Widening of West 4th Street• Realigning of Hardy Street from Hwy 49 to

Interstate 59 with Intelligent Transportation Systems installed

• Interchange Between Lincoln Road and Interstate 59

• Overpass study • Loop Road / Bypass for Hattiesburg. Extension of Longleaf Trace to Main Street

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FINANCIAL SECURITYFINANCIAL SECURITY

• No tax increase

• Highest sales tax income in city’s history• 35 Percent Increase

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URBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN DEVELOPMENT

• Comprehensive Plan• Flood Plain Maps• Completion of Brownsfield Study for

Mobile-Bouie Street Area• 2006 - issued 160 Million Dollars worth of new

construction permits• Train Depot• Hub City Transit Improvement/USM

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POLICEPOLICE• Crime Rate

• Year to Date 18% Decrease Part One Crimes• Great Program/Gang Prevention• Increase Officer Pay• Additional Officers (88+21=109)• Police Substation • Foot/Bike Patrol

• Reaccreditation • New Police Facility

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FIRE PROTECTIONFIRE PROTECTION

• Rebuilding Main Fire Station

• Updating fleet with new Ladder Truck and Fire Engine

• National Accreditation

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RECREATIONRECREATION

• Chain Park • One Million Dollars to start

• Master Plan

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PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES

• 17 million dollar Sewer and Drainage Bond Issue

• Purchased 4 million dollars in generators for critical need facilities

• 2.2 million dollars spent in Road Paving Projects since April 2006 which equals 35 miles of Streets.

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ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

• New Website

• Wireless Internet Zones at Community Centers and Parks

• Adding Train Depot

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UPCOMING INITIATIVESUPCOMING INITIATIVES • Get Healthy Hattiesburg

• Kickoff April 11th at City Hall

• Digital Divide• Cisco Systems

• Wireless Hattiesburg• Cisco Systems

• USM Business Incubator • Right Way to Throw Away

• Forrest, Lamar and University of Southern Mississippi Partnership

• Lighting Project • Highway 11-Highway 49-Highway 98

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UPCOMING INITIATIVESUPCOMING INITIATIVES ContinuedContinued

• $640,000 for a Transporium between Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Public School District

• Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Pedestrian Lighting Project

• Wade Kennedy Community Center Project• Unity in the Community April 14th 8am-2pm

• Received Governor’s Award for Community partnership

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ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL REPORT

If you would like a copy of the City of Hattiesburg’s 2006

Annual Report, please fill out a request form, which is located at the table by the main entrance.

Both digital and electronic copies are available.