The Waggoner drainage study centers on existing watersheds in the county. Diamondhead lies within the Rotten Bayou watershed which is tied for top place in drainage deficiencies with the Cutoff Bayou-Jourdan River watershed. Here’s what the study says about it:…
â–ş The city budgets about $400,000 – 500,000 annually for street paving. Diamondhead Drive East will cost around $2,000,000. How will we pay for it — all funds to DDE paving for 4 years or other options? â–ş The city…
Agitated claims that we’re in a “critical time” before the next city election and need an incumbent candidate with a “wealth of knowledge” about what’s happening in the city are greatly exaggerated. Anyone who actually follows the meetings or even…
Diamondhead’s five councilmen and mayor, by law, may not manage the city. They are forbidden to hire or fire most of its employees, prepare its annual budget, carry out its laws, negotiate its contracts, or supervise and control its department heads….
Will someone run for mayor who is committed specifically to the work of city building, not just to running for offices? Someone who will remain at arm’s length from factions, supporters, organizations, developers, large landowners, and anyone else who might…
Issues over parking on your property and on streets probably cause more headaches for residents and enforcement officials in Diamondhead than anything else. Best to begin by recognizing the reality of our limitations. We’re a community of people who prize…
FYI, I have sent this email to the DPOA board today: Dear Members of the DPOA Board: For the record, since the COVID 19 pandemic has curtailed annual meeting procedures, I’m raising a point of order now regarding the 2010…
The POA’s public options for preserving the amenities are toast. It burned its bridges for help from the city, and the courts and legislature are not going to trash Mississippi law by carving out a special exception just for the…
Editor’s Note On the Facebook Page known as the “Residents of Diamondhead” (a heavily censored and retricted venue that claims to represent the area’s interest)Â a certain post asserted some remarkable comments concerning the recent Mississippi Appeal Court ruling. What…
Our poor distraught POA board is recovering from its crackup this weekend when it took to its e-blaster and opened fire on its own allegedly “rabid” members for stopping its illegal bill rider. It’s ok for now. The Father of…
