New Bayou Yazoo Neighborhood Association makes presentation for Pascagoula City Council
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Martha Gallahue, president of the newly
formed Bayou Yazoo Neighborhood Association, made a presentation to the
Pascagoula City Council Tuesday night on some of the goals the group is
seeking to achieve.
"We are working on a number of things, not just drainage," Gallahue said. "We have a very quaint neighborhood. It's simple and beautiful and we are trying to preserve that."
She said the association is looking for ways to define itself as a neighborhood like Delmas and Pinecrest areas.
One way to do that is to put a sign at the intersection of Pascagoula Street and Communy Avenue.
"The goal is to keep the theme of that the city has been doing with its signage, something with a coastal look," Gallahue said.
Gallahue also informed the council that the association had developed a neighborhood flag that could be flown to help better define the Bayou Yazoo area.
She also discussed working with Audubon on a birding trail in the area and placing more waste bins in the area to help keep trash out of the bayou.
The group's top concern is drainage and the "funneling effect" that causes water to rise higher that it has in the past at high tidee, during thunderstorms and tropical weather.
Gallahue noted that the bayou had not been dredged since the 1970s.
"It used to be four feet deep," she said. "Not it's probably about four inches. We know that dredging would help. We want to work in partnership with the city to address this and bring a solution to fruition. Drainage is a big issue but we also wanted you to know we are working on other things, too."
Mayor Jim Blevins acknowledged the group's professionalism in working with the city and providing feedback on drainage, which he reminded them is a citywide problem and not isolated to one neighborhood.
Blevins commended the association for their beautification efforts "because it starts one yard, one street, one neighborhood," to help the city reach its potential.
Councilman David Tadlock said the association has "set an example for other neighborhoods to follow."
In other business, the council:
-- Amended its tree ordinance to allow maintenance trimming of "heritage trees."
-- Recognized the Resurrection Catholic School's championship junior high football team. "In four years, I hope we're back here with the 1A state championship," said coach Randy Roth.
-- Approved an event at the Round Island Lighthouse on Nov. 25 for the Zonta Club's "Zonta Says No to Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence" campaign.
"We are working on a number of things, not just drainage," Gallahue said. "We have a very quaint neighborhood. It's simple and beautiful and we are trying to preserve that."
She said the association is looking for ways to define itself as a neighborhood like Delmas and Pinecrest areas.
One way to do that is to put a sign at the intersection of Pascagoula Street and Communy Avenue.
"The goal is to keep the theme of that the city has been doing with its signage, something with a coastal look," Gallahue said.
Gallahue also informed the council that the association had developed a neighborhood flag that could be flown to help better define the Bayou Yazoo area.
She also discussed working with Audubon on a birding trail in the area and placing more waste bins in the area to help keep trash out of the bayou.
The group's top concern is drainage and the "funneling effect" that causes water to rise higher that it has in the past at high tidee, during thunderstorms and tropical weather.
Gallahue noted that the bayou had not been dredged since the 1970s.
"It used to be four feet deep," she said. "Not it's probably about four inches. We know that dredging would help. We want to work in partnership with the city to address this and bring a solution to fruition. Drainage is a big issue but we also wanted you to know we are working on other things, too."
Mayor Jim Blevins acknowledged the group's professionalism in working with the city and providing feedback on drainage, which he reminded them is a citywide problem and not isolated to one neighborhood.
Blevins commended the association for their beautification efforts "because it starts one yard, one street, one neighborhood," to help the city reach its potential.
Councilman David Tadlock said the association has "set an example for other neighborhoods to follow."
In other business, the council:
-- Amended its tree ordinance to allow maintenance trimming of "heritage trees."
-- Recognized the Resurrection Catholic School's championship junior high football team. "In four years, I hope we're back here with the 1A state championship," said coach Randy Roth.
-- Approved an event at the Round Island Lighthouse on Nov. 25 for the Zonta Club's "Zonta Says No to Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence" campaign.
Martha Gallahue, president of the new Bayou Yazoo Neighborhood Association, addresses the Pascagoula City Council on Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 2013.
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