Board Of Aldermen

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The highlight of the December 7, 2021, Board of Aldermen meeting was the opportunity to present for approval a resolution honoring First United Methodist Church of Clinton for its one hundred and ninetieth anniversary. As my own church, and that of many others, First United Methodist has been…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large Although the second meeting of the month is usually a shorter meeting, with a less crowded agenda, November’s second meeting had several challenges for the Board. The first issue had to do with the Board’s tabling, at the previous meeting, of a request to build a storage facility…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large For this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting, I participated by telephone from Washington, D.C., where I was attending the Fall Leadership Meeting of Sister Cities International. Despite losing the connection a few times, City Clerk Russell Wall and some of my fellow aldermen were able to keep me…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The Board of Aldermen approved a number of dimensional variances in its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening, October 19. The Board was also asked to address an appeal of an interpretation by the Director of Community Development pertaining to signage for the Briars Subdivision. Director of Community…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The September 21 Board of Aldermen Meeting began, as usual, with the approval of the Consent Agenda, followed by a report from Main Street Director Tara Lytal. Despite the limitations of COVID-19, the accomplishments of Main Street are significant and include numerous activities, including Fresh at Five, Back…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The Board of Aldermen met Tuesday night, September 7, following an informative work session Monday night with leadership of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. New board members were given the opportunity to hear about the work of the Chamber and ways in which the City and Chamber can…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large In its meeting Tuesday evening, August 17, the Board of Aldermen heard an economic development report from Gabriel Prado, the city’s economic developer. Gabriel reviewed some developing projects with the Board, including a possible tenant for the Delphi Building in the Industrial Park, as well as Letters of…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The Board of Aldermen met on August 3 for the third meeting of the new term, and the new Board Members were armed with invaluable information provided at the Mississippi Municipal League conference. All seven Board Members attended for the first time in many years. Two appointments were…

By Ricki Garrett, PhD, Alderwoman at Large The newly-elected Board of Aldermen have begun the term in a very pro-active and engaged way. The first two meetings have demonstrated a desire to be as well-informed and involved as possible, and this has been shown by the Board’s willingness to table those agenda items that have…