JACKSON, Miss.–The Delta was not left out of an announcement about money going to sites around the state to develop industrial sites, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure like airports. For you the investments could eventually mean more good-paying jobs, said Gov. Tate Reeves, Wednesday.
“All this stuff ain’t all that sexy. It’s water. It’s sewer. It’s core infrastructure. It’s the things government is supposed to do. But, it gets us ready for that next major project,” said Reeves.
Having faced criticism from state lawmakers from the Delta during this year’s announcements about major developments like the electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall County and the Amazon Data Centers in Madison County, that the Delta was being ignored, Reeves was certain to point out last week’s groundbreaking on the $1.2 billion Entergy Delta Blues Power Station in Greenville.
The governor said sites in counties around the state need to be ready so that when companies and corporations are looking, they find what they need in Mississippi communities.
“We are listening to the decision makers who tell us what they are looking for when they are looking to locate in America and we’re trying to make sure that we have the best sites available,” said Reeves.
Some of the projects listed for development in the Delta include: more than $200,000 to upgrade and improve the Coldwater Site in Tate County; more than $200,000 to develop a master plan for the industrial park in Leflore County; $50,000 to construct a building pad at the Cleveland Municipal Airport; another $400,000 to develop an industrial site and improve drainage at the Cleveland Airport; more than a half million dollars to repair the Town of Tunica water system and in Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Issaquena, Washington and Yazoo counties, nearly a half million dollars to teach job skills that include heavy machine operation, welding and commercial driving partially with the use of computer simulators.
The money is coming from a variety of sources and totals around $110 million throughout the state.
