JSU stadium study among state budget considerations

JSU stadium study among state budget considerations

LAWMAKERS ARE PROVING 293MILLION DOLLARS FOR A VARIETY OFPROJECTS LIKE UNIVERSITYPROJECTS ROAD DEVELOPMENTS ANDEVEN A STUDY AT THE POSSIBILITYOF BUILDING A NEW FOOTBALLSTADIUM IN JACKSON.THE STATE APPROVING 250,000 TOFUND A STUDY ON THE POSSIBILITYOF A NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM ONJACKSON STATE’S CAMPUS THATSTADIUM WOULD FREE UP THEVETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM FOROTHER DEVELOPMENT.I MEAN IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT OTHERSTADIUMS HAVE CAUSED A VARIANSIZES, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE LOOKINGAT AT LEAST AN 80 MILLION DOLLARPROJECT MORE THAN LIKELY BUTREALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDYIS TO GET THAT TRUE COST TO NAILDOWN THOSE FIGURES SO WE CANREALLY KNOW WHAT THAT INVESTMENTLOOKS LIKE.THE STATE HAS ALL SO BORROWINGMONEY TO GIVE THE CHILDREN ANDNATURE AND MUSEUMS 2.5 MILLIONDOLLARS FOR BIKE TRAILS ANDPARKING JPS GETS A CORNER OF AMILLION DOLLARS FOR ITS CAREERDEVELOPMENT CENTER JSU GETS 1.5MILLION TO MOVE ITS PUBLICHEALTH OFFICES FROM THE MEDICALMALL.THERE WAS ALSO MONEY SET ASIDEFOR PARKS AT LAKE HICO ANDNORTHGATE STATE LAWMAKERS ALSOAPPROVED A MILLION DOLLARS TOFINISH THE EAST METRO PARKWAYFROM FLOWOOD TO BRANDON SENATEPRESIDENT PRO TEMP DEAN KIRBYSAYS THAT WILL OPEN THAT ENTIREAREA FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT NOTONLY IS A GREAT FOR ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.THE TRAFFIC ONE.I MEAN IT’S LIKE A BYPASS PEOPLEHAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STACK.THEY WON’T HAVE TO GO THROUGHDOWN LAKELAND DRIVE FLORA ISGETTING 500,000 FOR WATERIMPROVEMENTS.THERE IS TWO MILLION SET ASIDEFOR THE BYRAM CLINTON PARKWAY.BRANDON IS GETTING 300,000 FORCITY HALL IMPROVEMENTSHAZELHURST GETTING 3/4 OF AMILLION DOLLARS FOR A STORMSHELTER SENATE APPROPRIATIONS.CHAIRMAN BRIGGS HOBSON SAYSSTATE LAWMAKERS ARE NOT GOING ONA SPENDING SPREE INTO THE MOSTOF US HAVE IS THAT WE’LL BEPAYING LESS WILL BE CUTTING INTOTHE DEBT.WE HAVE GOING DOWN EVERY YEAR.SO IF WE PAY ALL FOR INSTANCE350 MILLION DOLLARS, WE WOULDBUY IN LESS THAN THAT.YEAH, THE MONEY IS COMINGTHROUGH BOND BUILDS WITH THESTATE ISSUES BONDS AND OVER TIMEPAYS THEM BACK, BUT THERE AREOTHER MONIES FOR JACKSON AND THESURROUNDING AREAS COMING THROUGHTHE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS THATIS STILL BEING MAPPED OUT AS WESPEAK IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THISLEGISLATIVE SESSION LIVE