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Projects in Meridian, Mississippi

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Meridian is $186,572,653

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Industrial road from I-20/59 to Hwy. 19 Meridian MS 75 $16,000,000 Streets/Roads 16
Street overlay Meridian MS 100 $15,000,000 Streets/Roads 7
Street resurfacing Meridian MS 100 $15,000,000 Streets/Roads 8
Industrial road from I-20/59 to Hwy. 80 Meridian MS 45 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -1
North Hills St. widening Meridian MS 45 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 24
Street drainage rehab downtown Meridian MS 60 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -3
Replace 31st Ave. bridge over Sowashee Creek Meridian MS 30 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads -4
Repair retaining wall for 33rd Ave. Meridian MS 25 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads -4
Sewer to annexed area Meridian MS 90 $7,000,000 Water -5
wastewater plant rehab Meridian MS 50 $5,000,000 Water 2
Water lines to annexed area Meridian MS 80 $5,000,000 Water -6
Rehab work at wastewater treatment plant Meridian MS 25 $4,000,000 Water -3
2 new water wells Meridian MS 20 $3,000,000 Water -2
Repair Long Creek dam Meridian MS 35 $3,000,000 Water 21
Lines rehab--wastewater Meridian MS 75 $3,000,000 Water -2
Rehab work at water plant Meridian MS 15 $2,000,000 Water -1
Lines rehab in waste water Meridian MS 30 $2,000,000 Water -2
lines rehab--freshwater Meridian MS 75 $2,000,000 Water -2
Replace water lines Meridian MS 20 $1,000,000 Water -4
Additional treatment at water plant Meridian MS 25 $1,000,000 Water 0
Back-up generator at water plant Meridian MS 8 $750,000 Water -2
Valve truck and crew for valve maintenance Meridian MS 2 $151,653 Water -3
Complete Taxiway "A" relocation Meridian MS 89 $10,000,000 Airport -7
Extension of Taxiway "A" relocation Meridian MS 89 $3,500,000 Airport -3
Drainage improvements--maintenance, wildlife Meridian MS 60 $2,000,000 Airport -2
Construct hangar access road Meridian MS 36 $750,000 Airport -6
Kress Building new museum and exhibits Meridian MS 85 $26,000,000 CDBG -69
Sewage treatment plant for east Meridian Meridian MS 125 $10,000,000 CDBG 3
City Hall Green Meridian MS 100 $7,000,000 CDBG -36
26th Ave. subway renovations Meridian MS 50 $3,000,000 CDBG -6
Hospital District implementation Meridian MS 60 $3,000,000 CDBG -14
Carnegie Library restoration Meridian MS 20 $2,500,000 CDBG -6
Traffic light repair/replacement for fuel efficiency Meridian MS 25 $1,000,000 CDBG -2
22nd Ave. Overpass renovations Meridian MS 30 $1,000,000 CDBG 1
Demolition--old parking garage Meridian MS 14 $550,000 CDBG 1
Redline Community drainage project Meridian MS 75 $500,000 CDBG -9
Demolition--6th, 7th sts. from 22nd to 25th aves. Meridian MS 5 $180,000 CDBG -5
Demolition--Ragsdale Block 86 for new PD Meridian MS 4 $150,000 CDBG 1
Demolition--Trustmark Bank & srroundings Meridian MS 4 $150,000 CDBG -8
Downtown storm water management system Meridian MS 10 $150,000 CDBG 6
Demolition--lease spaces in parking garage Meridian MS 2 $50,000 CDBG -3
Demolition--Doughboy Monument surroundings Meridian MS 0 $10,000 CDBG -23
Energy retrofit City Hall Meridian MS 15 $1,000,000 Energy -8
Energy retrofit Threefoot building Meridian MS 15 $1,000,000 Energy -10
Recycling facility Meridian MS 20 $750,000 Energy 13
Energy retrofit 35 public buildings Meridian MS 50 $600,000 Energy 2
Solar power systems at 3 fire stations Meridian MS 0 $450,000 Energy -12
Public housing renovations and repairs—all sites Meridian MS 15 $245,000 Housing -19
Security lighting throughout 9 sites Meridian MS 10 $85,000 Housing -8
Pot hole repair, street resurfacing Meridian MS 10 $55,000 Housing 9
Erosion, sink hole repairs throughout sites Meridian MS 10 $50,000 Housing 6
Reconfigure central maintenance facility Meridian MS 6 $30,000 Housing -5
Property entrance signs with landscaping Meridian MS 10 $30,000 Housing -31
Replace security doors at senior sites for safety Meridian MS 5 $25,000 Housing 0
Repair buckling sidewalks throughout sites Meridian MS 5 $20,000 Housing -3
Repair playground equipment for safety Meridian MS 5 $20,000 Housing -2
Construct gazebo for senior citizens Meridian MS 5 $15,000 Housing -36
Reconfigure community center for police precinct Meridian MS 5 $10,000 Housing -6
Mobile data terminals in 50 patrol vehicles Meridian MS 0 $500,000 Public Safety -2
8 new officers through COPS for drug/gang detail Meridian MS 8 $296,000 Public Safety 35