Recommendations 2** Recommendation from Planning Commission to Amend Zoning Ordinance -… plan amendment
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Gulfport Meetings
Gulfport Meeting, July 9, 2026
Approves Resolution accepting support of Harrison County Board of Supervisors on road right-of-way improvements, unanimous
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What happened
The Gulfport, Mississippi City Council conducted a routine business meeting with no formal rezonings; the most consequential land-use action was reconsidering and then approving the ordinance closing and vacating a portion of Third Street (East Railroad Avenue closing at Third St…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Gulfport, MS
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 18 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 18
Code enforcement cut-and-clean order for vacant parcel on Dedeaux Road
Code enforcement hearing on a cut-and-clean order for a vacant parcel on Dedeaux (Dedo) Road, agenda item 22. Property owner Larry Matranga disputed responsibility, arguing the parcel involves a dedicated easement/right-of-way from the original Fairfield subdivision (developed by Bailey Homes, dedicated 1990) versus Fairfield Part Three which he developed in 2007-2008. Council determined ownership/easement questions are findings of fact outside the hearing scope; administration to take it back and bring it back at the first meeting in August.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Gulfport, Mississippi City Council conducted a routine business meeting with no formal rezonings; the most consequential land-use action was reconsidering and then approving the ordinance closing and vacating a portion of Third Street (East Railroad Avenue closing at Third St…
Key Decisions (18)
Continued
Code enforcement cut-and-clean order for vacant parcel on Dedeaux Road
Tabled
Reconsideration of ordinance closing and vacating Third Street (initial table)
Vote: passed
Approved
Resolution accepting support of Harrison County Board of Supervisors on road right-of-way improvements
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Contract award to JLB Contractors for Coffee Creek Rehab
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Certificate of substantial completion for VA laundry re-roof
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MOU with Armed Forces Retirement Home for emergency services response
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Mod 2 to sub-award grant agreement with MDEQ for citywide lift station rehabs
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Acquisition of wetland mitigation credits for Gulfport BUILD grant (Beale Road) project
Vote: passed
Approved
Termination of contracts agreement with Volkert for Beale Road project
Vote: 6-1
Approved
Budget amendment number 90 (EMSOF)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Budget amendment for Golden Sports Complex Operations
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Budget amendment for VOCA and VAWA (legal department line items)
Vote: passed
Approved
Docket item 19 (payment including Gulf Breeze / Park Boulevard median maintenance)
Vote: passed
Approved
Insurance recovery from USAA re Grady James Ross property damage
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Insurance recovery from Geico re Nettles Moffitt property damage
Vote: passed
Approved
Retention of counsel William E. Whitfield (Richard Rose lawsuit)
Vote: passed
Approved
Ratification of appointment of Special Municipal Court Judge Pro Tem Sean Courtney
Vote: 4-0-3
Approved
Ordinance closing and vacating a portion of Third Street (East Railroad Avenue at Third Street)
Vote: 5-2
Development Activity (1)
Gulfport BUILD grant project (Beale Road / Beale Road)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
The Beale Road BUILD grant project threatens roughly 98 acres…
Infrastructure
Southern Circle in Ward 2 faces chronic drainage failure (a…
Sentiment
A spike in shootings/gun violence citywide is a recurring resident…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairMayorCouncilmember · 5StaffAttorneyWitnessPublic · 8
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 5 councilmembers, a staff member, an attorney, a witness, and 8 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 1 of 1 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
East Railroad Avenue vacation
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