The city of Yazoo City received nearly $40,000 in building permit fees for the upcoming housing renovation project.
The Rental Assistance Demonstration program provided $37,320 to the city for permit fees for its upcoming $23 million-dollar construction project with local public housing.
Russ Carter, building inspector, said he was excited to accept the building permit fees in anticipation that the project will soon begin.
“The building permit sets the stage for the project to start on,” he said, during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Thursday.
Mayor Diane Delaware told the city council that the recent acquisition of the project’s permit should put to rest any “rumors” spreading that the project will not begin.
“It is important that all the aldermen around this table are aware of the RAD transaction,” she said. “There are no issues with it. Whatever you read or rumors you hear, please do not retweet them because the transaction has had no hiccups or anything of that nature. I would like for it to be published in the paper so that the rumor mill can stop and we can squelch them. We would appreciate if the aldermen would not participate in these rumors.”
Alderman Sir Jonathan Rucker said he “may stick out like a sore thumb,” but he cannot remain silent in regard to Delaware’s comment.
“I wasn’t going to deal with this but to sit there and emphasize about Facebook…I am not going to sit here and lie and say there was no hiccups,” Rucker said. “I am glad the project, 90 percent chance…is going to go thru. But to sit here and act like kids and say Facebook….I am going to continue to use my Facebook. I am going to continue to say what I want to say because I am covered under the first amendment and I am covered by my God.”
Carter also added that local contractors and workers are desired for the upcoming project. Unicorp, the company involved with the project, can be reached at 601-321-7641.
