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Jackson mayor details projects under way in city Jackson Mayor Richard Long updated council members at Tuesday night's council meeting on economic development projects in Jackson. Following is his report: +Site prep at the Walgreens complex is under way and construction will soon begin on the $1.8 million pharmacy. +Site prep has started on the Billingsly property on U.S. Highway 43 South for the Evergreen Transportation terminal. Walter Poole has stated the building has been delivered and when completed the truck terminal will employ 55 people. +Gulf Lumber Jackson, LLC is in the process of starting up and will eventually employ approximately 75 people. +The request for proposal for the Clarke-Mobile Gas District's office complex will be advertised for bids on the new facility. Construction should start in the second quarter of this year. +Construction of the $2 million expansion at New Era Cap Company continues and the contractor reports the project is going well. The 100,000 square foot addition should be completed by the end of July. New generators for water plant Jackson City Councilman Paul South announced during Tuesday's city council meeting that the new generators have arrived and are in place at the Jackson water treatment facility. The decision to purchase the generators came following Hurricane Ivan, which struck the Gulf Coast in 2004, causing extensive damage in the area. During a two-week period following the natural disaster, many residents of Jackson were without electricity and some areas were without water for a period of time. "We found out that people can do without electricity for a number of days, but not water," said South when the generators arrived at the plant, Tuesday. "Once they (the generators) are installed, one at the plant and one at the pumping station on the (Tombigbee) river, we shouldn't have to worry about that happening again." While the generators were still being unstrapped from the large flatbed 18-wheeler that delivered them, Paul Thomas, director of the plant, said he was pleased to see the long-awaited equipment finally being delivered. A pad had been prepared for the larger of the two generators at the rear of the facility and workers were preparing for its installation. The larger generator, which will be used to run the plant during times when power to the plant is lost, is 900 kilowatts, while the smaller one that will run the pumping station on the Tombigbee is 150 kilowatts. Total cost of the project is $540,000, with approximately $310,000 of that coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). During Tuesday's council meeting Mayor Richard Long said, "I am glad to hear that these generators have arrived and will be installed prior to the upcoming hurricane season, which begins in June."
The next regular council meeting is scheduled for March 27 at 6 p.m.
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