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Biloxi Port Commission may come under state investigation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
BILOXI, Miss. _ The Biloxi Port Commission soon may be under state investigators' microscopes.
Although the State Auditor's Office will neither confirm nor deny that it is looking into the Biloxi Port Commission's finances, citizens have asked the agency to investigate, and said state investigators have contacted them.
The cash-strapped Port Commission has been struggling with its finances for more than a year. Commission officials blame the public agency's woes on escalating insurance costs and a dip in Harrison County tax funding.
The Port Commission, which is charged with overseeing four harbors and many city piers, receives about $1 million of its $3 million annual budget from county property taxes. Four years ago, Harrison County supervisors cut the commission's millage, which resulted in $400,000 less a year in revenue.
But others, including the commission's employees, say the agency, which was created by the state Legislature and answers to no one public body, has been ...
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...property slated for redevelopment. The Port Commission's May 6 decision followed, local...like Ripley's on that site," said Port Commission Chairman Jess Van Deventer. "The...shooting down the Ripley proposal, the Port Commission cast a favorable light on the only...
- PORT COMMISSION OPPOSES MERGER PROPOSITION
- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) January 28, 1989 700+ words
...FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Indiana Port Commission officials oppose a proposal to merge...are adamantly opposed to that," Port Commission Chairman Quentin Blachly said...that the state consider combining the Port Commission with the Indiana Department of Highways...
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- Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal Edwards, Larry M. April 4, 1994 700+ words
The San Diego Port Commission sparked a firestorm of protest...did not attend last Tuesday's Port Commission meeting, Mayor Susan Golding...expressed their dismay that the Port Commission, which in the past has been...
- Still on a Mission.(chairman of the San Diego Port Commission Paul Speer)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal Allen, Mike April 3, 2000 700+ words
...year as the chairman of the San Diego Port Commission. Following a distinguished Navy career...selected to represent Coronado on the Port Commission, the governing body for the San Diego...property. In addition to running the Port Commission's twice-monthly meetings, Speer...
- Maryland Port Commission accepts resignation. (David A. Wagner)
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 22, 1988 700+ words
MARYLAND PORT COMMISSION ACCEPTS RESIGNATION BALTIMORE, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Maryland Port Commission today accepted, with regret, the...the legislation that created the Port Commission and gave it powers that will help...
- Oakland Port Commission Seeks Resolution to Allow Local Officials Real Power to...
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire July 9, 2009 700+ words
...communities and workers. The Oakland Port Commission's decision to move forward on a...means of transporting goods," said Port Commission President Victor Uno. "Unless Congress...same peace of mind." The Oakland Port Commission's leadership also offers hope to...
- Warren County Port Commission president gives up deals to serve: contractor...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal Gillette, Becky August 26, 2002 700+ words
...As president of the Warren County Port Commission, John C. Moss volunteers many hours...people say Moss is crazy to stay on the port commission when it costs him work. "I say it...like it is important serving on the port commission. When you locate industry here there...
