In its mission to develop a long range economic development "Plan of Action" to revitalize the Mississippi Delta, the Special Task Force for the Revitalization of the Delta Region, created by HB 1034 and signed into law in 2006, will provide opportunities for all Delta residents to have a voice in the planning process. As a part of the process, the Special Task Force will conduct public hearings to obtain the views of residents on the development needs of the Delta Region.

The Plan of Action will be completed by December, 2006 and systematically implemented over the next three years.

Public hearings will be held throughout the Delta region at various times and locations. Reservations are not required and citizens may attend as many hearings as they choose.

• Greenwood
  Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 9 to 11 a.m.
  Leflore County Civic Center
  200 Hwy #7 N.
• Greenville
  Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 6:30 p.m.
  Higher Education Center
  2900 A Hwy # 1 South
• Tunica
  Saturday, July 29, 2006- 10 to 12 noon
  Tunica Museum
  1 Museum Blvd.
• Clarksdale
  Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 2 to 4 p.m.
  Coahoma Community College - Whitestone Hall Lecture Room
  3240 Friars Point Road
• Belzoni
  TBA
• Yazoo City
  Saturday, August 5, 2006 -
  (time/location TBA)
• Jefferson/Claiborne
  Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 10:00 a.m.
  (location TBA)

For more information, contact: Debra Anderson, Coordinator, MS Institutions of Higher Learning Bureau for Long Range Planning at (601) 432-6264.

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