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Vol. 20, No. 31 May 29 - June 4, 2014 50¢ VOTE Get out andJune 3 Renowned author Maya Congressman John Lewis tells Ole Miss graduates he saw “a Angelou dies at 86 Mississippi that has changed” The Mississippi Link Newswire In the Grove at the Uni- versity of Mississippi Law School graduation, among the distinguished graduates were students from Jackson and Canton, Miss. Marcus Amir Williams, of Jackson, spoke to the class as president of the Law School Student Body. Marcus is the son of Bernard and Renee Williams of Jackson. Gradu- ate Bradford Jerome Black- mon is the son of Edward and Barbara Blackmon of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) spoke to UM School of Law graduates Canton. during the school’s 2014 commencement ceremony in Oxford, Mis- Congressman John Lewis sissippi. PHOTO BY NATHAN LATIL/OLE MISS COMMUNICATIONS of Georgia was the gradua- tion speaker May 10, 2014 others just ‘shook and challenged the graduates their heads.’ Those to do what he did when he chickens reminded was a young lad of 4 years him of the people old; at that tender age he he served with in wanted to be a minister. Congress. Lewis utilized the chick- He told the ens that his parents required graduates to use he take care of to insure they their degrees and laid eggs and hatched as ex- change the state of Maya Angelou delivers inauguration poem, “On the Pulse of Morning,” in 1993. AP photo amples for the graduates. He Mississippi and the stated that some of the chick- world. However, Ole Miss Law School graduates Bradford Blackmon and Marcus Williams By Hillel Italie en to enjoy mainstream success. television reporter, and often ap- ens ‘looked at him attentive- he acknowledged Associated Press The world was watching in peared on her friend’s talk show ly,’ while some ‘pretended’ that Mississippi has Lewis Maya Angelou’s story awed 1993 when she read her cau- program. to be paying attention, and changed and the ‘graduates Continued on page 3 millions. A black woman born tiously hopeful poem “On the She mastered several languag- poor, wrote and recited the most Pulse of the Morning” at Presi- es and published not just poetry, popular presidential inaugural dent Bill Clinton’s first inau- but advice books, cookbooks poem in history. guration. Her confident perfor- and children’s stories. A childhood victim of rape, mance openly delighted Clinton She wrote music, plays and NAACP Jackson branch shamed into silence, eventually and made publishing history by screenplays, received an Emmy told her story through one of the making a poem a best-seller, if nomination for her acting in most widely read memoirs of the not a critical favorite. “Roots,” and never lost her pas- awards those keeping with its past few decades. For President George W. sion for dance, the art she con- Angelou, a Renaissance wom- Bush, she read another poem, sidered closest to poetry. an and cultural pioneer, died “Amazing Peace,” at the 2005 “The line of the dancer: If you Wednesday morning, May 28, Christmas tree lighting ceremo- watch (Mikhail) Baryshnikov principles and traditions 2014 at her home in Winston- ny at the White House. and you see that line, that’s what By Stephanie R. Jones lores Orey Lifetime Salem, N.C. Her son, Guy B. Presidents honored her in re- the poet tries for. The poet tries Contributing Writer Service Award for Johnson, issued the statement turn with a National Medal of for the line, the balance,” she The Jackson Branch NAACP her service to the announcing her death. Arts and the Presidential Medal told The Associated Press in handed out awards Saturday, May organization. She is Born April 4, 1928, the of Freedom, the country’s high- 2008, shortly before her 80th 24, 2014 to people whose work currently the assis- 86-year-old had been a profes- est civilian honor. In 2013, she birthday. has been in keeping with the tra- tant secretary for the sor of American studies at Wake received an honorary National Her very name as an adult was ditions and principles set forth by Jackson Branch. Forest University since 1982. Book Award. past leaders of the association. Certificates of “She lived a life as a teacher, She was a mentor to Oprah The keynote speaker at the appreciation were activist, artist and human being. Winfrey, whom she befriended Angelou 88th annual Freedom Fund given to sponsors of Continued on page 3 She was a warrior for equality, when Winfrey was still a local Awards Banquet, held at the the event. tolerance and peace,” Johnson M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge in Jackson, speak- said. West Jackson, was Rev. Dr. Isiac ing in ministerial Angelou had been set to ap- Jackson, president of the General tone while deliver- pear this week at the Major Missionary Baptist State Conven- ing a message of League Baseball Beacon Awards tion of Mississippi, Inc. and pas- social conscience, Rev. Isiac Jackson Luncheon, but canceled in re- tor of Liberty Missionary Church touched on issues cent days citing an unspecified in Canton. He spoke on the ban- the NAACP has ad- when all you’ve known is adver- illness. quet theme, “All In For Justice & dressed throughout its history and sity all your life, what’s one more Tall and regal, with a deep, Equality.” others that have developed in re- challenge? Bring it on,” he said. majestic voice, she was unfor- Greater Blair Street AME Zion cent decades. Jackson urged the crowd not gettable whether encountered Church received the Medgar The NAACP has faced ad- to be afraid to speak out and fight through sight, sound or the print- Evers Award, named after the versity from the beginning and for things that benefit them. He ed word. slain NAACP field secretary. continues to do so. Jackson ref- also talked about his support of She was an actress, singer and The Dr. Aaron Henry Award erenced the movie character For- unions, something the NAACP dancer in the 1950s and 1960s went to Lolita Bolden. Henry rest Gump who when confronted Jackson Branch has been pushing and broke through as an author was president of the Mississippi by bullies ran so fast that he ran for at the Nissan plant in Canton. in 1970 with “I Know Why the NAACP for 33 years. out of his crutches, thus learning Jackson, who taught in the Caged Bird Sings,” which be- The Boys and Girls Club of to walk freely. came standard (and occasionally The Capitol Area was recognized “Adversity is good for you. It censored) reading and made An- President Obama kisses Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 will make you leave your crutch- NAACP with the John Dixon Award. Continued on page 3 gelou one of the first black wom- Medal of Freedom. AP Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais Mary Garner received the De- es behind,” Jackson said. “And

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OPINION Dishonoring our vets By Julianne Malveaux for veterans. rates, though falling, remain NNPA Columnist There are other issues re- high. Minority and women The last Mon- garding fair and compassion- veterans had even higher un- day in May, ate treatment for veterans employment rates, and often Memorial Day, that must be considered. The greater challenges. was designed recent killings at Fort Hood, More than 58,000 veterans to honor those Texas suggest that there is are homeless, representing who died in insufficient focus on mental about 12 percent of the home- service to our health issues for our military, less population. More than country. It is tragically ironic with the rate of Army sui- half have disabilities or men- that around the same time we cides doubling between 2004 tal health problems. Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham Expresses are honoring and remember- and 2009. As many as 70 percent have ing the dead, we are learn- Many veterans say that one substance abuse problems. Concern Over Inactive Hinds County Voters ing about deficiencies in the of their stressors is the inac- There would be fewer Wants Voters to be Aware Department of Veteran’s Af- curacy involved in evaluat- homeless vets if the mental fairs that negatively affects ing their disabilities that have and physical health needs the quality of life for those come from their service. Miss- of veterans were addressed Hinds County District One Supervisor, Robert Graham, is concerned about who were injured during their ing limbs, impaired mobility, when these soldiers leave the the increased number of inactive voters reported in Hinds County. In the term of service. extreme stress and insomnia military. Tougaloo area alone, which is in District One, there are some 386 voters Allegations that many vet- are all factors included when When our soldiers return showing inactive. eran’s hospitals and medical a monthly disability check is from fighting for our coun- centers do not assist those calculated. Many take issue try, they face a new fight - a Supervisor Graham received information from City of Jackson election veterans needing medical care with the evaluation, and chal- fight to be treated fairly. That commissioners stating that as many as 500 inactive voters showed up to within the mandated 30 days lenge an evaluation may take means shorter waits for medi- vote in the mayoral election. While these voters were allowed to complete are troubling. Some say that several months (or years). cal attention, more focus on an affidavit ballot, it is very important that all voters considered to be inactive the lengthy waits may have Even inaccurate claims are mental health issues, more as- take the necessary steps to be reinstated to active status. been a factor in the deaths of difficult to obtain for some sistance in reentering the job as many as 40 veterans. veterans. More than 611,000 market, and more counseling There are 5 different voting statuses in which citizens are classified: The access problem is claims were backlogged to help families adjust to new 1. Active – Good standing compounded by poor record- (which means veterans had household dynamics. 2. Inactive – Have not answered jury summons; Voter registration card keeping at some veteran’s waited for more than four Veterans should not have returned undeliverable; Moved out of Hinds County or Mississippi; or hospitals, making it impos- months for their claims to to fight for this kind of as- Deceased sible to verify how many vet- be processed.) The number sistance. Haven’t they fought 3. Pending – Began registration but did not complete it for some reason erans waited for medical at- dropped this year to 344,000 enough? 4. Rejected – Convicted felon tention and the length of their claims, which is still too Regardless of whether we 5. Purged – Failed to vote in two consecutive federal elections; Deceased wait. many veterans waiting too agree with the wars in Iraq The controversy has led to long for help. and Afghanistan, we often Supervisor Graham is working with Hinds County District One Election calls for Veterans Affairs Sec- The recent exposure of long thank our military for their Commissioner, James Reed, to address this issue. Meanwhile, voters can retary Eric K. Shinseki to re- waits for medical treatment service. Thanking a home- check their voting status by: sign, but it is unclear whether just scratches the surface of less veteran, or one who has his resignation will serve any the way that veterans are wel- waited more than 30 days 1. Visiting the Hinds County website at www.hindscountyms.com and but a symbolic purpose if the comed back into our society. for medical attention, is lip clicking on the “Where I Vote” button or medical treatment of veterans Military skills are not eas- service if the “thank you” is 2. Call the Hinds County Election Commission at 601-968-6555. does not change substantially. ily converted to civilian la- not accompanied by the as- In this highly partisan en- bor force skills, unemploy- sistance that so many veter- Also, voters who may need more information about the new Voter ID vironment, it makes no sense ment rates for recent veterans ans need. requirements, please visit www.msvoterid.ms.gov or call 1-844-678-6831 for the White House to offer (those serving since 2001) are Memorial Day should have (MSVOTER). Shinseki’s head on a platter to often high - 9 percent for vet- been a day to commemorate satisfy the hyper partisanship erans, compared to 6.3 for the the dead, and improve the This information is from the District One office of Supervisor Robert Graham of growling Republicans. entire population. ways we treat the living. and is in no way intended to reflect the views, thoughts, or opinions of any Veterans, and those who President Barack Obama Julianne Malveaux is a other Hinds County board members, elected officials, or appointees. represent them in Congress, has urged private sector em- Washington, D.C.-based come from all parts of the ployers to give priority to economist and writer. She political spectrum. It ought hiring veterans who have is President Emerita of Ben- to be in everyone’s interest to returned from Iraq and Af- nett College for Women in improve access to health care ghanistan, but unemployment Greensboro, N.C. www.mississippilink.com April 10 - 16, 2014 THE mississippi link • 3

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Jackson Branch NAACP President Wayne McDaniels Monica Atkins, left, with her sister Regina Atkins presents the Mother of the Year award to Annie Sexton

Representative Edward Blackmon Jr. with his son, graduate Bradford Blackmon, Renee Williams, with her son graduate Marcus Williams, Attorney Barbara Blackmon – mother of Bradford, and Bernard Williams father of Marcus

have to be a catalyst for further change.’ Marcus was the second black to be elected presi- dent of the Law School student body, and his cam- paign manager was Brad- Morris Mock Sr., of Mock’s Tax Service was recognized ford - the Jackson and Can- for his support of the NAACP. With him are his wife ton duo, who have been Delores Lee, right, presents the Delores Orey Lifetime Shirley and granddaughters Taja Mock Muhammad and friends since they were in Service Award to Mary Garner Londyn Mock. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES the fifth grade. Marcus and Bradford Proud family members come from Canton Public School system for have been inseparable and Atlanta and Alpharetta, Ga., to years, said a union gives people share the same philosophies Cousins of Bradford Blackmon witness graduation: Brad’s first power as it did in Canton when when it comes to being a attending graduation are DeAirah cousin Sonia Anderson, Atlanta; teachers banded together to work part of something greater Robinson, Alpharetta, GA; Jasmine mother Atty. Barbara Blackmon, for job security from year to year. than themselves. Smith, Jackson; and Enyla Blackmon, Canton, Miss.; first cousin Felicia He said automakers come to These young African- Jackson. Robinson, Alpharetta. the South where laws still allow American men born in Mis- a plantation mentality. “Workers sissippi know that they will Bell and are making $10 a hour and or sat- be that catalyst that the con- Bradford isfied,” even though autoworkers gressman spoke about; they will be in other parts of the country make have always looked beyond f o l l o w - more than twice that. themselves for the greater ing in his Stephanie R. Jones can be good. p a r e n t s reached at [email protected] Marcus stressed that he footsteps Kenneth Walker received a certificate Dr. Aaron Henry Award presented to or (601) 260-4232. knew that he owed a lot to so at the law of appreciation. Lolita Bolden many others to be where he firm of stood today as president of the Blackmon Angelou Law School student body. He and Black- thanked his parents, Represen- Continued from page 1 mon. Eunice Harris, Madison, Representative Omeria tative Omeria Scott and Phyll- M i s - Miss., is aunt of Bradford Scott congratulates the Ole a reinvention. Angelou was born lis Anderson for helping him s i s s i p p i Blackmon Miss Law School graduates Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis along the way. can expect and raised in Stamps, Ark., and Marcus will join the law firm great things from these young ther San Francisco, moving back and of Daniel, Coker, Horton and men who chose to stay and fur- enhance their home state. forth between her parents and her grandmother. She was smart and fresh to the point of danger, packed off by her family to California after sassing a white store clerk in Ar- kansas. Other times, she didn’t speak at all: At age 8, she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend and didn’t talk for years. She learned by reading, and listen- ing. “I loved the poetry that was sung in the black church: ‘Go down Moses, way down in Egypt’s land,’” she told the AP. “It just seemed to me the most wonderful way of talking. And First Lady Michelle Obama applauds Maya Angelou who receives the ‘Deep River.’ Ooh! Even now it Literary Arts Award at the BET Honors ceremony, along with Queen can catch me. Latifah. White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson “And then I started reading, really reading, at about 7-1/2, Angelou was because a woman in my town little known out- took me to the library, a black side the theatri- school library. ... And I read ev- cal community ery book, even if I didn’t under- until she wrote stand it.” “I Know Why At age 9, she was writing the Caged Bird poetry. By 17, she was a single Sings,” which mother. In her early 20s, she might not have danced at a strip joint, ran a happened if James brothel, was married, and then Baldwin hadn’t divorced. But by her mid-20s, persuaded Ange- she was performing at the Purple lou, still grieving Onion in San Francisco, where over King’s death, she shared billing with another to attend a party Maya Angelou reads at funeral service of Dorothy future star, Phyllis Diller. at Jules Feiffer’s Height at the National Cathedral. AP PHOTO by She also spent a few days with house. Haraz N. Ghanbari Billie Holiday, who was kind Feiffer was so enough to sing a lullaby to An- taken by Angelou that he men- appearance in the play “Look gelou’s son. tioned her to Random House edi- Away.” After renaming herself Maya tor Bob Loomis, who persuaded She directed the film “Down Angelou for the stage (“Maya” her to write a book by daring her in the Delta,” about a drug- was a childhood nickname, into it, saying that it was “nearly wrecked woman who returns to “Angelou” a variation of her impossible to write autobiogra- the home of her ancestors in the husband’s name), she toured in phy as literature.” Mississippi Delta. “Porgy and Bess” and Jean Gen- Angelou’s musical style was She won three Grammys for et’s “The Blacks” and danced clear in a passage about boxing her spoken-word albums and in with Alvin Ailey. great Joe Louis’s defeat in 1936 2013 received an honorary Na- She worked as a coordinator against German fighter Max tional Book Award for her con- for the Southern Christian Lead- Schmeling: tributions to the literary commu- ership Conference, and lived for “My race groaned,” she wrote. nity. years in Egypt and Ghana, where “It was our people falling. It was She remained close enough she met Nelson Mandela, a long- another lynching, yet another to the Clintons that in 2008 time friend; and Malcolm X, to black man hanging on a tree. she supported Hillary Rodham whom she remained close until One more woman ambushed and Clinton’s candidacy over the his assassination, in 1965. raped. A black boy whipped and ultimately successful run of the Three years later, she was maimed. It was hounds on the country’s first black president, helping King organize the Poor trail of a man running through Barack Obama. People’s March in Memphis, slimy swamps. ... If Joe lost we But a few days before Obama’s where the civil rights leader was were back in slavery and beyond inauguration, she was clearly slain on Angelou’s 40th birthday. help.” overjoyed. She told the Arkansas “Every year, on that day, Angelou appeared on sev- Democrat-Gazette she would be Coretta and I would send each eral TV programs, notably the watching it on television “some- other flowers,” Angelou said groundbreaking 1977 miniseries where between crying and pray- of King’s widow, Coretta Scott “Roots.” She was nominated for ing and being grateful and laugh- King, who died in 2006. a Tony Award in 1973 for her ing when I see faces I know.” NATIONAL | HEALTH

4 • the mississippi link May 29 - June 4, 2014 www.mississippilink.com How VA clinics falsified appointment records By Pauline Jelinek undersecretary for health opera- instructed managers on how to de- caused by delays. He’s widened his of the scheduling system and these dman and several other veteran Associated Press tions and management, said that tect them. Then he added: office’s probe to include 26 VA cen- abuses,” VA’s Robert Petzel testi- service organizations, is there are WASHINGTON - Fake appoint- when a medical appointment “Please be cautioned ... addition- ters but hasn’t specified just what fied at a Senate hearing this month. not enough medical personnel to ments, unofficial logs kept on the wasn’t available within the 30-day al new or modified gaming strate- is being investigated at the newly “This has been a very important meet the demand for VA health sly and appointments made without target time then used by VA, some gies may have emerged, so do not added locations. thing to us for at least the last four care. Several of the groups have telling the patient are among tricks schedulers would: consider this list a full description There are some 1,700 VA health years.” complained for years that the VA used to disguise delays in seeing - Make a fake appointment with- of all current possibilities of ... prac- facilities nationwide, including Petzel was the top VA health care budget - though continually rising - and treating veterans at Veterans in the 30-day period but not tell the tices that need to be addressed.” hospitals, clinics and residential official until he was forced to resign is too small to provide enough doc- Affairs hospitals and clinics. patient. The appointment would be Or as Sen. Patty Murray, D- rehabilitation centers. Investiga- ahead of his retirement previously tors, medical centers and services. They’re not a new phenomenon. canceled later and a new appoint- Wash., put it at hearing this month: tors are now trying to determine scheduled for later this year. The number of veterans relying VA officials, veteran service orga- ment would be made to meet a new “As soon as new directives are how widespread is the practice of “It’s not that people haven’t on VA for health care has jumped nizations and members of Congress 30-day target. put out, they’re torn apart to find falsifying records. But the fact it brought this up before, it’s just the 17 percent since 2009. Operat- have known about them for years. - Note on a paper log the actual out how to get around the require- is a problem has been detailed in word `secret’ lists blew it up in ing the largest single health care The “gaming strategies” were distant date of an appointment, ments.” VA inspector general reports and the media,” Vietnam Veterans of agency in country with 9 million used to make it appear veterans but not enter it into computer until “Cooking the books” at VA hos- Government Accountability Office America’s Richard Weidman said patients and 85 million appoint- were getting appointments within within 30 days of the date. pitals has exploded into public view reports to Congress going back a in an interview. “They weren’t se- ments a year, the agency has strug- target times set by the department, - Give the patient an appointment since allegations arose that up to 40 decade. cret, they were handwritten” logs gled to keep its head above water. according to a 2010 department at whatever date was next avail- patients may have died at the Phoe- The 2010 Schoenhard memo kept aside from computerized It has hired more medical workers memo to VA facility managers able, but log it in the computer as nix VA hospital while awaiting cited practices identified by a task scheduling. “People should stop the and opened 55 more community aimed at fighting the practices. the date the veteran had asked for. care. The department’s inspector force monitoring access to care. hysteria and say what the root of outpatient clinics, bringing to 820 The memo from William Schoenhard’s nine-page memo general said he’s found no evidence “We have worked very hard ... this problem is.” the number of those clinics nation- Schoenhard, then the VA’s deputy ordered the practices stopped and so far that any of those deaths were to root out these inappropriate uses The problem, according to Wei- wide. First lady responds to school meal critics By Mary Clare Jalonick “The last thing we can afford week. rather than rolling back some of whole grains are particularly Associated Press to do right now is play politics At the White House event, the standards completely. She challenging, while some school WASHINGTON (AP) -- First with our kids’ health,” Mrs. school nutrition directors from said the government and schools officials say kids are throwing lady Michelle Obama is striking Obama told participants. New York City to Los Ange- can also do more to work with away fruits and vegetables that back at House Republicans who An agriculture spending bill les to a rural county in Geor- students to get them interested in are required. are trying to weaken healthier approved by a House subcom- gia told the first lady success what they are eating. The Agriculture Department, school meal standards, saying mittee last week would allow stories about implementing the The president of the School which administers the rules, has any effort to roll back the guide- schools to waive the standards standards and said they would Nutrition Association said tweaked them along the way to First lady Michelle Obama speaks lines is “unacceptable.” if they have a net loss on school be disappointed to see any roll Tuesday that the school offi- try to help schools that have con- to school leaders and experts sur- The rules set by Congress food programs for a six-month backs. cials invited to the White House cerns. The department scrapped rounding school nutrition, Tuesday, and the administration over the period. Rep. Robert Aderholt, “We’re not just talking about weren’t representative of those limits on the amount of proteins May 27, 2014, in the Eisenhower Ex- last several years require more R-Ala., who wrote the bill, said food, we’re talking about edu- who have concerns. and grains that kids could eat ecutive Office Building on the White fruits, vegetables and whole he was responding to requests cation,” said David Binkle of “Our request for flexibility un- after students complained they House complex in Washington. The grains in the lunch line and set from school food directors who the Los Angeles Unified School der the new standards does not were hungry. Last week, USDA meeting provided an opportunity for limits on sodium, sugar and fat. have said the rules are too re- District. He said participation come from industry or politics, it announced it would allow some the Michelle Obama to hear directly The first lady met Tuesday with strictive. The School Nutrition is up in his district, along with comes from thousands of school schools to delay serving whole from them about the work they are school nutrition officials who Association, which represents test scores and graduation rates, cafeteria professionals who have grain pastas just hours after the doing to improve school nutrition in said the guidelines are working school nutrition directors and since they made school foods shown how these overly pre- House subcommittee approved their local districts. (AP Photo/Pablo in their schools. companies that sell food to healthier there. scriptive regulations are hinder- the opt-out language. Martinez Monsivais) The event was an unusual schools, has lobbied for changes The first lady asked the group ing their effort to get students to Not all school groups are lob- move for the first lady, who has to the standards and endorsed for advice about how they can eat healthy school meals,” said bying for changes. The national lives, school meals should be largely stayed away from policy the House bill. better respond to schools that are SNA’s Leah Schmidt. PTA is pushing lawmakers to supporting families’ efforts, not fights since she lobbied for con- The House Appropriations struggling, and suggested that The schools pushing for keep the standards intact. working against them,” PTA gressional passage of a child nu- Committee is expected to ap- the conversation should be fo- changes say limits on sodium “At a time when families are President Otha Thornton wrote trition law in 2010. prove the spending bill this cused on helping those schools and requirements for more working hard to live healthy to members of Congress. Hinds County Human Resource Agency hosts senior picnic

Seniors at HCHRA’s 16th annual picnic

By Angelique Rawls Special to The Mississippi Link Hinds County Human Re- source Agency (HCHRA) hosted its 16th Annual Senior Picnic May 16, 2014, at the McKenzie Arena in Raymond, Miss. More than 200 seniors representing 12 senior con- gregate sites from throughout Hinds County attended the event and enjoyed great food, friends, music, games and door prizes. The theme for this year’s event was “Safe Today. Healthy Tomorrow.” HCHRA workers serving seniors Hinds County Human Re- source Agency’s Department providing them with a festive case manage- of Community Programs and socialization activity that pro- ment, Earned In- Services operates several se- motes well-being,” said Kenn come Tax Credit, nior service programs includ- Cockrell, HCHRA president and Retired and ing congregate meals, home and CEO. Senior Volun- delivered meals, housing as- HCHRA is a public, non- teer Programs, sistance, health and safety, vol- profit community action agen- HCHRA contin- unteer placement, emergency cy dedicated to helping families ues to improve services, home energy assis- and strengthening communi- the conditions of tance, and rural transportation ties. For more than 37 years, children, families, - which provides safe and reli- HCHRA has built its solid single adults, the able transportation so they can reputation in eradicating pov- elderly and citi- take care of their daily living erty by empowering disadvan- zens with disabili- needs. taged Hinds County citizens to ties throughout “All of our senior services become self-reliant and realize Hinds County. are designed to assist the elder- their full potential. Through To learn more ly with establishing stability, Head Start, Early Head Start, about HCHRA’s self-sufficiency and with main- congregate and home-deliv- senior programs taining their independence, but ered meals, home energy as- and services, visit the annual picnic is more about sistance, rural transportation, www.hchra.org. www.mississippilink.com May 29 - June 4, 2014 THE mississippi link • 5 6 • THE mississippi link May 29 - June 4, 2014 www.mississippilink.com Denzel Washington tells students to pray Message from the Religion Editor By Daphne Higgins uling meetings and making sure Religion Editor By Leah Miarianne Klett that I had what I needed while my Special to The Mississippi Link My husband, dad sat on the couch watching TV who never reads but still offering his support.” Sud- Denzel Washington, one of anything that I denly, I felt a tickle in my heart as Hollywood’s most beloved and write (or least that’s I thought, what other husband is critically acclaimed actors, re- what he tells me) doing something similar to my hus- cently gave an inspiriting speech told me just hours band. to a group of young actors ago, I know that The letter continued, “There was highlighting the importance of your entire column is going to be a moment when I didn’t think I’d prayer. about your children, this week. I graduate, but my mother kept fight- “I pray that you all put your can’t wait to see it. I looked at him ing for me. She kept encouraging shoes way under the bed at night in amazement, and then smiled and me and look at me today - a high so that you gotta get on your said, “Okay.” school graduate!” As tears began to knees in the morning to find Now, let me tell you about “our” fill my eyes, I thought - Wow, that them. And while you’re down children. At our house of worship, sure sounds like my baby - but he’d there, thank God for grace and testimonies are a part of the worship never express himself publicly like mercy and understanding. We (Screen Grab via Facebook/Tyrese Gibson) Actor Denzel Washington urges students to pray, warns against experience. It seems that my daugh- this. He’s just like his dad, the fewer all fall short of the glory, we all the dangers of misusing money ter and I both had something to words used the better – my daughter got plenty,” the Academy Award share on Sunday, May 25. When the and I are the communicators in the winner told his audience in a vid- fore every show, he and the cast Washington warned his young lions of dollars in my life. I can’t preacher asked if anyone wanted to family.” eo posted on Facebook by fellow gather for prayer led by a little audience against the dangers of take it with me and neither can share God’s goodness, my daughter Then the pastor read - Signed J.P. actor Tyrese Gibson. boy (Bryce Clyde Jenkins who wealth, telling them that while you. It’s not how much you have and I responded simultaneously. We Higgins and I saw my son stand Washington encouraged the portrays the character Travis money is a good thing, it is im- but what you do with what you then agreed that she’d speak first. and start walking towards me. My group of what appeared to be Younger.) portant that such a “gift” is not have,” he continued. She told the church about her daughter was sitting to the right of student actors to use their tal- “We have a little boy in our abused. “And we all have that Denzel Washington has been upcoming experience as an intern me boo-hooing and I was standing ent for good and never forget to show, we’re doing ‘Raisin in the unique gift to go out and touch labeled as one of the most power- in Baltimore, Maryland. She spoke thinking - this is too surreal! I recall pray. “If you just start thinking of Sun,’ and we have a circle, we people to affect people. Under- ful Christians in Hollywood due about how thankful she is to God for my arms embracing my child and all the things you’ve got to say pray every day,” said Washing- stand that gift, protect that gift, to his outspokenness concern- opening this door for her; then she thinking, “God, You are so Good! thank you for, that’s a day. That’s ton. “And his prayer, this boy is appreciate that gift, utilize that ing his Christian faith. The actor mentioned, my baby boy, the newest You brought us through the storm easily a day,” he said. prayed up, he just prays that we gift, don’t abuse that gift,” said has won two Academy Awards member of our family to become a and now, here we are, rejoicing in Washington, who is currently go out and touch someone to- Washington. “ and lent his voice to “The Bible high school graduate. She expressed your goodness. Thank you, Lord!” starring in a Broadway adapta- night. He says ‘God, somebody You’ll never see a U-Haul Experience,” an audio Bible fea- her joy in his hard work and the ded- My youngest, my baby boy, be- tion of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A out there needs us tonight,’” ex- behind a hearse...now I’ve been turing some of the country’s top ication that he has exhibited during gan his college career this week as Raisin in the Sun,” said that be- plained Washington. blessed to make hundreds of mil- African-American stars. what has probably been one of the a freshman on the campus of Jack- most challenging years throughout son State University. Look at God. his educational career. (It’s no secret, Wow, what a week! Senior English was very difficult.) I know that I shared similar senti- ‘Celebration of Gospel’ on its way back to BET When it was my time, I thanked ments with you last week but I can’t eurweb.com the air. mention calls to high-ranking God for both of my babies and for help but to thank God for all that After reports came down Jawn Murray’s AlwaysAL- BET executives from many the joy that they have brought into He has done for me and mine. He is that BET was canceling its ist reports the change of heart top Gospel artists. our lives. I, too, thanked God for al- truly awesome! popular “Celebration of Gos- came amid a flood of calls An executive with the chan- lowing both of them to develop into As I continue to praise the Al- pel” special, the network has to its main phone line and nel anonymously revealed responsible young people, who I mighty, I pray that each of you are changed its mind and is now e-mails to its website, not to that BET’s previous decision know will do wonderful things with filled with a joy that continues to working to bring it back on to cancel “COG” their lives. I stood, at that moment, embrace you as you celebrate the had nothing to as probably one of the proudest life and the Love of God. As Chris- do with ratings. mothers in the world. tians, regardless of what is going on It was strictly Our testimonies were given dur- in your lives, we should never hesi- Charlie Wilson performs on the based on the ing the 8 a.m. service. [During the tate to share God’s love. We should 2014 ‘Celebration of Gospel’ show. show “not be- 11 a.m. service, we held our annual all proudly exclaim the goodness Baccalaureate service for individu- that He bestows upon us. ing profitable.” was a gospel show and with- als graduating from high school and If you will, please recall the verse In addition to out those big sponsorships, college, which includes undergradu- that I often share with you - Isaiah great ratings, the show cost money to pro- ate and post-graduate degrees; as 52:7 (NIV), which reads: “How “Celebration of duce but didn’t make money well as, golden diploma recipients. beautiful on the mountains are the Gospel” spent for the network,” the source Immediately following this wonder- feet of those who bring good news, 14 consecu- explained to AlwaysAList. ful observance, I pulled out my bi- who proclaim peace, who bring tive years being “But BET never imagined ble to look up the scripture that was good tidings, who proclaim salva- the number one ending this show would cause COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION referenced in the church program tion, who say to Zion, Your God gospel/religious the outcry that it received and my daughter told me to put it reigns!” Although many people are now well Today’s technology is more precise, telecast on TV. from the viewing public and away and listen to the pastor. I told The Mississippi Link, a mes- aware that having a colonoscopy every procedures are less debilitating, doctors News of the have decided to see if they her that was what I was preparing to senger for news in and around the ten years (more often for individuals with are better equipped, and our facilities annual spe- can make things work.” do because he was getting ready to state of Mississippi, would like to higher risks) is the first step in colorectal are closer to home. With the very latest cial’s cancel- Backlash against BET for cancer prevention, there is more that can equipment, ultra-modern facilities and verbally give us the text. She said, not only share your news but all lation, which cancelling “COG” proved to be done. Chief among these involves the finest cancer treatment specialists “No, pay attention, momma!” who would like to tell others about surfaced earlier be too much to handle has the avoiding red and processed meats, anywhere, THE MISSISSIPPI CANCER Well, at that moment, I heard the the Lord’s goodness and about their which are dietary factors that are most INSTITUTE offers a level of expertise this month, was channel privately told several pastor say that he wanted to share places of worship and even those consistently linked to colon cancer. It you’ll only find at the country’s leading confirmed when artists that its salute to Gospel a letter from one of our graduates religious institutions that are visited. may be that grilling or pan-frying releases cancer centers and a level of caring and the “COG” was was omitted from the upfront with the congregation. I thought – Contact Daphne M. Higgins at cancer-promoting chemicals in these compassion you can only find at home. not mentioned presentation because “it was foods or it may be that additives (nitrates To schedule a consultation, please call “Oh, how nice. [email protected]. Fax among BET’s moved to a new month.” De- and sulfates) in processed meats may (601) 249-5510. We are located at 1501 I really don’t remember the be- 601-896-0091 or mail your infor- list of returning spite this, BET’s other award cause cancer or feed gut bacteria Aston Avenue. Some factors known ginning of the letter because at that mation to The Mississippi Link, that contribute to colorectal cancer to reduce the risk of colon cancer mega-specials show special, “Black Girls moment I started thinking, “I won- 2659 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS development. Whichever the case may include maintaining a waistline within at the network’s Rock,” was highlighted for der who the graduate is.” Then I 39213. be, it helps to limit consumption of these recommended limits, consuming more upfront presenta- advertisers and the media at heard the pastor say, foods or switch to alternative protein vitamin D and calcium, quitting smoking, tion to advertis- the upfronts despite being sources such as fish or tofu. exercising more, and taking a daily “My parents told ers in New York. moved to a new month. Cancer treatment has come a long way. aspirin to combat inflammation. me that you need “It was sim- At this time, a specific date to be still and talk ple, the sales for “COG” has not been solid- to God. You need team said they ified. According to AlwaysA- to speak to Him couldn’t sell the List, a new production sched- from your heart.” show because it ule issued to BET employees I thought, “That late last week has the show sounds familiar.” slated to tape in September/ The Mississippi Link [USPS 017224] is published weekly The pastor contin- by The Mississippi Link, Inc. Offices located at 2659 Liv- October 2015. TM ued with the letter ingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213. Mailing address is “COG” is currently sched- The Mississippi Link saying, “My mom P.O. Box 11307, Jackson, MS 39283-1307 or e-mail us uled to tentatively tape in was always busy at: [email protected]; Please visit our website late fall next year, with the Volume 20 • Number 30 sending e-mails to at: www.mississippilink.com. Phone: (601) 896-0084, Fax site predicting it would like- May 22 - 28, 2014 896-0091, out of state 1-800-748-9747. Periodical Post- my teachers, sched- Higgins family ly air around Thanksgiving. © copyright 2014. 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www.mississippilink.com May 29 - June 4, 2014 THE mississippi link • 7 How is Your Spiritual Eyesight? - Part III By Pastor Simeon R. Green III sleep upon her knees; and she sight. Many people would not do emy. The devil is real; he is not a ness of God and to your true con- out of that deplorable condition. Special to The Mississippi Link called for a man, and she caused the things they are doing if their fantasy. dition. You need to turn your life over to “Where there him to shave off the seven locks spiritual eyesight was keen in Do you see the standard as you Many need to get their lives God and He will help you. If you is no vision, the of his head; and she began to af- the things of God. Samson was once did? In your conversations rearranged. I thank the Lord for are unsaved, He will save your people perish: but flict him, and his strength went warned repeatedly, but he failed with others, do you say, “I just His amazing grace. Once I was soul. Then you can sing, “It is joy he that keepeth the from him. And she said, the Phi- to do what God instructed him to don’t see it that way anymore.” blind (spiritually) but now I can unspeakable and full of glory!” law, happy is he.” listines be upon thee, Samson. do. No doubt, he thought to him- You need to be careful. Second see. I want to be around God’s Next week, June 5, 2014: (Proverbs 29:18) And he awoke out of his sleep, self, “I can handle this. I will go Timothy 3:5 says, “Having a people and hear the teaching “Living by Divine Principles” There is a familiar and said, I will go out as at other out as I have at other times.” form of godliness, but denying and preaching of the Word. My Rev. Simeon R. Green III is story in the Bible about someone times before, and shake myself. My friend, you are no match the power thereof: from such turn friend, this is the only thing that pastor of Joynes Road Church who lost his eyesight. Judges And he wist not that the Lord for the enemy without God in away.” can help you. This is the quietest of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamp- 16:18-21 reads, “And when Deli- was departed from him. But the your life. This Scripture read- If you slip into a form of reli- world that you will ever live in. ton VA 23669. He is married to lah saw that he had told her all his Philistines took him, and put out ing portrays a very sad picture gion, you will not make Heaven In eternity, you will either hear Velma L. Green. He honorably heart, she sent and called for the his eyes, and brought him down of what can easily happen to you your home. It is a cold, cruel wailing and gnashing of teeth or served in the U.S. Army for 20 lords of the Philistines, saying, to Gaza, and bound him with fet- if you fail to heed God’s Word. world out there, a world that the singing of the praises of God. years. Rev. Green is a member of come up this once, for he hath ters of brass; and he did grind in Losing one’s spiritual eyesight wants to destroy anything that It just makes sense to get things the National Association of Evan- showed me all his heart. Then the prison house.” is usually a gradual process. It is calls itself pure and Holy. With- straightened out on this side of gelism Church of God, Anderson, the lords of the Philistines came You need to keep in mind that slow enough for you not to notice out God in your life, you are eternity. Ind. He serves as chairman of the up unto her, and brought money Samson lost his spiritual eyesight until it is too late. You need to be helpless and hopeless. It is time If you are spiritually blind, Southeastern Association of The in their hand. And she made him before he lost his physical eye- wise to the evil snares of the en- to get your eyes open to the good- there is only One who can get you Church of God, Inc.

N e w s f r o m the W o r d The need for bad things to happen to God’s people By Rev. Leon Collier you during your suffering and you those who spitefully use you and you to do so. You are not to evade bling blocks in Pastor Kenneth If you really want a huge bless- Special to The Mississippi Link will want to escape. But the three persecute you…” people when you know things are Hagin’s way. They even talked ing, do something good for your As we con- Hebrew boys had trusted God and In other words, when your en- not right. negative to the church members worst enemy and the Holy Ghost tinue our story of God sent an angel to protect them emies curse you then you bless As a Christian, you can’t pick and behind his back, and Pastor Ken- will work a miracle in and around “The need for bad in the fire (by the way, if the king them, when they say bad things choose who you want to get along neth found out about it, but he never your life. things to happen saw the Angel in the fire then surely about you, you say good things with. God said try to get along with tried to confront the former pastor. Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor to God’s people,” the three Hebrew boys saw the An- about them. Don’t desire that your all people you come in contact with. Instead, he prayed for him and his of Makarios Worship Center, 464 let me remind you gel, which encouraged them all the enemies suffer, but rather desire 3. It’s God’s place to get even, wife then the Lord led Pastor Ken- Church Rd., Madison. Residents of our main text - more). that they prosper. I can imagine not yours (Romans 12:19b). neth to invite the former back to of Madison, he and wife, Minister Romans 12:17-21, and our focus - “Patient in tribulation” caught what some of you all are thinking. Who made the rules about right preach and surprisingly he accept- Yolanda; are the proud parents “God permits bad things to happen my attention, because this is hard to Preacher, you mean to tell me that and wrong? God did. So, when peo- ed. That Sunday the Holy Spirit of three daughters. He received to us so we can get in the habit of do when tested; especially if one is God wants me to compliment my ple do you wrong they don’t break moved like never before. The degrees from Criswell College in doing good.” an impatient person. But the good enemies when they drag my name your law, they break God’s law so, former pastor felt convicted and Dallas; Southern Methodist Uni- The Greek word for cling means thing is that if we truly trust in God, through the mud? Does God want and God is responsible for repaying in tears he openly apologized for versity - Perkins School of The- to glue, to stick or to join. This word He will bless and keep us during me to do good to my haters when them for the evil they did to you. saying mean things against Pastor ology; and a Masters of Divinity cleave is used of marriage (Mat- our suffering. they are trying to bring me down? When Paul said give place to the Kenneth. The whole church was from Memphis Theological Semi- thew 19:5). So, Paul said get mar- There are certain things that we The answer is yes, and He uses wrath, he is referring to the wrath of in tears and God mended some nary. A pastor for 23 years, Col- ried to doing good in all times good already know that if we simply re- this to get you into the habit of do- God. He is saying get out of God’s hearts that day. Why? Because lier serves as a volunteer chaplain and bad, be married to doing good mind ourselves then it enables us to ing good to your worst enemies. We way and let Him decide the type of Pastor Kenneth didn’t react in re- for various law enforcement agen- deeds especially when life is bad endure suffering patiently. “(1) We do good no matter how bad we are punishment for your enemies. But venge, but he reached out in love, cies in the metro area and for the for you, but the only way to consis- have God’s mercy for our forgive- treated, because that’s who we are if you try to get even with your en- he did a good deed although a bad Mississippi Governor’s Mansion. tently do good is you must learn to ness;College (2) We have His powerHill for Missionaryas children of the Most High God.Baptist emies then GodChurch will have to punish deed was done to him and God He may be reached by calling walk in love. our protection; (3) His wisdom for Please note: you as well. honored it by mending broken re- 601.260.3016, 601.855.7898 or e- Since we are talking about learn- our guidance;Since 1907 (4) His faithfulnessB IBLE to B ASED1. Omit•C revenge,HRIST but thinkC ENTERED of the 4.• YourH OLY role whenS PIRIT your LenemiesED lationships. mail [email protected]. ing to do good especially during preserve us; (5) His all sufficiency good you can do (Romans 12:17). do you wrong (Romans 12:20, 21). bad times/suffering let’s look at Ro- for our supply.” (Treasury ofSUNDAY: Da- When peopleWorship do Servicesus wrong God If he thirsts, give him drink. For mans 12:12, “…rejoicing in hope, vid) We are guaranteed these things doesn’t expect8:00 usa.m. to react & 11:00 by return a.m.- in so doing you shall heap coals of patient in tribulation, continuing from God during affliction and ing eye forSunday an eye. School Under 9:30the law a.m. fire on his head. 21-Do not be over- steadfastly in prayer…” therefore knowing this, it helps us of Moses it was an eye for an eye. come by evil, but overcome evil The Greek word for patient here to patiently1600 Florence endure Avenue sufferingMONDAY: with- It was aboutIntercessory the plaintiff Prayer getting 9:00 a.m.with good.” is hup-om-eno which means to stay out Jackson,complaining! MS 39204 justice for himself, but under grace Do good to your enemies by not under. This says to me that when we Don’tPh: 601-355-2670 forget that 2 Peter 1:6WEDNESDAY: also it’s about thePrayer plaintiff Service giving 6:30 justice p.m. allowing their evil to conquer you suffer we should try to try to run out mentionsFax: 601-355-0760 patience (hupomone, rather gettingClasses: justice. Children When people • Youth causing • Adult you - 7:00 to seek p.m. revenge…the of tribulation, but rather stand still hoop-om-on-ay’) but the Greek do bad things to us that does not more evil they do, the more good knowing that God is right there with word here does not simply mean give us the right to return the favor, you do. The Lord just told us that us. to standwww.collegehillchurch.org still under and bear tribu- but rather it is •an [email protected] open door to do we can gain victory over evil by Shekinah Glory The Holy Spirit brought to my lation, but this Greek word for pa- good. When God permits bad things simply doing good. Don’t sit around attention that in Daniel 3:25 the tience means to cheerfully endure. to happen to His people, He is really talking about how bad things are in three Hebrew boys didn’t try to Those who are faithful to God and giving them an opportunity to prac- society. Present yourself wholly to Baptist Church come out of the fire on their own; stand still will know that He is God tice doing good. God, be transformed by His word, “Shining the Radiant they just walked around in the fire. and will cheerfully endure afflic- 2. Attempt to get along with ev- walk in humility, use your spiritual They didn’t try to come out of the tion. eryone (Romans 12:18). gifts, and practice doing good at Light of His Glory” fire until the king told them to (Dan- Romans 12:14 reads: “Bless Notice Paul said, as far as it con- all times and the walls of evil will iel 3:26). The reason they didn’t try those who persecute you; bless and cerns you as a Christian; make sure come tumbling down! WEEKLYACTIVITIES to come out of the fire was because do not curse.” The Greek word for you try to get along with all people. Now, you may still ask yourself, outside of the fire was no different bless here is eulogeo, yoo-log-eh’-o In other words, it doesn’t matter is it worth doing good at all times NewSunday Bethel9:30 a.m.MissionaryFulfillment H ourBaptist (Sunday School)Church from being inside of the fire, be- which means to speak well of, or to what other people do or how they even when others do you wrong? Pastor, Dr. F. R. Lenoir cause God had done something for praise or to pronounce a blessing of treat you. What matters is how you The late Pastor, Kenneth E. Hagin 11:00 a.m. MorningSunday Worship School Service - 9:15 a.m. them inside of the fire. prosperity upon them. treat them and once you have done once shared how he was called to Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. If you are not accustomed to ex- In Matthew 5:44, Jesus said the your part then you will be at peace pastor a church. The former pastor Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Prayer Time & Bible Study ercising your faith, it will be hard to same thing, “…love your enemies, even if they are not. As a Christian, and his wife were angry because Live Radio Broadcast WOAD AM 1300 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. stay in tribulation, because without bless those who curse you, do good you must always try to get things they had been let go and they did Thursday6:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal faith God may not do very much for to those who hate you, and pray for right with people if they permit everything they could to put stum- Saturday 11:00 a.m. Youth & Young Adult Choir Rehearsal

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“The Church That’s on the Move for Christ Wednesday Michael T. Williams for Such a Time as This” Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor ______Classes: Children • Youth • Adult - 7:00p.m. REV. AUDREY L. HALL, PASTOR REV. DR. AVA S. HARVEY, SR., OVERSEER 8 • the mississippi link May 29 - June 4, 2014 www.mississippilink.com The summer read to ‘keep reading skills sharp and create culture of reading The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson Public Schools and its partners launched this year’s One Jackson … Many Readers (OJMR) program for the sum- mer 2014, at the Eudora Welty Library. The program included pre- sentations from Carol Burger, president and CEO of the Unit- ed Way of the Capital Area; Jackson Public Schools Super- intendent Dr. Cedrick Gray; Gus McCoy of Jackson; Vonda Beaty, executive director of JPS Middle Schools; Nikki McCel- leis, deputy executive of Mis- WJTV news anchor Erin Pickens serves as 2014 OJMR Ambassador sissippi Public Broadcasting; and reads to third graders from Key Elementary as part of the Summer and Susan Garrand, president Reading Kickoff 2014. and CEO of the Mississippi Children’s Museum. included an animal exhibit by ed with each of the summer Dr. Gray and McCoy rec- the Jackson Zoo and a dance reading assignment books to be ognized the former owners of party with Mississippi Public sent home with students the last Open-Publishing, Richard and Broadcasting’s (MPB) The Cat weeks of school. Sandra Koritz, for generous do- in the Hat character. United Way of the Capital nations of books to JPS and the MPB also provided the stu- Area has supported One Jack- city of Jackson. dents with gift bags filled with son…Many Readers by provid- They were honored with a books, crayons, bookmarks, ing books to the Jackson-Hinds certificate of appreciation and a and a ruler. United Way of the Library System, students, and resolution. The Koritzs donated Capital Area provided each classrooms through its Pages of over 34,000 books to the city student with their JPS required Promise Book Drive. after liquidating their company. summer reading book. United Way is still accepting Over 7,250 of those books were The Jackson-Hinds Library donations of books and funds given to JPS. System will be offering summer for the purchase of summer “We are challenging not only reading workshops throughout reading books. Book dona- our students to be avid readers the summer. Parents for Pub- tions can be dropped off at JPS this summer but we are also lic Schools of Jackson will be schools the United Way and asking their parents to join the hosting Parent Orientations at Jackson Hinds Library branch- challenge,” said Beaty. “Mom Metrocenter Mall’s Event Cen- es. and dad, family members, and ter on May 31 and June 14, 10 OJMR is a reading initiative community leaders, make it a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. that encourages and supports your business to read this sum- Families can also use the JPS students and their parents mer. You can even read the myONReader online (www. as they retain their reading same books as your children Myon.com) reading program to skills over the summer months. to see if you feel the same way complete their summer reading Studies show that students who about the book.” assignments. With it, students do not read during the summer WJTV news anchor Eric can create a personalized read- break can often lose a month or Pickens, who is serving as the ing library from the program’s two of reading skills. 2014 OJMR Ambassador, was collection of thousands of en- These students start the next also on hand to read to third hanced digital books with read- school year behind their peers graders from Key Elementary. ing supports. who are reading while away The activities for the students Login details will be includ- from the classroom. CLASSIFIED

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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF the same parcel of property as the principal structure and the use of which is inci- which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum the in- ORDINANCES CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, GOVERNING dental to the use of the principal structure. Accessory structures should constitute a stallation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. minimal initial investment, may not be used for human habitation, and be designed pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain to have minimal flood damage potential. Examples of accessory structures are management regulations adopted by a community. WHEREAS, Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Jackson, Mississippi, detached garages, carports, storage sheds, pole barns, and hay sheds. establishes areas of special flood hazard and regulations for the prevention of flood Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision includes the damage; and Addition (to an existing building) means any walled and roofed expansion to the preparation of additional sites hy the construction of facilities for servicing the lots perimeter or height of a building. on which the manufactured homes arc to be affixed (including the installation of WHEREAS, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”), in utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), is revis- Any addition shall be considered new construction. If the addition is more than 50% concrete pads). ing flood insurance rate maps for all eighty-two (82) counties in Mississippi; and of the market value of the structure, then the addition and the existing structure are now new construction. Fill means a deposit of earthen materials placed by artificial means. WHEREAS, on December 9, 2013, FEMA issued a Letter of Final Determination, which finalized the new flood insurance rate maps for Rankin County, which -in Appeal means a request for a review of the Floodplain Administrator’s interpreta- Five-Hundred Year Flood means the flood that has a 0.2 percent chance of being cludes the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport property within the tion of any provision of this ordinance or a request for a variance. equaled or exceeded in any year. Areas subject to the 0.2 percent chance flood City of Jackson corporate limits, and set an effective date of June 9,2014; and have a moderate risk of flooding. AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, and AR/A Zones are SFHAs that result from the decer- WHEREAS, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (“MEMA”) recom- tification of a previously accredited flood protection system or levee that is in the Flood or flooding means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete mends that municipalities, including the City of Jackson, adopt a new flood ordi- process of being restored to provide a one percent chance or greater level of flood inundation of normally dry land areas from: nance to meet current National Flood Insurance Program regulations and terminol- protection. After restoration is complete, these areas will still experience residual ogy used in the State Model Ordinance; and flooding from other flooding sources. (a) The overflow of inland or tidal waters

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has reviewed the State Model Ordi- A99 Zone is that part of the SFHA inundated by the one percent chance flood to be (b) The unusual and rapid accumulation or ninoff of surface waters from any source. nance and recommends that the City follow MEMA’s recommendation and amend protected from the one percent chance flood by a Federal flood protection system Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances to meet current National Flood Insurance or levee under construction: no base flood elevations are determined. (c) Mudslides which are proximately caused by flooding and are akin to a river of Program regulations and terminology used in MEMA’s state model ordinance. liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is Area of shallow flooding means a designated AO or AH Zone on the community’s carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED as follows: Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with flood depths from one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredict- (d) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jackson, Missis- able and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of wa- sippi, is replaced with the following: characterized by ponding or sheet flow. ter exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an DIVISION I. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. FINDINGS OF FACT. PURPOSE. Area of special flood hnzard is the land in the floodplain within a community subject unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by AND OBJECTIVES. to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area is also some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding. referred to as the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). SECTION 62-1. TITLE. Flood (insurance definition) means a general and temporary condition of partial Base flood means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land areas or of two This article shall be known as the “Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.” SEC- exceeded or more properties (e.g. a building and a public street) from (1) overflow of inland TION 62-2. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. or tidal waters (2) unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters (3) in any given year (also called the “one percent chance flood”). mudflows caused by flooding. The Legislature of the state of Mississippi has in Title 17, Chapter 1, Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated delegated the responsibility to local government units Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is the elevation shown in the Flood Insurance Study Flood Insurance Rate Ivlap (FIRM) means an official map of a community, on to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general (FIS) for Zones AE, AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO. and VE that indicates which FEMA has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk welfare of its citizenry. Therefore, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Jackson the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a one percent or greater premium zones applicable to the community. does hereby adopt the following floodplain management regulations. chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Flood Insurance Study (FIS) is the document which provides an examination, eval- SECTION 62-3. FINDINGS OF FACT. Basement means any portion of a building having its floor sub-grade (below ground uation, and determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water level) on all sides. surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation, and determination ofmudslide (1) The City of Jackson is subject to periodic inundation, which results in loss of life and/or flood-related erosion hazards. and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmen- Building see Structure. tal services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and Floodplain means any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood waters impairment of the tax base. all of which adversely affect the public health, safety Community is a political entity and/or its authorized agents or representatives that from any source. and general welfare. have (he authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction. Floodplain Administrator is the individual appointed to administer and enforce the (2) These flood losses arc caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions, both floodplain management regulations. inside and outside the identified Special Flood Hazard Areas, causing increases in Community Floodplain Management Map means any map produced by the flood heights and velocities and by the occupancy in flood hazard areas by uses Floodplain management means the operation of an overall program of corrective vulnerable to floods or hazardous to other lands which are inadequately elevated, community utilizing best available base flood elevation and floodway data (hat is and preventive measures for reducing flood damage and preserving and enhanc- flood proofed, or otherwise unprotected from flood damages. from a federal, state, or other accepted technical source. ing, where possible, natural resources in the floodplain, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, floodplain management SECTION 62-4. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. Community Rating System (CRS) is a program developed by the Federal Insur- regulations, and open space plans. ance Administration to provide incentives for (hose communities in the Regular It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety, and general Program that have gone beyond the minimum floodplain management require- Floodplain management regulations means this ordinance and other zoning or- welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific ments to develop extra measures to provide protection from flooding. dinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special pur- areas by provisions designed to: pose ordinances, and other applications of police power which control develop- Community Flood Hazard Area(CFHA) is an area that lias been determined by the ment in flood- prone areas. This term describes federal, state, or local regulations (1) Restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and property Floodplain Administrator (or other delegated, designated, or qualified community in any combination thereof, which provide standards for preventing and reducing due to water or erosion hazards, which result in damaging increases in erosion or official) from available technical studies, historical information, and other available flood loss and damage. in flood heights or velocities; and reliable sources, which may be subject to periodic inundation by floodwaters that can adversely affect (lie public health, safety and general welfare. This in- FIoodproofing Certificate is an official FEMA form used to certify compliance for (2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such cludes areas downstream from dams. non-residential structures in non Coastal High Hazard Areas as an alternative to uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; elevating buildings to or above the base flood elevation. Critical facility (also called critical action) means facilities for which the effects of (3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural pro- even a slight chance of flooding would be too great. The minimum floodplain of Floodway See Regulatory FIoodway. tective barriers which are involved in the accommodation of flood waters. concern for critical facilities is the 0.2 percent chance flood level. Critical facilities include, hut are not limited to facilities critical to the health and safety of the public Floodway fringe means that area of the special flood hazard area on either side of (4) Control filling, grading, dredging, and other development which mav increase such as: emergency operations centers, designated public shelters, schools, nurs- the regulatory floodway. erosion or flood damage, and ing homes, hospitals, police, fire and emergency response installations, vital data storage centers, power generation and water and other utilities (including related Flood Protection Elevation is the base flood elevation plus the community free- (5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally di- infrastructure such as principal points of utility systems) and installations which board. In areas where no base flood elevations exist from any authoritative source, vert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards to other lands. produce, use or store hazardous materials or hazardous waste (as defined under the flood protection elevation can be historical flood elevations or base flood eleva- the Clean Water Act and other Federal statutes and regulations). tions determined and/or approved by the floodplain administrator plus freeboard. SECTION 62-5. OBJECTIVES. D Zone is an area in which the flood hazard is undetermined. Freeboard means a factor of safety, usually expressed in feet above the BFE, The objectives of this ordinance arc: which is applied for the purposes of floodplain management. Communities are en- Dam is any artificial harrier, including appurtenant works, constructed to impound couraged to adopt at least an 18 inch freeboard to account for the one foot rise (1) To protect human life and health; or divert water, waste water, liquid bome materials, or solids that may flow if satu- built into the concept of designating a floodway, where floodways have not been rated. All structures necessary to maintain the water Icvc1 in an impoundment or to designated. (2) To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects; divert a stream from its course will be considered a dam. Functionally dependent use means a use which cannot perform its intended pur- (3) To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and Development means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real es- pose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; tate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unload- filling, grading, paving, excavating, drilling operations, or storage of materials or ing of cargo or passengers, ship building and ship repair facilities and seafood (4) To minimize prolonged business interruptions; equipment. offloading facilities. The term does not include long-term storage, manufacture, processing functions, sales, administrative functions, w service facilities. (5) To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas Dry Floodproofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural addi- mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in flood- tions, changes, or adjustments to structures, which reduce or eliminate flood dam- Hardship (as related to variances of this ordinance) means the exceptional dif- plains; ages to real estate or improved real estate property, water, and sanitary facilities, ficulty that would result from a failure to grant the requested variance. The Mayor structures, and their contents. Structures shall be floodproofed with a minimum and City Council require that the variance is exceptional, unusual, and peculiar to (6) To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and devel- of 12 inches of freeboard (more is recommended) in relation to the base flood the property involved. Mere economic or financial hardship alone is NOT excep- opment of flood prone areas in such a manner as to minimize flood blight areas, elevation. Dry floodproofing of a pre-FIRM residential structure that has not been tional. Inconvenience, aesthetic considerations, physical handicaps, personal pref- substantially damaged or improved is allowed. Dry floodproofing of a post-FIRM erences, or the disapproval of one’s neighbors likewise cannot, as a rule, qualify (7) To ensure that potential homebuyers are notified that property is in a flood residential building is not allowed. Non- residential structures may be dry flood- as an exceptional hardship. All of these problems can be resolved through other prone area. proofed in all flood zones with the exception of the Coastal High Hazard Area or means without granting a variance, even if the alternative is more expensive, or the Coastal AE Zone. requires the property owner to build elsewhere or put the parcel to a different use SECTION 62 -6. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES. than originally intended. Elevated building means for insurance purposes, a non-basement building which m order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance includes methods and provi- has its lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation walls, shear Hazard potential means the possible adverse incremental consequences that re- sions for walls, posts, pilings, columns, or piers. sult from the release of water or stored contents due to failure of a dam or mis- operation of a dam (1) Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and prop- Elevation Certificate is a FEMA form used as a certified statement that verifies a erty due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in building’s elevation information. or appurtenances. The hazard potential classification of a dam does not reflect erosion or in flood heights or velocities; and in any way on the current condition of a dam and its appurtenant structures (e.g. Emergency Program means the first phase under which a community participates safety, structural integrity, and flood routing capacity). (2) Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such in the NFIP. It is intended to provide a first layer amount of insurance coverage uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction: and for all insurable buildings in that community before the effective date of the initial High hazard dam means a class of dam in which failure may cause loss of life, FIRM. serious damage to residential, industrial, or commercial buildings; or damage to. (3) Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural or disruption of, important public utilities or transportation facilities such as major protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel flood waters; and Enclosure below the Lowest Floor see “Lowest Floor.” highways or railroads. Dams which meet the statutory thresholds for regulation that are proposed for construction in established or proposed residential, commercial, (4) Controlling filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may in- Encroachment means the advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fill, exca- or industrial areas will be assigned this classification, unless the applicant provides crease flood damage, and vation, buildings, structures or development into a floodplain, which may impede or convincing evidence to the contrary. A development permit is required for a struc- alter the flow capacity of a floodplain. ture and any associated fill downstream from a dam at any location where flooding (5) Preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers that will unnaturally can be reasonably anticipated from principal or emergency spillway discharges, or divert floodwaters or may increase flood hazards in other areas. Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) this order requires that no fed- from overtopping and failure of the dam. erally assisted activities be conducted in or have the potential to affect identified DIVISION 2. DEFINITIONS. SECTION 62-7 DEFINITIONS. Special Flood Hazard Areas, unless there is no practicable alternative. Highest adjacent grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed walls of a building. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall be Executive Order 11990 (Wetlands Protection) this order requires the avoidance of interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give Historic Structure means any structure that is: this ordinance it’s most reasonable application. adverse impacts associated with the destruction or modification of wetlands. (a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing main- A Zone is the Area of Special Flood Hazard without base flood elevations deter- Existing Construction means structures for which the “start of construction” com- tained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary mined. menced before the date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs ef- of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National fective before that date. Existing construction may also be referred to as existing Register; AE Zone is the Area of Special Flood Hazard with base flood elevations deter- structures. mined. (b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contrib- Existing manufactured home park or subdivision means a manufactured home uting to the historical significance of a registered historic or a district preliminarily Accessory structure (Appurtenant structure) means a structure, which is located on park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; CLASSIFIED

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New manufactured home park or subdivision means a manufactured home park dimensions of the building. (c) Individually listed on the State of Mississippi inventory of historic structures; or or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation Structure (for floodplain management purposes), means a walled and roofed build- (d) Individually listed on a local inventory historic places in communities with his- of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of ing, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well toric preservation programs that have been certified by an approved state program concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain regulations as a manufactured home. as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. adopted by a community. Structure (for insurance purposes), means a building with two or more outside rigid Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering analyses means the analyses performed by Non-Residcntial means, but is not limited to; small business concerns, churches, walls and a fully secured roof, that is affixed to a permanent site; a manufactured a professional engineer, registered in the state of Mississippi, in accordance with schools, farm buildings (including grain bins and silos), poolhouses, clubhouses, home built on a permanent chassis, transported to it site in one or more sections, standard engineering practices as accepted by FEMA. used to determine flood recreational buildings, mercantile structures, agricultural and industrial structures, and affixed to a permanent foundation; or a travel trailer without wheels, built on elevations and /or floodway boundaries. warehouses, and hotels and motels with normal room rentals for less than 6 a chassis and affixed to a permanent foundation, that is regulated under the com- months duration. munity’s floodplain management and building ordinances or laws. The term does Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) coverage means under the standard flood not include a recreational vehicle or a park trailer or other similar vehicle, except as insurance policy the cost to repair a substantially flood damaged building that ex- North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988 means a vertical control, corrected described in the last part of this definition, or a gas, or a liquid storage tank. ceeds the minimal repair cost and that is required to bring a substantially damaged in 1988, used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the flood- building into compliance with the local flood damage prevention ordinance. Accept- plain. Subrogation means an action brought by FEMA when flood damages have oc- able mitigation measures are floodproofing (nonresidential), relocation, elevation, curred, a flood insurance claim has been paid, and all or part of the damage can be demolition, or any combination thereof. All renewal and new policies with effective Obstruction means, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, attributed to acts or omissions by a community or other third party. dates on or after June 1, 1997, include ICC coverage. dike, pile, abutment, protection, excavation, channel construction, bridge, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure, vegetation or other material Substantial Damage means damage of any origin sustained by a structure where- Letter of Map Change (LOMC) is an official FEMA determination, by letter, to in, along, across or projecting into any watercourse which may alter, impede, retard by the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water, or due to its location, its exceed 50 percent of llic market value of the structure before the damage occurred. amend or revise effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Flood Boundary and Flood- propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its likelihood of Substantial damage also means flood-related damages sustained by a structure way Maps, and Flood Insurance Studies. LOMC’s are broken down into the follow- being carried downstream. on two separate occasions during a 10-year period for which the cost of repairs at ing categories: the time of each flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds 25 percent of the One Percent Flood (aka 100-Year Flood) is the flood that has a one percent chance market value of the structure before the damage occurred. Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Any flood zone that begins with the letter A or V is subject to inundation by the one percent chance flood. Over the Substantial Tmprovement means any combination of reconstruction, rehabilitation, An amendment based on technical data showing that a property was incorrectly life of a 30- year loan, there is a 26-percent chance of experiencing such a flood or other improvement of a structure taking place over a designated 10-year period included in a designated SFHA, was not elevated by fill (only by a natural grade within the SFHA. in which the cumulative percentage of improvement equals or exceeds 50 percent elevation), and will not be inundated by the one percent chance flood. A LOMA of the current market value of the structure before the “start of construction” of amends the current effective FIRM and establishes that a specific property is not Participating Community is any community that voluntarily elects to participate in (he improvement. The designated 10-year period begins at the date of the initial located in a SFHA. the NFIP by adopting and enforcing floodplain management regulations that are improvement to the structure. The costs for determining substantial improvement consistent with the standards of the NFIP. include the costs of additions. This term includes structures which have incurred re- Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) petitive loss or substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed. Post-FIRM Construction means new construction and substantial improvements A revision based on technical data that, usually due to manmade changes, shows for which start of construction occurred after December 31,1974, or on or after the The term does not apply to: changes to flood zones, flood elevations, floodplain and floodway delineations, and effective date of the initial FIRM of the community, whichever is later. planimetric features. One common type of LOMR. a LOMR-F, is a determination a.) Any project for improvement of a building required to comply with existing concerning whether a structure or parcel has been elevated by fill above the BFE Pre-FIRM Construction means new construction and substantial improvements for health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the and is, therefore, excluded from the SFHA. which start of construction occurred on or before December 31, 1974, or before the Code Enforcement Official and which are solely necessary to assure safe living effective date of the initial FIRM of the community, whichever is later. conditions, provided that said code deficiencies were not caused by neglect or lack Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) A formal review and comment by of maintenance on the part of the current or previous owners or; FEMA as to whether a proposed project complies with the minimum NFTP flood- Probation is a means ofFEMA formally notifying participating communities of the plain management criteria. A CLOMR does not revise effective Flood Insurance first of the two NFIP sanctions due to their failure to correct violations and deficien- b.) Any alteration of a “historic structure” provided that the alteration will not pre- Rate Maps, Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps, or Flood Insurance Studies. cies in the administration and enforcement of the local floodplain management clude the structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure.” regulations. Levee means a man-made structure; usually an earthen embankment designed Substantially improved existing manufactured home parks or subdivisions means and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to contain, con- Public safety and nuisance means anything which is injurious to the safety or manufactured home parks or subdivisions where the repair, reconstruction, reha- trol, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding. health of an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of bilitation or improvement of the streets, utilities and pads equals or exceeds 50 persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruc- Levee system means a flood protection system which consists of a levee, or le- of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin. tion or improvement commenced. vees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering practices. For a Recreational vehicle means a vehicle that is: Suspension means the removal, with or without probation, of a participating com- levee system to be recognized, the following criteria must be met. All closure de- munity from the NFIP because the community failed to adopt and enforce the com- vices or mechanical systems for internal drainage, whether manual or automatic, a.) Licensed and titled as an RV or park model (not a permanent residence); pliant floodplain management regulations required for participation in the NFIP. must be operated in accordance with an officially adopted operation manual (a copy of which must be provided to FEMA by the operator when levee or drainage b.) Built on a single chassis; Variance is a grant of relief from the requirements of this ordinance. system recognition is being sought or revised). All operations must be under the jurisdiction of a Federal or State agency, an agency created by Federal or State c.) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; Violation means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant law, or an agency of a community participating in the NFIP. with this ordinance. A structure or other development without the elevation certifi- d.) Has no attached deck, porch, or shed; cate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in this ordinance Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) is the limit of the AE Zone category area is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided. exposed to wave attack from waves greater than 1.5 feet during the base (one e.) Has quick-disconnect sewage, water, and electrical connectors; percent chance) flood on open coastal and inland areas exposed to erosion and Watercourse means any flowing body of water including a river, creek, stream, or wave propagation. f.) Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and a branch.

Low hazard dam means a class of dam in which failure would at the most result in g.) Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living Water surface elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Ver- damage to agricultural land, farm buildings (excluding residences), or minor roads. quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. tical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, (or other datum, where specified) of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies Lowest adjacent grade means the elevation of the sidewalk, patio, deck support, or Regular Program means the second phase of the community’s participation in the in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas. NFIP in which second layer coverage is available based upon risk premium rates basement entryway immediately next to the structure and after the completion of only after FEMA has competed a risk study for (he community. Wet floodproofing means a method of construction which allows water to enter a construction. It does not include earth that is placed for aesthetic or landscape structure in such a way that will minimize damage to the structure and its contents. reasons around a foundation wall. It does include natural ground or properly com- Regulatory floodway means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the Wet floodproofing is appropriate for functionally dependent use and uses that -fa pacted fill that comprises a component of a building’s foundation system. adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood cilitate open space use by variance only, structures utilized for parking or limited without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. storage, or when all other techniques are not technically feasible. Wet floodproof- Lowest floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including base- ing shall not be utilized as a method to satisfy the requirements of this ordinance ment). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of -ve Repair means the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for for bringing substantially damaged or improved structures into compliance. Wet hicles, building access, or storage, in an area other than a basement, is not con- which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of a flood- floodproofing is not allowed in lieu of complying with the lowest floor elevation- re sidered a building’s lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to plain management regulation adopted by a community and all such regulations quirements for new residential buildings. render the structure in violation of the non-elevation provisions of this code. effective at the time of permitting must be met. X Zones (shaded) are areas of 0.2 percent chance flood that are outside of the Manufactured home (44 CFR 59.1 definition / FEMA) means a structure, transport- Repetitive Loss means flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two SFHA subject to the one percent chance flood with average depths of less than able in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed separate occasions during a 10-year period for which the cost of repairs at the one foot, or with contributing drainage area less than one square mile, and areas to be used with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required time of each such flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds 25 percent of the protected by certified levees from the base flood. utilities. The term manufactured home does not include a “recreational vehicle.” market value of the structure before the damage occurred. X Zones (unshaded) are areas determined to be outside the 0.2 percent chance Manufactured housing (24 CFR 32S0.3 and 3285.5 definitions / HUD) means “...a Repetitive Loss Property is any insurable building for which two or more claims floodplain. Structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is 8 of more than $ 1.000 were paid by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) body feet or more in width or 40 body feet in length or which when erected on-site is within any rolling 10-year period, since 1978. At least two of the claims must be Zone means a geographical area shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or a 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed more than ten days apart but, within ten years of each other. A RL property may or Flood Insurance Rate Map that reflects the severity or type of flooding in the area. to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected may not be currently insured by the NFIP. to the required utilities.” SFFTTONS 62-7 through 62-10. Reserved Section 1316 means that section of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as Manufactured home park or subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of amended, which states that no new flood insurance coverage shall be provided DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS. land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. for any property that FEMA finds has been declared by a duly constituted state or local zoning authority or other authorized public body to be in violation of state or SECTION 62-11. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES. Map Amendment means a change to an effective NFIP map that results in the local laws, regulations, or ordinances that are intended to discourage or otherwise exclusion from the SFHA or an individual structure or a legally described parcel restrict land development or occupancy in flood-prone areas. This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard (SFHA) and, as de- of land that has been inadvertently included in the SFHA (i.e., no alterations of termined by the Floodplain Administrator or other delegated, designated, or quali- topography have occurred since the date of the first NFIP map that showed the Severe Repetitive Loss Structure means any insured property that has met at least fied community official including the Planning Board of the City of Jackson from structure or parcel to be one of the following paid flood loss criteria since 197S. regardless of ownership: available technical studies, historical information, and other available and reliable sources areas within the jurisdiction of the Mayor and City Council of the City of within the SFHA. 1. Four or more separate claim payments of more than $5,000 each (including Jackson, which may be subject to periodic inundation by floodwaters that can ad- building and contents payments); or versely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Map Panel Number means the four-digit number followed by a letter suffix as- City of Jackson. signed by FEMA on a FIRM. The first four digits represent the map panel, and the 2. Two or more separate claim payments (building payments only) where the total letter suffix represents the number of times the map panel has been revised. of the payments exceeds the current market value of the property. SECTION 62-12. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD. Market value means the property value (as agreed between a willing buyer and In either case, two of the claim payments must have occurred within ten years of seller), excluding the value of land as established by what the local real estate mar- each other. Multiple losses at the same location within ten days of each other arc The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Manage- ket will bear. Market value can be established by independent certified appraisal; counted as one loss, with the payment amounts added together. ment Agency as followed: replacement cost depreciated by age of building (Actual Cash Value); or adjusted assessed values. Significant hazard dam means a dam assigned the significant hazard potential The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Manage- classification where failure may cause damage to main roads, minor railroads, or ment Agency in the Hinds County Flood Insurance Study, dated November 18, Mean Sea Level means, for the purposes of the National Flood Insurance Pro- cause interruption of use, or service of relatively important public utilities. 2009 with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) panel numbers: gram, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, North American Ver- tical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown Special flood hazard area (SFHA) means that portion of the floodplain subject to 28049C0145H 28049C0163H 28049C0164H 28049C0166H on a community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced. inundation by the base flood and/or flood-related erosion hazards as shown on a 28049C0167H 28049C0168H 28049C0169H 28049C0169H FHBM or FIRM as Zones A, AE, AH, AO, AR, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH. AR/A, A99, 28049C0188H 28049C0189H 28049C0279H 28049C0282H Mixed-Use Structure means a single structure containing both residential and non- or VE. 28049C0283H 28049C0284H 28049C0287H 28049C0289H residential uses (e.g. a small business and an apartment). For the purpose of this 28049C0291H 28049C0292H 28049C0293H 28049C0294H ordinance, a mixed-use structure shall comply with the standards set forth for resi- Start of construction (for other than new construction or substantial improvements 28049C0301H 28049C0302H 28049C0303H 28049C0304H dential structures. under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act P. L. 97-348), includes substantial im- 28049C0306H 28049C0307H 28049C0308H 28049C0309H provement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the ac- 28049C0311H 28049C0312H 28049C0313H 28049C0314H National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the federal program that makes flood tual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, or improvement was within 180 28049C0316H 28049C0317H 28049C0318H 28049C0326H insurance available to owners of property in participating communities nationwide days of the permit date. The actual start means the first placement of permanent 28049C0328H 28049C0430H 28049C0435H 28049C0455H through the cooperative efforts of the Federal Government and the private insur- construction of a building (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the ance industry. pouring of slabs or footings, installation of piles, construction of columns, or any 28049C0460H and other supporting data are adopted by reference and declared work beyond the stage of excavation or placement of a manufactured home on to be a part of this ordinance. National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) means a vertical control, corrected in a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as 1929, used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain. clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Manage- walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foun- ment Agency in the Rankin County Flood Insurance Study, dated June 9, 2014 New Construction means a structure or ;in addition to an existing structure for dations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) (FIRM) panel(s) number(s) which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of a flood- the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as 28121C0179F, 28121C0183F, 28121C0187F and 28121C0191F and other sup- plain management regulation adopted by a community and any subsequent im- dwelling units or not part of the main building. For substantial improvement, the porting data are adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. provements to such structure or the addition. actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external The Flood Insurance Study and maps are on file at: Department of Public Works, CLASSIFIED

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200 S. President St. Suite 424, Jackson, MS. SECTION 62-31. DESIGNATION OF FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDI- (13) Review certified plans and specifications for compliance. NANCE ADMINISTRATOR. SECTION 62-13. USE OF PRELIMINARY FLOOD HAZARD DATA. (14) Make the necessary interpretation where interpretation is needed as to the The Mayor and City Council of the City of Jackson hereby appoints the City exact location of boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard (for example, When Flood Insurance Studies and Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps have where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field been provided by FEMA: Engineer to administer and implement the provisions of this ordinance and is here- conditions). The person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a in referred to as the Floodplain Administrator and/or the administrator. reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in this Article. (1) Prior to the issuance of a Letter of Final Determination (LFD) by FEMA, the use of the preliminary flood hazard data shall only be required where no base flood SECTION 62-32. PERMIT PROCEDURES. (15) Obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway elevations and/or floodway areas exist or where the preliminary base flood eleva- data available from a federal, state or other source when base flood elevation data tions or floodway area exceed the base flood elevations and/or floodway widths in Application for a Development Permit shall be made to the Floodplain Administra- or floodway data have not been provided in accordance with Section 62-12, in the effective flood hazard data provided by FEMA. Such preliminary data may be tor on forms furnished by him or her prior to any development activities, and may order to administer the provisions of Division 5. subject to revision through valid appeals. include, but not be limited to, the following plans in duplicate drawn to scale show- ing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing (16) Provide information, testimony, or other evidence, as needed during variance (2) Upon the issuance of a Letter of Final Determination (LFD) by FEMA, the re- or proposed structures, earthen fill, storage of materials or equipment, drainage request hearings. vised flood hazard data shall be used and replace all previously effective flood haz- facilities, and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information ard data provided by FEMA for the purposes of administrating these regulations. is required: (17) Conduct the following actions when damage occurs to a building or buildings:

Where adopted regulatory standards conflict, the more stringent base flood eleva- (1) Application Stage. a.) Determine whether damaged structures are located within the Special Flood tion shall prevail. Preliminary FIS data may be subject to change by a valid appeal. Hazard Area; a.) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor (including SECTION 62-14. ESTABLISHMENT OF FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PER- basement) of all buildings, which will be submitted on a FEMA Form 81-31 (Eleva- b.) Conduct damage assessments for those damaged structures located in the MIT. tion Certificate) by a state of Mississippi registered engineer or surveyor; SFHA; and

A development permit shall be required in conformance with the provision of this b.) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any non-residential building in c.) Make a reasonable attempt to notify owncr(s) of damaged structure(s) of the ordinance prior to the commencement of any development activities in identified an A Zone will be floodproofed; requirement to obtain a building permit / floodplain development permit prior to areas of special flood hazard and community flood hazard areas within the com- repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction. munity. c.) Certificate from a state of Mississippi registered professional engineer or ar- chitect that the non-residential flood-proofed building will meet the floodproofing d.) Perform such other inspections as may be required to insure compliance with SECTION 62-15. COMPLIANCE. criteria in Section 62-32(1) b. Section 62-42(2) and Section 62-45(2): the other provisions of this ordinance.

No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted or structurally d.) No floodplain development permit can be issued to any mobile, modular, or SECTION 62-34. PERMIT FEE. altered without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable permanently constructed residence, building or facility unless the owner, lessee, or regulations. developer obtains a Notice of Intent from the Mississippi State Health Department, A non-reuindahle fee of $40.00 shall be required for the creating and issuance of a pursuant to the MS Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law (2009). floodplain development permit. For developments involving multiple structures, a SECTION 62-16. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS. for a recommendation of a sewage system or Proof of Compliance from the proper permit shall be required for each structure. Sewer and Water District; and This ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing ease- SECTION 62-35. EXPIRATION OF FLOODPLAIN PERMIT. ments, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this ordinance and an- e.) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated other conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall as result of proposed development. a.) If the work described in any Floodplain Permit has not substantially commenced prevail. within six ((•») months from the date of issuance thereof, the permit shall expire, (2) Construction Stage: shall be cancelled by the floodplain administrator, and written notice thereof shall SECTION 62-17. INTERPRETATION. be given to the persons affected. Upon establishment/placement of the lowest floor, before framing continues, to m the interpretation and application of this ordinance all provisions shall be: include any approved floodproofing method by whatever construction means, it b.) If, after substantial commencement of construction, work is discontinued or no shall be the duty of the permit holder to submit to the Floodplain Administrator a substantial work has occurred for a period of six (6) months or more, the Floodplain (1) Considered as minimum requirements; certification of the NAVD or NGVD elevation of the lowest floor or floodproofed Permit shall expire and be of no further effect. In such cases, no further work shall elevation, as built, in relation to mean sea level. Said certification shall be prepared occur until a new Floodplain Permit or an extension in writing of the previous permit (2) Liberally construed in favor of the governing body, and by or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional has been obtained. engineer, who is authorized by the state of Mississippi to certify such information, (3) Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state stat- and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a particular building said c.) A floodplain permit issued for non-structural work shall expire six (6) months utes. SECTION 62-18. STANDARDS FOR X ZONES (SHAnFD/TTNSHADED). certification shall he prepared by or under the direct supervision of a professional from the date of issuance. engineer or architect, who is authorized by the state of Mississippi to certify such Any area outside the FEMA studied areas lying along blue line streams shown on information, and certified by same. Floodproofing shall be required to be 18 inches SECTION 62-36 through 62-40. Reserved the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey quadrants of the above the base flood elevation. City of Jackson is contained and/or areas with flood prone soils which are contigu- DIVISION 5. PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION. ous to blue line streams as shown on the Flood Prone Soils Map shall also be Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit considered community flood hazard areas. These areas contiguous to blue line holder’s risk. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the lowest floor & flood- SECTION 62-41. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ALL ZONES. streams are defined by a buffer of five times the width of the stream at the top of proofing elevation survey data submitted. The permit holder immediately and prior the bank or twenty feet each side from the top of the bank, whichever is greater. to further progressive work being permitted to proceed shall correct deficiencies In all areas of special flood hazard the following provisions are required: detected by such review. Failure to submit the survey or failure to make said cor- The X Zones (shaded/unshaded) are considered to be low to moderate risk flood rections required hereby shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project. (1) New construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent zones and are located outside the community’s delineated special flood hazard flotation, collapse and lateral movement of the structure. area and include the following: In any lot or lots/areas that have been removed from the special flood hazard area via a Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill, and if the top of fill level is below the (2) Manufactured homes shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lat- (1) Areas outside the one percent chance flood zone, but within the 0.2 percent eral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of chance flood zone, as determined by a detailed study; freeboard elevation, all new structures, additions to existing buildings or substantial over-thc-top or frame ties to ground anchors. Dry stacked blocks (stacked without improvement must meet the required community freeboard elevation. the use of mortar or cement to bond them together) are not to be used as an (2) Areas outside the 0.2 percent chance flood zone as determined by a detailed anchor/elevation method. This standard shall be in addition to and consistent with study; and (3) Finished Construction: applicable state requirements for resisting wind forces.

(3) Areas that have not yet been studied. Upon completion of construction, a FEMA elevation certificate which depicts all (3) New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with ma- finished construction elevations is required to be submitted to the Floodplain Ad- terials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage. The community reserves the right to require further studies for any development ministrator. If the project includes a floodproofing measure, a FEMA floodproof- within its jurisdiction, if there is evidence that a potential flood hazard exists. Stud- ing certificate is required to be submitted by the permit holder to the Floodplain (4) New construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by methods ies can be used to designate community flood hazard areas. Such evidence may Administrator. and practices that minimize flood damage. include but shall not be limited to: SECTION 62-33. POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE (5) Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air conditioning equipment and other (1) Eyewitness reports of historic flooding or other reports of historic flooding FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. service facilities shall be designed and/or located so as to prevent water from en- deemed credible by the community, tering or accumulating within the components during conditions of flooding, such The Floodplain Administrator and his or her designated staff is hereby authorized facilities shall be located a minimum of 18 inches above the Base Flood Elevation. (2) Geologic features observed that resemble floodplains (such as flat areas along and directed to enforce the provisions of this ordinance. The Administrator is further streams); authorized to render interpretations of this ordinance, which are consistent with its (6) New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or spirit and purpose. eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system. (3) Proximity to manmade or natural constrictions such as road crossings that can cause backwater effects; and Duties of the administrator shall include, but not be limited to: (7) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the (4) Drainage basin characteristics such as drainage area, slope, percent impervi- (1) Review all development permits to assure that the permit requirements of this systems into flood waters. ous cover, land use, etc. ordinance have been satisfied. (8) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid im- SECTION 62-19. REPETITIVE LOSS STRUCTURES. (2) Review proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been pairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. received from those governmental agencies from which approval is required by The community may declare any existing structure as a repetitive loss structure as Federal or State law, including section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control (9) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a building that is in required to qualify the structure for increased cost of compliance (1CC) benefits Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334. Additionally, require the permittee to compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall meet the requirements of allowed by a National Flood Insurance Program flood policy claim. To be declared obtain and submit copies of any required federal or state permits and maintain “new construction” as contained in this ordinance. a repetitive loss structure, the following conditions must be met: them on file with the development permit. (10) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction or improvements to a building that is not (1) The structure must have a flood insurance policy that includes the increased (3) Perform a minimum of three inspections to ensure that all applicable ordinance in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, shall be undertaken only if said cost of compliance coverage and; and floodplain development requirements have been satisfied. The first inspection non-conformity shall meet the requirements of “new construction” as contained in upon the establishment of the Base Flood Elevation reference mark at the devel- this ordinance. (2) The structure must have been flooded twice during a ten-year period with each opment site; the second upon the establishment of the structure’s footprint prior to flood event causing damage for which the repair cost equaled or exceeded 25% of pouring the slab or the establishment of the lowest floor in an elevated foundation (11) All gas and liquid storage tanks (both above and below ground) shall be ad- the market value of the structure. system; and the final inspection upon completion and submission of the required equately anchored to prevent floatation, lateral movement resulting from hydrody- finished construction elevation certificate. namic forces, and the effects of buoyancy. SECTION 62-20. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. (4) Verify any required setback distances. (12) When new construction and substantial improvements are located in multiple The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is considered reasonable flood zones or in a flood zone with multiple base flood elevations, they shall meet for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering consideration. (5) Verify that all placement of fill or grading is according to certified plans. Assure the requirement for the more stringent flood zone and the highest base flood -el Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. that any fill being used as part of the structure’s foundation system (not allowed in evation. a CHHA) is both clean material and properly compacted and placed. A professional Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This ordinance certification that any structure built on fill is reasonably safe from flooding can be (13) New construction and substantial improvement of any building (both in and does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazard and community requested of the builder/developer. outside the SFHA) shall have the lowest floor (including basement) at least one flood hazard areas or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding foot above the ccnterline of the designated street, unless the topography of the or flood damages. This ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the City of (6) Verily adequate placement and size of any required flood vents in regard to the property does not allow for strict adherence as determined by the Floodplain Ad- Jackson or by any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that result number of openings, their location, size, and height above ground level. ministrator. from reliance on this ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully made here- under. (7) Ensure that a crawlspace has adequate vents or openings and that the interior (14) All new horizontal additions must have me lowest floor and all HVAC elevated grade is at or above the exterior grade. to the regulatory base flood elevation. SECTION 62-21. ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, AND VIOLATIONS. (8) Verify that the structure’s utilities, duct work, and HVAC systems are at or above (15) New construction and substantial improvements of structures built on fill (only Any action or inaction which violates the provisions of this ordinance or permit shall the base flood elevation. allowed outside of the CHHA and Coastal AE Zone) shall be constructed on prop- be subject to the enforcement actions outlined in Division 3. Any such action or erly designed and compacted fill that extends 10 feet to 15 feet beyond the building inaction that is continuous with respect to time is deemed to be a public nuisance (9) Notify adjacent communities, the NF1P State Coordinator, and other federal walls before dropping below the base flood elevation, and shall have appropriate and may be abated by injunctive or other equitable relief. The imposition of any of and/or state agencies with statutory or regulatory authority prior to any alteration or protection from erosion and scour as follows: the penalties described below shall not prevent such equitable relief. relocation of a watercourse. a.) Fill sites, upon which structures will be constructed or placed, must be com- d.) Civil penalties. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance or failure to comply (10) Assure that maintenance is provided within the altered or relocated portion of pacted to 95 percent of the maximum density obtainable with the Standard Proctor with any of its requirements, including violation of conditions and safeguards estab- said watercourse so that the flood-carrying capacity is maintained. Test method or an acceptable equivalent method. lished in connection with grants of variance or special exceptions, shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this ordinance or fails to comply with any (11) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the low- b.) Fill slopes shall be no steeper than one foot vertical to two feet horizontal. of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500.00 est floor (including basement) of all new construction and substantially improved or imprisoned for not more than ^O days. or both, and in addition, shall pay all costs buildings, in accordance with Section 62-32(2). Information must be recorded on c.) Adequate protection against erosion is must be provided for fill slopes. When and expenses involved in the case. Each act of violation and each day such viola- the FEMA Elevation Certificate Form 81-31. expected velocities during the occurrence of the base flood are greater than five tion continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained feet per second, armoring with stone or rock protection or material that will provide shall prevent the Floodplain Administrator from taking such other lawful actions as (12) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which equivalent resistance will be provided. When expected velocities during the base are necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. the new construction and substantially improved buildings have been floodproofed, flood are five feet per second or appropriate protection shall be provided by cover- in accordance with Section 62-32(2). Information must be recorded on the FEMA ing them with vegetative cover at a minimum. SECTION 62-22 through 62-30. RESERVED. DIVISION 4. ADMINISTRATION. Elevation Certificate Form 81-31. d.) Fill shall be composed of clean granular or earthen material. CLASSIFIED

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inches above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an adequate- street shall not be considered a dam or a levee or function as such unless properly e.) Storage or processing of materials that are hazardous, flammable, explosive, ly anchored foundation support system to resist floatation, collapse, and lateral designed by a registered professional engineer and certified by the United States or in time of flooding could become buoyant and pose an obstruction to flow, are movement, or Army Corps of Engineers as a dam or levee. prohibited within the community special flood hazard areas, to include identified floodways. Storage of material or equipment not otherwise prohibited shall be (ii) The manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers or other (10) Where only a small portion of the subdivision lot or lots is in an A zone Special firmly anchored to prevent flotation. foundation elements of at least an equivalent strength, of no less than 36 inches Flood Hazard Area inundated by one percent chance flood with no base flood in height above the highest adjacent grade and adequately anchored foundation elevations determined and there is sufficient ground slope on the site to avoid pos- SECTION 62 -42. SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR RIVERINE ZONES. support system to resist floatation, collapse, and lateral movement. sible flooding of structures in X Zones (unshaded) determined to be outside 0.2 chance flood floodplain. The Floodplain Administrator may waive the requirement In all areas of special flood hazard designated on the community’s FIRM, where (iii) All recreational vehicles placed on sites must either: for a study to determine the base flood elevations. base flood elevation data have been provided (excluding CHHA and Coastal AE Zone), as set forth in Section 62-12 the following provisions, in addition to the stan- (iv) Be on site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and obtain a new permit before (11) In order for the Floodplain Administrator to consider waiving the requirement dards of Section 62-41, are required: returning to the same site, of Section 62-45 (4) the applicant must provide an accurate topographic data and map for the lot or lots in question (certified by a licensed land surveyor and/or pro- (1) Residential Construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any (v) Be fully licensed and ready for high way use, or (vi) Must meet all the require- fessional civil engineer) indicating that each lot in a new subdivision is on natural residential building (including manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, in- ments for new construction, including anchoring and elevation requirements of this high ground, out of the regulatory floodplain. cluding basement, elevated to no lower than 18 inches abovc (lie base flood eleva- Section 62-42 (7) (a) or Section 62-42 (7) (b) (i) above. tion. Should solid foundation perimeter walls be used to elevate a structure, flood (12) Each proposed parcel must have a designated buildable pad or site above openings sufficient to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is licensed and insured in ac- the one percent chance floodplain. The distance of the buildable pad or site above walls of enclosures that are subject to flooding, shall be provided in accordance cordance with the state of Mississippi motor vehicle regulations, is on its wheels the one percent chance floodplain shall depend on the slope of the ground and in with standards of Section 62-42 (4). New development proposals will be designed, or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and accordance with the following table: to the maximum extent practicable, so residential building sites, walkways, drive- security devices and has no permanently attached additions. ways, and roadways are located at natural grade with elevation not less than the Distance in feet from A Zone Minimum Slope from A Zone -one base flood elevation and with evacuation routes leading directly out of the special (8) Floodways. Located within areas of special flood hazard adopted by reference [one percent chance floodplain] percent flood plain to ground level at flood hazard area. in Section 62-12, are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris, 20 5% (2) Non-Residential Construction. New construction and substantial improvement potential projectiles and has erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply: 30 3.33% of any commercial, industrial, or non-residential building (including manufactured 40 2.50% building) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no lower than a.) Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improve- 50 2.0% 18 inches above the base flood elevation. Buildings located in all A Zones may, ments, and other developments unless certification (with supporting technical data) 60 1.67% together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be floodproofed in lieu of be- by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating that encroach- 70 1.43% ing elevated provided that all areas of (he building below the base flood elevation ments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during occurrence of the base 80 1.25% plus a minimum of 18 inches of freeboard are water tight with walls substantially flood discharge; 90 1.11% impermeable to the passage of water, and use structural components having the 100 1.0% capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effect of buoy- b.) If Section 62-42 (8) (a) above is satisfied, all new construction and substantial ancy. Dry floodproofing is allowed only where flood velocities are less than or equal improvements shall comply with all applicable flood damage prevention standards Residential and non-residential structures lowest floor elevation also must be el- to five feet per second. A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify of Division 5. evated 1.5 feet above the ground level on the buildable pad or site. that the standards of this subsection are satisfied. A Flood Emergency Operation Plan and an Inspection and Maintenance Plan must be provided by the design pro- c.) Prohibit the placement of manufactured homes (mobile homes), except in an (13) The subdivider/applicant must comply with the following: fessional for the building. Such certification shall be provided to the Floodplain Ad- existing manufactured homes (mobile homes) park or subdivision. A replacement ministrator. New development proposals will be designed, to the maximum extent manufactured home may be placed on a lot in an existing manufactured home a.) File restrictive covenants on the lot or lots prohibiting construction within the practicable, so non-residential building sites, walkways, driveways, and roadways park or subdivision provided the anchoring standards of Section 62-41 (2), and the designated special flood hazard area and requirement for lowest floor elevation. are located at natural grade with elevation not less than the base flood elevation standards of Section 62-42 (1) through (3) and the encroachment standards of this and with evacuation routes leading directly out of the special flood hazard area. Section 62-42 (8) (a), are met. b.) Place a statement on the face of the final plat prohibiting construction in the designated area of special flood hazard. (3) In special flood hazard areas with base flood elevations (AE Zones) but without SECTION 62-43. STANDARDS FOR STREAMS WITHOUT BASE FLOOD EL- floodways, no encroachments, including fill material or structures, shall be permit- EVATIONS AND FLOODWAYS. SECTION 62-46. CRITICAL FACILITIES. ted unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided demon- strating that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined When base flood elevation data and floodway data are not available in accor- Construction of new and substantially improved critical facilities shall be located with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water dance with Section 62-11 in Special Flood Hazard Areas and Community Flood outside the limits of the special flood hazard area (one percent chance floodplain). surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the com- Hazard Areas without base flood elevation data, new construction and substantial Floodproofing and sealing measures must he implemented to ensure that toxic munity. The engineering certification must be supported by technical data that con- improvements shall be elevated or floodproofed to elevations established by the substances will not be displaced by or released into floodwaters. Multiple access forms to standard hydraulic engineering principles. community. The following provisions in addition to the standards of Section 62-41 routes. elevated to or above (lie 0.2 percent flood elevation, shall he provided to and the enclosure standards of Section 62-42 (4) shall apply: all critical facilities to the maximum extent possible. Critical facilities must not only (4) Enclosures. New construction and substantial improvements that include fully he protected to or above the 0.2 percent chance flood, but must remain operable enclosed areas formed by foundation and other exterior walls below the lowest (1) Require that all new subdivision proposals and other proposed developments during such an event. The community’s flood response plan must list facilities con- floor shall be designed to preclude finished living space and designed to allow for (including proposals for manufactured home parks and subdivisions) greater than sidered critical in a flood, since loss of access can cause a critical situation. Other the entry and exit of floodwaters to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces five lots or five acres whichever is lesser, include within such proposals base flood facilities in low risk flood zones that may also be needed to support flood response on exterior walls. Total enclosed areas will be limited 299 square feet. Enclosed elevation data; efforts must he included on the critical facility list. The use of any structure shall not areas, including crawl spaces, shall be used solely for parking of vehicles, building be changed to a critical facility, where such a change in use will render the new access, and storage. (2) The Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any critical facility out of conformance with this section. The list of the operators of the base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state, or other critical facilities affected by flooding must be updated at least annually, as part of a.) Designs for complying with this requirement must either be certified by a profes- source, in order to administer the provisions of Article 5. When such data are avail- the community critical facility planning procedures. sional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following criteria: able, standards of Section 62-42 shall apply. If data is not available from Section 62-43 (1) or outside sources, then the following provisions shall apply. SECTION 62-47. RESERVED SECTION 62-48. STREAM DUMPING (i) Provide a minimum of two openings, on different sides of each enclosed area; if a structure has more than one enclosed area below the base flood elevation, (3) No encroachments, including fill material or other development, shall be located It shall be unlawful to dump, deposit, or otherwise cause any trash, landscape each shall have openings on exterior walls; within a distance of the stream bank equal to five times the width of the stream at debris or other material to be placed in any stream, channel, pond or basin which the top of the bank or twenty feet each side from the top of the bank, whichever regularly or periodically carries or stores water. (ii) The total net area of all openings shall be at least one square inch for each is greater, unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided square foot of enclosed area, or the openings shall be designed and the construc- demonstrating that such encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood SECTION 62-49. EROSION CONTROL PLAN tion documents shall include a statement that the design and installation will pro- levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. The enclosure standards vide for equalization of hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the of Section 62-42 (4) shall apply. Prior to any grading or other earthwork a person shall comply with the require- automatic entry and exit of floodwaters; ments of the City of Jackson Storm Water Quality Protection Ordinance. (4) The Floodplain Administrator shall require that a single lot applicant develop the (iii) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one foot above interior base flood elevation for the development site, utilizing accepted engineering prac- SECTION 62-50 through 62-60. Reserved grade (which must be equal to in elevation or higher than the exterior grade); tices and procedures. Upon review of the submitted data, the Administrator may accept or reject the proposed base flood elevation. When such data is accepted, DIVISION 6. VARIANCE PROCEDURES. (iv) Openings shall allow the passage of a three inch sphere; and standards of Section 62-42, shall apply. SECTION 62-61. DESIGNATION OF VARIANCE AND APPEALS BOARD. (v) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves or other coverings (5) Fill within the area of special flood hazard shall result in no net loss of natural or devices provided they permit the automatic flow of floodwaters in both directions floodplain storage. The volume of loss of floodwater storage due to filling in the The Floodplain Management Board as established by the City of Jackson shall and automatically equalize hydrostatic flood loads on exterior walls. special flood hazard area shall be offset by providing an equal volume of flood hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from requirements of this or- storage by excavation or other compensatory measures at or adjacent to the de- dinance. b.) Access to the enclosed area shall be minimum necessary to allow for parking velopment site. of vehicles (garage door) or limited storage of maintenance equipment used in SECTION 62-62. DUTIES OF VARIANCE AND APPEALS BOARD. connection with the premises (standard exterior door) or entry to the living area (6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State Coordinating (stairway or elevator); and Office prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit copies The board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged an error in any require- of such notifications to FEMA. Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the ment, decision, or determination is made by the Floodplain Administrator in the c.) The interior portion of such enclosed area shall not be finished or partitioned altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained. enforcement or administration of this ordinance. Any person aggrieved by the deci- into separate rooms. sion of the board may appeal such decision to the appropriate court, as provided in (7) Require that all manufactured homes be placed or installed using methods and Mississippi Code Annotated, § 11-51-75 (1972). d.) Property owners shall be required to execute a flood openings/venting affidavit practices which minimize flood damage. Manufactured homes must be elevated acknowledging that all openings will be maintained as flood vents, and that the and anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement. Dry stacked blocks SECTION 62-63. VARIANCE PROCEDURES. elimination or alteration of the openings in any way will violate the requirements of (stacked without the use of mortar or cement to bond them together) are not al- Section 62-42. Periodic inspections will be conducted by the Floodplain Adminis- lowed within the Special Flood Hazard Area. In passing upon such applications, the Floodplain Management Board shall con- trator to ensure compliance. sider all technical evaluations, relevant factors, and standards specified in other SECTION 62-44. RESERVED. sections of this ordinance: (5) Detached storage buildings, sheds, or other like accessory improvements, excluding detached garages, carports, and boat houses, shall solely be used for SECTION 62-45. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS AND OTHER (1) The evaluation must be based on the characteristics unique to that property parking of vehicles and storage. Such storage space shall not be used for human PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. and not be shared by adjacent parcels. The characteristics must pertain to the land habitation and shall be limited to storage of items that can withstand exposure to itself, not to the structure, its inhabitants, or its owners; the elements and have low flood damage potential. The storage space shall be (1) All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood constructed of flood resistant or breakaway materials, and equipment and service damage; (2) Variances should never be granted for multiple lots, phases of subdivisions, or utilities, such as electrical outlets, shall be limited to essential lighting and oilier inci- entire subdivisions; dental uses, and must be elevated or floodproofed. Flood openings in accordance (2) All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, with the standards of Section 62- 42 (4) shall also be required. These accessory gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood dam- (3) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; structures shall be constructed and placed on the building site so as to offer the age; minimum resistance to the flow of floodwaters. Accessory improvements and other (4) The danger of life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; appurtenant structures shall be firmly anchored to prevent flotation that may result (3) All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce ex- in damage to other structures. posure to flood hazards; and (5) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner and the community; (6) Property owners shall be required to execute and record with the structure’s (4) Base flood elevation data shall be provided for all new subdivision proposals deed a non-conversion agreement declaring that the area below the lowest floor and other proposed development (including manufactured home parks and subdi- (6) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the com- of the structure or the detached accessory building shall not he improved, finished visions), which is greater than five lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser. munity; or otherwise converted; the community will have the right to inspect the enclosed area. (5) All subdivision and other development proposals which involve disturbing more (7) The necessity of the facility to he at a waterfront location, where applicable; than 1000 square feet of land shall include a stormwater management plan which (7) Standards for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles. is designed to limit peak runoff from the site to predevelopment levels for the one, (8) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not sub- ten, and 100-year rainfall event. These plans shall be designed to limit adverse ject to flooding or erosion damage; a.) All manufactured homes placed, or substantially improved, on individual lots impacts to downstream channels and floodplains. Single residential lots involving or parcels, in existing manufactured home parks or subdivisions, in expansions less than one acre of land disturbance are not subject to this regulation. (9) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated to existing manufactured home parks or subdivisions, in new manufactured home parks or subdivisions or in substantially improved manufactured home parks or (6) All preliminary plans for platted subdivisions shall identify the flood hazard area development; subdivisions, must meet all the requirements for new construction, including el- and the elevation of the base flood. evation and anchoring and the flood openings requirements of Section 62-42 (4). (10) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood- Manufactured homes must be: (7) All final subdivision plats will provide the boundary of the special flood hazard plain management program for that area; area, the floodway boundary, and the base flood elevations. (i) Elevated on a permanent foundation to have its lowest floor elevated to no (11) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emer- lower than 18 inches above the base flood elevation; and (8) In platted subdivisions, all proposed lots or parcels that will be future building gency vehicles; sites shall have a minimum buildable area outside the natural (non- filled) 1 % (ii) Securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist chance annual floodplain. The buildable area shall be large enough to accom- (12) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. modate any primary structure and associated structures such as sheds, barns, of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the swimming pools, detached garages, on-site sewage disposal systems, and water site; and b.) All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved, excepting manufac- supply wells, where applicable. tured homes that have incurred substantial damage as a result of a flood, in an (13) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood condi- existing manufactured home park or subdivision must be elevated so that: (9) Approval shall not be given for streets within a subdivision which would be tions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as subject to flooding in the base flood. All street surfaces must be located at or above sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, and streets and bridges and culverts. (i) The lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to no lower than 18 the base flood elevation. Such streets shall be constructed in such manner that the CLASSIFIED

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(14) Upon consideration of factors listed above, and the purpose of this ordi- Advertisement for Bid DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION nance, the Floodplain Management Board may attach such conditions to the Bid 2289 – Depository Bid BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this or- REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT dinance. Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI by the Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the (15) Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase Business Office, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, until ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. 10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) June 06, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board of Trust- Sealed bids will be received at the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real SECTION 62-64. CONDITIONS FOR VARIANCES. ees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, Property Management, 501 North West Street, Suite 1401 B, Jackson, Mis- and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five cal- sissippi, 39201, until 2:00:00 p.m. on Thursday, 06/26/2014 , for: (1) Variances shall only be issued when there is: endar days from the date bids are opened. Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained free of charge by emailing dsetzer@ RE: GS# 113-137 Pinecote Restoration a.) A showing of good and sufficient cause; jackson.k12.ms.us, calling (601) 960-8787, or documents may be Mississippi State University - Division of Agriculture, picked up at the above address or visit www.jackson.k12.ms.us under Forestry & Vet Medicine b.) A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional Current News. hardship; and at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Contract documents may 05/22/2014, 05/29/2014 be obtained from: c.) A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public expense, create nuisance, cause fraud on or Professional: Howorth Architects, P.A. d/b/a Howorth victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS & Associates Architects Address: 800 North Lamar Boulevard (2) The provisions of this ordinance are minimum standards for flood loss reduc- Re-Bid 2280 - Lanier High School Window Restoration Project Post Office Box 1569 tion; therefore any deviation from the standards must be weighed carefully. Vari- Oxford, Mississippi 38655 ances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received Phone: 662-224-7444 necessary deviation from the requirements of this ordinance, considering the by the Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the flood hazard, to afford relief. In the instance of a Historic Structure, a determina- Business Office, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, until A deposit of $30.00 is required. Bid preparation will be in accordance with tion that the variance is the minimum necessary so as not to destroy the historic 10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) June 20, 2014, at which time and Instructions to Bidders bound in the project manual. The Bureau of Building, character and design of the building.(See Article 6, Section F.) place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A non-mandatory, Grounds and Real Property Management reserves the right to waive irregu- but strongly encouraged pre-bid conference will be held June 05, 2014 larities and to reject any or all bids. NOTE: Telephones and desks will not be (3) Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice at 10:00 A.M., Lanier High School Cafeteria, 833 Maple Street, Jackson, available for bidders use at the bid site. specifying the difference between the base flood elevation and the elevation to MS 39203 which the lowest floor is to be built and stating that the cost of flood insurance Glenn R. Kornbrek, Bureau Director will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to Director floor elevation. waive informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if ap- proved for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened. A 5/29/2014, 06/05/2014 (4) The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions $50.00 deposit shall be required on each set of plans and specifications, and report any variances to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to be refunded upon return of all documents in good condition by 4:30 Mississippi Emergency Management Agency upon request. (See Section 62-65.) p.m. before bid opening date. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

(5) Upon consideration of the factors listed above and the purposes of this or- Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained from Stan NOTICE TO BIDDERS dinance, the Floodplain Management Board or the Planning Board of the City Wagnon, Burris/Wagnon Architects, P.A., 500L East Woodrow Wilson City of Jackson of Jackson may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: 601-969-7543, Fax: 601-969- Jackson, Mississippi necessary to further the purposes of this ordinance. 9374 [email protected] Sealed, signed bids are invited and will be received by the City of Jack- (6) Variances shall not be issued “after the fact.” 05/22/2014, 05/29/2014 son, Mississippi, until 3:30 P.M. in the City Clerk’s Office of Jackson, the bid must be stamped in by 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at which SECTION 62-65. VARIANCE NOTIFICATION. time said bids will be publicly opened at the City Hall located at 219 South Legal President Street (City Council Chambers) in City Hall for the following: Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice over the signature of a community official that: The City Clerk’s Office will be open the week of May 1,. 2014 - May 16, 2014 for Voter 07045-061714 Tandem Axle Lowboy Tractor Registration between the hours 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturday. May 17, 2014 at (1) The issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood el- 8:00 a.m.-12:00 (noon) to be eligible to vote on June 17, 2014 Municipal Ward 6 Special 34516-061714 Mass Spectrometer evation will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts Election. as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage; and BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.JACKSONMS.GOV. Voter Registration deadline for the upcoming Municipal Ward 6 Special Election is May (2) Such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and prop- 17, 2014 at 12:00 Noon. The above must comply with the City’s specifications. Copies of pro- erty. A copy of the notice shall be recorded by the Floodplain Administrator in the posal forms can be obtained from the Purchasing Division, 200 South Office of the Hinds County Chancery Clerk. First Judicial District, and shall be The last day to vote by absentee ballot is Saturday. June 14, 2014 at 12:00 (noon). President Street, Room 604, Hood Building, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. recorded in a manner so that it appears in the chain of title of the affected parcel To accommodate the absentee voting process The City Clerk’s Office will be open on Copies of bid specifications are filed with the City Clerk for public record of land. June 7, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.-12:00 (noon) and June 14, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.-12:00 (noon). in accordance with House Bill No 999, 1986 Regular Session of the Mis- sissippi Legislature. The Floodplain Administrator will maintain a record of all variance actions, in- 05/15/2014, 05/22/2014, 05/29/2014 cluding justification for their issuance, and report such variances issued in the The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in community’s biennial report submission to the Federal Emergency Management Public Purchasing. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full Agency. and equal business opportunities for all persons doing business with the City. As a pre-condition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offer shall SECTION 62-66. HISTORIC STRUCTURES. HOUSE FOR RENT submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan Application, with each bid submission, in accordance with the provisions Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of “historic structures” only $450.00 PER MONTH – Jackson set forth by authority of the City of Jackson’s EBO Ordinance. Failure to upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude comply with the City’s EBO Ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bid- the structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure” and the variance is Three (3) bedrooms, one (1) bath, electric stove, der or offer, from being awarded an eligible contract. For more informa- the minimum to preserve the historic character and design of the structure. reunion backyard, gas hot water heater - tion on the City’s EBO Program, please contact the Office of Economic Development at (601)960-1638. Copies of the EBO Ordinance, EBO SECTION 62-67. SPECIAL CONDITIONS. 110/220 hookup, washer & dryer hookup. Plan Application and a copy of the EBO Program are available with the 2903 Smith Robinson Street. Call 601-668-2776 Office of Economic Development at 218 South President Street, Second Upon consideration of the factors listed in Division 6, and the purposes of this Floor, Jackson, Mississippi. ordinance, the Floodplain Management Board or the Planning Board of the City of Jackson may attach such conditions to the granting of variances, as it deems The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City also necessary to further the purposes of this ordinance. reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in respect to any bid submitted. Bid awards will be made to the lowest and best bidder quoting SECTION 62-68. FLOODWAY. the lowest net price in accordance with specifications. The award could HOUSE FOR RENT be according to the lowest cost per item; or to the lowest total cost for Variances shall not be issued within any designated regulatory floodway if any $450.00 PER MONTH – Jackson all items; or to accept all or part of any proposal. Delivery time may be increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. considered when evaluating the bid proposal. In those cases where it is Living Room, Bed Room with His & Her Closets, Kitchen with known prior to advertising that the City’s intention is to award according SECTION 62-69 through 62-80. RESERVED. DIVISION 7. SEVERABILITY plenty of cabinets, gas stove, (no fridge) walk-in bath with to the lowest total cost for all items, or in some variation thereof, state- SECTION 62-81. SEVERABILITY. ments to this affect will be included on the proposal form. Absence of cabinets top & bottom, extra room for another bed room, such statement means the City will make that determination during the If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of the Ordinance is held to be invalid storage area, 110 & 2200 outlets. Call 601-668-2776. bid review. or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. 5/29/2014, 06/05/2014

SECTION 62-82. AMENDMENT PROCEDURE

Whenever justified or required by the public necessity, convenience, general wel- fare, or good floodplain management practice, the governing authority may, by ordinance, amend the regulations set forth in this ordinance.

SECTION 2. All provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jackson,

Mississippi, in conflict with the provisions of this Article shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and, all other provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, not in conflict with the provisions of this Article shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, or section of this Article be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Article as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal, or unconsti- tutional and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, as a whole.

SECTION 4. The preceding amendments and revisions to the Floodplain Man- agement Regulations for the City of Jackson, Section 62-1, et seq., of the Code of Ordinances, City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall be published and effective 30 days from the date of passage.

Council Member Whitwell moved adoption; Council Member Priester seconded.

Yeas- Priester, Stamps, Tillman and Whitwell. Nays- Barrctt-Simon. Absent- Cooper-Stokes.

ATTEST:

Brcnda Pree, City Clerk

I, Brenda Pree, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk and lawful custodian of records of the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi and seal of said City, certify that the foregoing is a true and e\act copy of an Ordinance passed by the City Council at a special meeting on the 12th day of May, 2014, and recorded in Min- ute Book “6F”, pages 179-209.

WITNESS my signature and official seal of office, this the 22nd day of May,2014.

Brcnda Pree, City Clerk

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ADVERTISMENT FOR BIDS Bid 2290 - Asbestos Floor Tile Removal and Non-Asbestos The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Floor Covering Replacement at Siwell Middle School informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty- five calendar days from the date bids are opened. A $50.00 deposit shall be Sealed bids will be received by the City of Jackson, Mississippi until 3:30P.M., local time, Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received by the required on each set of plans and specifications, to be refunded upon return June 24, 2014 at Jackson City Hall, for the St. Andrews Drive Road Improvements, City Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the Business Of- of all documents in good condition by 5:00 p.m. before the of bid opening. Project No. 13B4003. fice, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, until 2:00 P.M. (Local Prevailing Time) June 20, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained from Willie Nest- The entire projects must be completed within 100 calendar days. The contract will be opened and read aloud. A non-mandatory, but strongly encouraged pre-bid er, Pickering Firm, 2001 Airport Road, Ste. 201, Flowood, MS 39232, Phone: subjected to liquidated damages in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per conference will be held June 05, 2014 at 2:30 P.M., Siwell Middle School, 601-956-3663, Fax: 601-956-7817. calendar day for each consecutive calendar day in which the contract time is exceeded. 1983 North Siwell Road, Jackson, MS 39209. 05/22/2014, 05/29/2014 The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public contract- ing. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full an equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with the City. As a precondition to selection, each contrac- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS tor, bidder or offeror shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, NOTICE TO BIDDERS each contractor, bidder or offer shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business bidder or offeror from being awarded an eligible contract. For more information on the City of Jackson Opportunity (EBO) Plan Application, with each bid submission, in accordance with the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program, please contact Jeremiah Liddell Jackson, Mississippi provisions set forth by authority of the City of Jackson’s EBO Ordinance. Failure to in the office of Economic Development at (601) 960-1656. Copies of the ordinance, EBO comply with the City’s EBO Ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder or offer, from Plan Applications and a copy of the Program are available at 200 South President Street, Sealed, signed bids are invited and will be received by the City of Jackson, Mississippi, being awarded an eligible contract. For more information on the City’s EBO Program, Warren Hood Building, Second Floor, Jackson, Mississippi. until 3:30 P.M. in the City Clerk’s Office of Jackson, the bid must be stamped in by 3:30 please contact the Office of Economic Development at (601)960-1638. Copies of the P.M. Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at which time said bids will be publicly opened at the City EBO Ordinance, EBO Plan Application and a copy of the EBO Program are available One (1) copy of the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be procured Hall located at 219 South President Street (City Council Chambers) in City Hall for the with the Office of Economic Development at 218 South President Street, Second Floor, from Crown Engineering, PLLC., 5269 Keele Street, Suite C, Jackson, MS 39206) upon following: Jackson, Mississippi. payment of $100.00 dollars, which will not be refunded. Please contact Mr. Calvin Dean, P.E., at (601) 713-4346 for directions or any additional information for procurement of 95750-062414 Ticket Writer Software & Hardware The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City also reserves the right plans and specifications. The Standard Specifications adopted by the City Council may to waive any and all informalities in respect to any bid submitted. Bid awards will be be procured from the Department of Public Works, if desired upon payment of $5.00 BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.JACKSONMS.GOV. made to the lowest and best bidder quoting the lowest net price in accordance with dollars for each specification. specifications. The award could be according to the lowest cost per item; or to the low- A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on June 10, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. local time, in the 5th The above must comply with the City’s specifications. Copies of proposal forms can be est total cost for all items; or to accept all or part of any proposal. Delivery time may be floor conference room of the Warren Hood Building, 200 South President Street, Jack- obtained from the Purchasing Division, 200 South President Street, Room 604, Hood considered when evaluating the bid proposal. In those cases where it is known prior son, Mississippi. All potential contractors, subcontractors, and other interested parties Building, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. Copies of bid specifications are filed with the City to advertising that the City’s intention is to award according to the lowest total cost for are encouraged to attend. Clerk for public record in accordance with House Bill No 999, 1986 Regular Session of all items, or in some variation thereof, statements to this affect will be included on the the Mississippi Legislature. proposal form. Absence of such statement means the City will make that determination Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi law and possess a certificate of responsibil- during the bid review. ity issued by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors establishing its classification as The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in Public Pur- to the value and type of construction on which it is authorized to bid. Each bidder must chasing. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and equal business op- 5/29/2014, 06/05/2014 deposit with its proposal, a bid bond or certified check in an amount equal to five percent portunities for all persons doing business with the City. As a pre-condition to selection, (5%) of the total bid for the work, payable to the City of Jackson, as the bid security.

The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount awarded. Attorneys-in- fact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.

Proposals shall be submitted in triplicate, sealed and deposited with the City of Jack- son’s City Clerk prior to the hour and date designated above. Each bidder shall write its certificate of responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing its proposal.

The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities.

Charles Williams Jr., P.E., Ph.D Gus McCoy Interim Director, Department of Public Works CAO

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We should have officiating. wrong.” when we are at fectly comfortable. confidence that we can do that.” Despite the fine and George’s con- They’ve pretty much done every- our best, when He’s hoping his Indiana Pacers It’s safe to wonder if confidence is cerns, Indiana - bolstered by a 37-15 thing right since. our back is against can do the same. in short supply, though, as the Pacers edge in Game 1 - has still taken 94 And now it’s the Pacers who the wall,” Pacers The Pacers’ season of great expec- seem to be rattling. free throws in the series to Miami’s have absolutely no room for error, guard George Hill tation is now in great trouble, with Some Indiana issues in the last 87, and the Heat have been charged since only eight teams in NBA his- said. “We are go- the Miami Heat leading the Eastern three games include: Floundering with four more fouls. tory have successfully overcome a ing to be home Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel gestures during Conference finals 3-1 heading into late to lose Game 2 at home, blowing “We can’t control calls,” Vogel 3-1 series deficit. No one has done in front of our the first half of Game 4 in the NBA basketball Eastern Game 5 at Indianapolis on Wednes- a 15-point lead at Miami in Game 3, said. “We’ve got to worry about so this deep into the playoffs since fans and I’m sure Conference finals playoff series against the Miami Heat, day night. The Heat have won three Lance Stephenson calling LeBron what we (can control), our turnovers, 1981. they’re going to Monday, May 26, 2014, in Miami. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee straight in the series, and are now James out before Game 4, Roy Hib- our shot selection, our passing, our “We know we can close it out, but be going crazy.” one win from ending the Pacers’ sea- bert failing to score a point Monday, defense.” it’s going to be a very hostile envi- The Heat would expect nothing fans, obviously. We love being in son for a third consecutive year. and Paul George and David West There was some irony in George’s ronment,” said Heat forward Chris less. Miami, but we want to try to close it “I think anytime you lose three in both putting that loss on what they postgame remarks Monday night, in Bosh, who scored 25 points in Game A win would give Miami more out. But we’re going to have to work a row in the playoffs, it shakes your thought was one-sided officiating. which he alternated between seem- 4. “We’re expecting that. We’re ex- than a week off before the NBA Fi- for it. It’s not going to be easy, not confidence some,” Vogel, the Pacers’ “Home-cooking,” George said. ing to gently chide Stephenson for pecting them at their best. It’s always nals begin on June 5. It would also against this team.” coach, said in a downtown Miami Added West: “We learned some his “weakness” comments about extremely hard to close out a team.” give the Heat franchise the distinc- NOTES: Neither team practiced hotel lobby before his team headed new rules.” James and making multiple refer- Vogel - who held a pre-flight film tion of being the third club in NBA Tuesday.... Heat F Chris Andersen, to the airport Tuesday. “But we can’t Vogel said he wasn’t bothered by ences to the free-throw disparity in session before the Pacers left Miami history to make the finals in four held out of Game 4 with a deep thigh worry about that. All we’ve got to what George said, and declined to Game 4. - said he implored his players in that straight seasons, joining the Celtics contusion, was getting treatment worry about is coming back and say if the Pacers would argue Game After Game 1’s one-sided foul- meeting to only think about Game 5 and Lakers. Tuesday. So was Heat G Ray Al- winning Game 5 and giving us an 4 officiating points with the league shot totals, the Heat did not openly and not allow themselves to become “We don’t want to come back for len, who took a tumble after a hard opportunity to come down here and office. The league, however, had is- complain about officiating. consumed with the daunting task of Game 6,” James said. “We love our screen late in Game 4. Serena and Venus lose in 2nd round at French Open By Chris Lehourites at a major tournament since falling pens, you know. It’s not the end of and finished the match with only her best. But she AP Sports Writer in the first round at Roland Garros the world. It is what it is.” eight winners and 29 unforced er- has been having PARIS - Instead of looking for- two years ago - and her most-lopsid- The sisters have lost on the same rors. a solid season in ward to playing each other this week ed loss ever at a Grand Slam. day at a major tournament twice Muguruza was playing at the 2014, winning a at the French Open, Serena and Ve- A short time earlier, older sis- before, with the last coming in the French Open for only the second hard-court title in nus Williams will both be heading ter Venus was eliminated by Anna fourth round at Wimbledon in 2011. time in her career. She lost in the Dubai and reach- Serena Williams of the U.S. returns the ball during the sec- home early. Schmiedlova of Slovakia 2-6, 6-3, The other time was at the French second round last year, but reached ing the final in ond round match of the French Open tennis tournament The American sisters both lost 6-4. Open in 2008 in the third round. the fourth round at the Australian Auckland. against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza at the Roland Garros in the second round on Wednes- The Williams siblings would With Li Na also eliminated, it is Open in January. A g a i n s t stadium, in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. AP day, each being outplayed by little- have met in the third round had they the first time in the Open era that Venus’ loss was the eighth time in Schmiedlova, the Photo/Darko Vojinovic known opponents at Roland Garros. both won. the top two seeded women have lost her last nine major tournaments that 29th-seeded Ve- Serena, the defending French “It was one of those days. You before the third round at any Grand she has failed to win more than one nus ended up with 47 unforced er- No. 18 Ernets Gulbis of Lat- Open champion and a 17-time major can’t be on every day, and, gosh, I Slam tournament. match. rors. Schmiedlova had only 20. via, No. 25 Marin Cilic of Croa- winner, lost to Garbine Muguruza of hate to be off during a Grand Slam,” Serena struggled from the start The seven-time Grand Slam Venus won the last of her seven tia, No. 27 Roberto Bautista Agut Spain 6-2, 6-2. It is her earliest exit the top-seeded Serena said. “It hap- against the 20-year-old Muguruza champion won the first set and was major titles at Wimbledon in 2008. of Spain, No. 29 Gilles Simon of up an early break in the second. She has never won the French Open, France and No. 31 Dmitry Tursu- But the 19-year-old Schmiedlova but lost to Serena in the 2002 final in nov of Russia also advanced to the responded by taking eight of nine their only meeting at Roland Garros. third round. games and won 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. No. 12 Flavia Pennetta of Italy No. 15 Mikhail Youzhny of “I felt like this was a match that also lost, while No. 8 Angelique Russia and No. 20 Alexandr Dol- I was most likely going to win. I’m Kerber of Germany and No. 18 gopolov of Ukraine lost. sure, I don’t know how Serena felt, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada won. One match that carried over but I’m sure she feels like that every Also Wednesday, 2012 French from the first round ended quickly time she goes on the court,” Venus Open champion Maria Sharapova Wednesday with Steve Johnson of said. “So I think our expectation was scheduled to play, while Roger the United States advancing. The was to play in the next round.” Federer was already on court. American saved two match points Since reaching the fourth round In the men’s tournament, No- on Tuesday in the third set before at Wimbledon in 2011, Venus has vak Djokovic made it through to completing a 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), been eliminated in the first or sec- the third round. The second-seeded 6-3, 6-3 win over Laurent Lokoli ond round at every Grand Slam Serb beat Jeremy Chardy of France of France. tournament she has played except 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. The match had been suspended the 2013 Australian Open, where Djokovic needs to win the French because of darkness on Tuesday she reached the third round. Open to complete a career Grand night with Johnson leading 3-1 in At 33 years old, Venus is far from Slam. the fifth. COMMUNITY

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In addition, young par- Campaign, SCAN New York, Scott NAACP, Tougaloo College, One Voice, Working under the ticipants will have the Foundation for Public Education, Gen- and SNCC are partnering to host a cam- umbrella of the Council opportunity to receive eral Mills Foundation, Central Mis- paign titled Freedom 50 to commemo- of Federated Organiza- training on community sissippi Health Systems, The Andrew rate the months of 1964 that changed tions (COFO), those Civil organizing and building Goodman Foundation, the Edward W. America and impacted the world. Rights organizations and Conference that will develop strategies successful and progressive Hazen Foundation, and Mississippi The Freedom 50 campaign will ignite volunteers birthed some of the state’s to continue to improve the lives of all political campaigns during the Free- Black Caucus Foundation for Economic a call to action on the same issues for most prominent work in gaining and Americans. dom Summer 50th Youth Congress, the Development, as well as partners City which earlier volunteers advocated dur- securing voting rights, quality public Freedom 50 will also feature a largest convening of youth activists in of Jackson (MS) and the Young Peo- ing Freedom Summer, including voting education, opportunity for work and fair screening of the Stanley Nelson film, Mississippi since the original Freedom ple’s Project. rights, quality public education for all pay, and healthcare. FREEDOM SUMMER, as part of the Summer in 1964, which will begin on To learn more about Freedom 50 and children, workers’ rights, and access to Hundreds of volunteers are traveling Conference’s Film Festival as well as Monday, June 23. all of its related activities and events, affordable healthcare. to Jackson, Miss. in June to participate other cultural activities including exhib- Freedom 50 sponsors include the please visit www.freedom50.org. The highlight of the campaign will in strategy sessions, similar to those be a weeklong international conference conducted in 1964 as the nation re- June 25-29, 2014 at Tougaloo College sponded to the brutality of civil rights to commemorate the 50th anniversary workers like James Chaney, Andrew of Freedom Summer. Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and It will feature work sessions that ex- others. amine each of the aforementioned hu- National chairman for the Mississip- man rights issues and explore its context pi Freedom Summer 50th Conference in the present-day struggle for justice and VMCRM chair Hollis Watkins re- not only in Mississippi, but globally. marked, “This commemorative period Other advocacy issues include climate will enact a true Sankofa bird experi- justice, criminal justice, and LGBTQ ence, enabling us to review the past as rights. we look to the future.” In the summer of 1964, Student Encouraging each one to tell one, Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Watkins is calling out veterans, young (SNCC) Project Director Bob Moses or- people, and scholars to engage in in- ganized hundreds of student volunteers tergenerational conversations at the ‘Seasons of a Woman’ Symposium scheduled for Gulfport The Mississippi Link Newswire GULFPORT, Miss. - The Mississippi Women In NAACP Committee (WIN) invites women across south Mississippi to the Seasons of a Woman Symposium, Saturday, May 31, 2014. This inspiring event will be held at the Good Deeds Community Center located at 15101 Madison Street in Gulfport, MS from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All women, both young and seasoned, are encouraged to attend this power packed, half-day women’s conference. Intergenerational speakers include future,” added Hampton. D’Iberville High School graduate Ale- Registration is $10 and includes ah Barnes, Steps Coalition Ja’Leasa lunch. Space is limited to only 75 par- Walden, Independent Living Specialist ticipants. Ruby Jackson with LIFE of Mississippi, For more information or to register, and more. please call (601) 353-8452 or email me- In nature, there is a progression from [email protected]. winter to spring to summer to fall. In The second Seasons of a Woman our lives, too, there is a progression of Symposium for north Mississippi is change from one season to another. scheduled for August 30, 2014 at Rust As surely as seasons direct the course College. of nature, so they direct the courses of Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the our lives, as WIN President Carolyn nation’s oldest and largest civil rights Hampton explains. organization. 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By Terri Schlichenmeyer of the world, baseball was in ant. ing, head-spinning mix of Book Reviewer the midst of change, too. Mid-season, Ernie Banks statistics and stories that Sudoku You know the rules. Each Though Jackie Robinson joined the Cubs as “one of won’t mean nearly as much. The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every base must be touched, each had broken baseball’s color the elite players in the Negro In the lightning-fast man- 3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear ball hit within bounds - or so line seven years earlier, many Leagues.” Hank Aaron was ner of a sportscaster, author only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box. you hope. No spitballs, corked teams had rosters that were brought up for the Braves, Bill Madden tells a story that bats, pine tar, or steroids. Four still completely white. though he’d been mercilessly goes beyond Jackie Robin- bases to run. Three strikes, The Dodgers were “the most (and racially) derided for his son’s history-making 1947 you’re out. aggressive” on tackling segre- running style. debut. Those are the basics of base- gation with six black players Other talented black players Readers will learn why ball. But rules, of course, can that year. The Indians had five followed them to the majors, 1954 was so important to the be changed, just like the game and the Giants, four. and at the end of the 1954 sea- game; how racism contin- itself and in the new book Complete desegregation son, fans gathered to “witness ued to taint the industry for “1954” by Bill Madden, you’ll was coming, despite protests the first World Series game in at least a few more months see how the game was altered against it and owner reluc- history with players of color on after this iconic season; and forever by one simple fix. tance. both teams,” a game between how, sixty years ago and de- It was a time when Perry Willie Mays, returning after the Indians and the Giants. spite that it had been around Como dominated the music two years in the Army, was one Four teams (the Yankees, awhile, the game was really charts and Elvis was just some of baseball’s 38 (out of 536) the Tigers, the Phillies, and the still evolving. kid in Memphis. The Cold War black players in 1954. Mays Red Sox) had yet to integrate. I can’t stress enough that raged; Brown vs. Board of Ed- had been spotted by scouts Recognize those names? It’s this is not a book for casual ucation was decided; and radio while still in high school, but likely that you do, especially ball-watchers or followers of was king, although everybody was denied a spot on at least if you’re a baseball fan - and modern baseball. No, it’s for wanted a television set on one team whose owners re- there’s so much more here for fans who love the history of which to watch a few brief pro- fused to sign a black player. you if you are. the game. grams on a handful of stations. In 1954, he signed a contract For everybody else, though, For that kind of person, It was 1954 and, like much for $13,000 and became a Gi- “1954” will be an eye-cross- “1954” rules. © Feature Exchange

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