Craig Amerson

The comprehensive plan for the City of Clarksdale focuses on future growth, development, and conservation. Key areas of focus include residential development to create high-quality housing, commercial development to promote quality commercial opportunities and reinvestment in Downtown Clarksdale, and industrial development to position Clarksdale as an innovator in the Delta. The plan also emphasizes expanding parks and recreational spaces, maintaining roads, supporting educational opportunities, and providing high-quality police, fire protection, and emergency management services.

The Board meeting of November 27, 2017, included department head comments, commissioner and mayor comments, community comments, and general session discussions. Key agenda items involved a request to purchase 116 Issaquena Avenue (tabled), proposals for PIP insurance, and various permission requests for travel, warrants, and miscellaneous claims. The meeting also covered sales tax reports, board appointments, personnel matters (hires, terminations, and salary adjustments), and police and fire department authorizations.

The November 13, 2017, board meeting included department head comments, commissioner and mayor comments, community comments, and general session items. Key agenda items involved financial approvals for the 2016-2017 audit, filing cabinets, auditorium use, accounts payable, incidental expenses, and travel for the MML Conference. The board also addressed personnel matters, including a new firefighter hire, and various requests from the police and fire departments.

The Clarksdale Board meeting of January 8, 2018, covered department head comments, commissioner and mayor comments, community comments, and general sessions. Key agenda items included rezoning hearings, C-O hearings on several properties, and a request for reserved parking spaces. The meeting also addressed accounts payable, incidental expenses, personnel matters (hires, terminations, and status changes), and various requests from different departments.

The Clarksdale Board meeting on December 11, 2017, involved the removal and replacement of the Public Utilities Commission members, swearing in new members, and department head comments. The agenda included financial approvals for accounts payable, incidental expenses, and miscellaneous claims. Other items discussed were personnel matters, including hiring, promotions, terminations, and a request to post for community policing officers.