Archive for category: Community Involvement

Between now and the end of the year, please following these Security Measures:

• -BE ALERT & AWARE of your surroundings at ALL times! When you are in vulnerable
  situations, pay attention to what is going on around you.
• -If you see something suspicious, PLEASE CALL our Securitas Officer immediately.
  They are likely just around the corner and can get there in just a few minutes.
• -Please put this number in your phone, under “SECURITY” or “SECURITAS”:
  601-720-6452. When you call, please give them as much detailed info as possible.
• -Call JPD too! Often our Securitas Officer will also call JPD if it is security situation
  that will potentially need law enforcement to effectively deal with. Given the sizes
  of our Police Precincts, it may take a while for them to get to our neighborhoods.
• -DO NOT leave any valuables (gifts, packages, laptops, jewelry, cash, credit cards, etc)
  in your cars! Especially overnight! Take them INSIDE your home. We do NOT want
  our great neighborhoods to be known as the “Shopping Destinations” of the criminal
  element in Jackson!
• -If you see something suspicious, PLEASE CALL our Securitas Officer immediately @
  601-720-6452. They are likely just around the corner and can get there in just a few
  minutes. They can “check out” the situation and deal with it as needed.
• -Be sure ALL of your exterior lights are working! The new LED light fixtures and bulbs
  use very little electricity and put out tons of bright light! Add more if needed!
• -BE AWARE of your surroundings at ALL times! When you are in vulnerable situations,
  pay attention to what is going on around you.
• -Help us increase our JPD Night Watch Patrols by joining GBSA! For $30 a month, you
  can help be a huge part of a greater law enforcement presence in our neighborhood!
  For more information, please call Adam @ 601-353-0800 or click on GBSA on the Greater
  Belhaven Foundation’s website!
• -If you are a Greater Belhaven property owner, please SIGN the C.I.D. Petition, ASAP! Just
  over $100,000/year, of the money that will be generated, will be dedicated to enhancing
  security in our neighborhoods. Cameras, more patrols, enhanced security measures, and
  many other things can be implemented, IF we get the petition signed and the CID voted on!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Tuesday October 8 to be one of the first residents to sign our Petition to form a Community Improvement District. We got off to a great start but let’s keep this momentum going! Please see below more dates that Petition will be out and about for you to sign. If you would like to schedule a time to sign please email me at ccreasey@greaterbelhaven.com. A copy of the Petition is also available for signing at NeighborHouse, 1104 North Jefferson Street.

Greater Belhaven CID Petition Signing Opportunities

• Friday, October 18, 7:30am to 9:30am, Deep South Pops, 1800 North State Street
• Monday, October 28, 5:30pm to 7:00pm, BIA Neighbor Night, The Fairview Inn, 734 Fairview Street
• Thursday, October 31, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Belhaven Boo, Belvoir Circle
• Saturday, November 2, 10:00am to 11:30am, Puppets in the Park, Belhaven Park, 1000 Poplar Blvd.

Stop by The Rickhouse, 717 Poplar Blvd., between 5:30 and 7:00pm Tuesday, October 8 to be the one of the FIRST residents to sign our Community Improvement District Petition!

What is a Community Improvement District? Before 2001, Mississippi law allowed special local improvement assessment districts to be formed to supplement city services and enhance property values and quality of life. That legislation “sunset” (it expired) in 2001. For more than a decade, the Greater Belhaven Foundation has worked with legislators and community leaders to get it re-enacted, and in 2019, House Bill 1612 was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. The passage of this Special Local Improvement Assessment District Act once again allows communities to form special assessment districts in order to enhance their neighborhoods and property values. The proposed Greater Belhaven Community Improvement District is the first step toward creating a detailed plan to improve Greater Belhaven by taking advantage of the reenacted legislation.

In order to form our Greater Belhaven we must submit a petition showing that the owners of 60% of the taxable property in Greater Belhaven are in favor of creating the CID. Once this is done, the City will schedule a special election. If 60% of qualified voters within the district are in favor, then the CID for Greater Belhaven can be created.
Bring any questions you may have and bring your ideas for what we can do!

The Department of Public Works has closed the Belmont Street Bridge due to multiple structural deficiencies.  The existing structure is a timber bridge that has exceeded its life expectancy.  The bridge structure is located on Belmont Street between Piedmont Street and Saint Mary Street in Belhaven.  Please adhere to the Detour signage.  The Department of Public Works will review design strategies, and funding during the closure.  The closure could last for several months.  The Department is requesting patience as they review all avenues to get the bridge back open to traffic.