TODAY TO GET THE DETAILS ON A NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. CITY OF PEARL IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR OWN DOWNTOWN, AN AREA FOR RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE CALLED MIDTOWN. >> THINK OF AN AREA WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR AND YOU CAN WALK TO EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE GROCERY STORE, YOU’LL HAVE RESTAURANTS, YOU’LL HAVE SHOPS, YOU’LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A LITTLE THEATER. THE CITY PARTNERED WITH MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION TO HELP WITH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. >> PEARL HAS NEVER HAD A TRADITIONAL DOWNTOWN AREA, SO THE CITY IS STARTING FROM SCRATCH AND CREATED A MAP OF WHAT THEY WILL CALL MIDTOWN. IT WILL SPAN FROM PEARSON ROAD TO BEARDYMAN ROAD UP HIGHWAY 80, BACK TO OLD BRANDON ROAD NEAR CITY HALL. FLYNN SAID THE PLAN INCLUDES CLEARING PROPERTY AROUND PEARL CITY HALL, WHICH IS ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY. IN THIS WAY, GOING RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AND SELL OFF SOME PARCELS TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO BRING IN RESTAURANTS AND STORES, TOWNHOMES AND MORE. >> ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. THE IDEA WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RENDERINGS OF WHAT COULD BE DOWN HERE, IT’S AMAZING. I MEAN, IT WILL RIVAL ANYWHERE ELSE THAT HAS A MIXED USE TOWN. I THINK IT’LL BE GREAT FOR PEARL AGAIN. >> AND I THINK HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO HAVE MORE DIVERSITY AND BRINGING MORE BUSINESS TO THERE, I THINK IT’D BE A GREAT IDEA. >> I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT’S GOING TO GROW. PEARL IS GROWING OUT IN MY NEW WE HAVE SUBDIVISIONS POPPING UP EVERYWHERE FOR BUT YET AND STILL WE’RE KEEPING THAT HOMETOWN FEEL A PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR OCTOBER 3RD AT THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING, WHERE A ZONING OVERLAY WILL BE BE PRESENTED ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE A TIMELINE AS TO WHEN THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED. >> AND FLYNN SAYS THAT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE TIME AND PATIENCE, BUT IT WILL BE WELL WORTH TH
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Pearl plans to build a downtown that will include restaurants, stores, townhouses
Kennedi Cooper
Reporter
The city of Pearl is in the process of developing a downtown area for residents.“Think of an area where you park your car, and you can walk to everything. You’ll have shopping places, maybe a grocery store or theater,” said city spokesperson Greg Flynn. The city partnered with Mississippi Main Street Association to help with downtown development. Pearl has never had a “traditional downtown,” area, so the city is starting from scratch and created a map of what they will call Midtown. It will span from Pearson Road to Bierdeman Road, up to Highway 80, back to Old Brandon Road, near City Hall.Flynn said the plan includes clearing property around Pearl City Hall, which is already owned by the city and sell off some parcels to private businesses to bring in restaurants, stores, townhomes and more. “This is absolutely fantastic. The idea the rendering of what could be down here, it’s amazing. I mean, it will rival anywhere else that has a mixed-use town,” Flynn said. “I think it will be great for Pearl, resident James Purvis said. “I think having the opportunity to have more diversity and bringing more business, I think it will be a great idea.”Flynn said the work currently underway is being done by the city’s Public Works Department. “The rest will be private sector investment,” Flynn said.A public hearing is set for Oct. 3 at the Board of Aldermen meeting, where a zoning overlay will be presented. Once that is approved, the city will be able to give a timeline as to when the project is expected to be completed and how much it will cost.
PEARL, Miss. —
The city of Pearl is in the process of developing a downtown area for residents.
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“Think of an area where you park your car, and you can walk to everything. You’ll have shopping places, maybe a grocery store or theater,” said city spokesperson Greg Flynn.
The city partnered with Mississippi Main Street Association to help with downtown development. Pearl has never had a “traditional downtown,” area, so the city is starting from scratch and created a map of what they will call Midtown. It will span from Pearson Road to Bierdeman Road, up to Highway 80, back to Old Brandon Road, near City Hall.
Flynn said the plan includes clearing property around Pearl City Hall, which is already owned by the city and sell off some parcels to private businesses to bring in restaurants, stores, townhomes and more.
“This is absolutely fantastic. The idea the rendering of what could be down here, it’s amazing. I mean, it will rival anywhere else that has a mixed-use town,” Flynn said.
“I think it will be great for Pearl, resident James Purvis said. “I think having the opportunity to have more diversity and bringing more business, I think it will be a great idea.”
Flynn said the work currently underway is being done by the city’s Public Works Department.
“The rest will be private sector investment,” Flynn said.
A public hearing is set for Oct. 3 at the Board of Aldermen meeting, where a zoning overlay will be presented. Once that is approved, the city will be able to give a timeline as to when the project is expected to be completed and how much it will cost.
