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BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has announced all areas and reefs of the State of Mississippi that are currently opened to oyster harvest will close to at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, and will remain closed until further notice in order to conserve the resource.

· Area II “A” Conditionally Approved Waters, which includes northern portions of the Pass Christian and Henderson Point reefs and Hornet’s Reef.

· Area II “B” Conditionally Approved Waters, which includes St. Stanislaus and Waveland reefs.

· Area II “C” Conditionally Approved Waters, and its subdivisions of II “E” (including Square Handkerchief Reef and southern portions of Henderson Point Reef), II “F” (including southern portions of the Pass Christian Reef) and II “G” (including northern portions of the Pass Marianne and Telegraph reefs).

“This action is being taken in order to better conserve the oyster resource. The unusually low harvest levels we have seen in these areas was anticipated after experiencing the high losses to the oyster reefs this summer,” said Scott Gordon, MDMR’s shellfish bureau director.

– Area 1 (Shadowlawn and east) will be completed by this Monday, except for paving on Holiday.

– Area 2 (Donlin to Shadowlawn) will be completed in approximately five weeks, except for Espy Avenue, which will be paved within the next two weeks.

– In downtown, Second Street is being paved now, and Davis Avenue will be completed within the next few weeks as well.

Monday, October 3, 2011

5:30 PM

Pass Christian Municipal Courtroom

The Planning Commission will hold a special meeting in order to review request to revise the Final Plat Subdivision for North Street Villas West, as applied for by Bethel Estates Development, LLC.

Pass Estates: A 130-home development currently under construction in west Pass Christian, off Cedar Avenue

“Two Pass Developments Apply For Affordable Housing Tax Credits”: Mar. 23, 2007 – page 1

“165 New Homes Planned For West Pass”: Sept. 7, 2007 – page 1

“Developers Aim For December 2008 Completion”: Sept. 7, 2007 – page 8

Board of Aldermen approves vacating streets in the Cedar Avenue subdivision: Oct. 31, 2008 – page 5

Board of Aldermen approves revisions to final plat: Feb. 4, 2011 – page 5

“Pass Estates Breaks Ground On 130 Homes”: May 27, 2011 – page 12

Bethel Estates: A 32-home development off of Lang Avenue near North Street

Board authorizes a letter of approval for the development for a MDA Workforce Housing Grant: Nov. 9, 2007 – page 3

Board approves preliminary plans for Bethel Estates: Mar. 6, 2009 – page 11

“Bethel Estates Breaks Ground”: Oct. 23, 2009 – page 17

“Bethel Estates Completes First Home”: Sept. 17, 2010 – page 11

North Street Villas: A 40-home development in two parts, east and west, on North Street.

“New Housing On North Street Breaks Ground”: April 30, 2010 – page 9

This year, Chartre Consulting, the developer of Pass Estates, also agreed to take on the construction of North Street Villas and Bethel Estates:   July 22, 2011 – page 3

Cottages on Second Street: A cottage neighborhood on Second Street near Saucier Avenue

“Eco-Cottages Project Planned On 2nd Street”: Oct. 30, 2009 – page 1