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BIloxiGulfport, Miss., Thursday, December IS, 1980
Waveland man gets citizenship award
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JEANKE MABIE BELL Special to The Herald Waveland Civic Association President James A. Lagasse received an award for distinguished citizenship from the Waveland Board of Aldermen Wednesday.
?T cant say enough? about 3* Lagasse's contributions to civic, church - and community con-? cenw. said Mayor John Longo. ?He?S completely dedicated to tlw Jerry Lewis Telethon, and stayed up 48-hours around the' clock at City , Hall to receive pledges over the phone during the annual Labor Day telethon."
Lagasse served,as regional chairman (or the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Hancock County pledges to the campaign- totalled $44,841, Lagasse said.
One Lakeshore muscular dystrophy victim received $6,000 in aid from the organization, Lagasse said.
In another matter, the aldermen discussed the 25 mph speed limit on Nicholson Ave.. which Lagasse said was confusing to motorists coming off Waveland Ave., where the speed limit is 39 mph. Signs on Nicholson Ave. had been vandalized, adding to the problem.
Longo said as a ?congested area? with heavy pedestrian traffic, he preferred the lower limit. ?We?d rather leave it low than raise it and have a child killed," he said. The board post-
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poned a decision on the situation until its Jan. 6 meeting. ?* *.<.
In other business, the board accepted three bids from Lad's Construction Co., Bay St. Louis, for the rehabilitation of thrte, Middletown properties, under the Small Cities * restoration? project. Two other homes in Um #>' project will be re-bid, since thfji; were not within 18 papceofcgjf ? estimates; of the U.S.- DepaH*.: ment of	and	Ur^aOe^
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. The aldermen agreed to examine several properties pre* \ vlously advertised as < public t menaces and slated for demoll-j> tlon. The question arose whether ? the owner of one home now oc- ?
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"We have to do something U these properties are health hazards and menaces, but t am not In favor of throwing anyone out,? Longo said. A dty ordinance permits demolition of homes declared public menaces, with the cost levied against the property owner.
The board also approved a ?700 payment for preliminary survey expenses to R.C. Engineering and Construction Co. of Pascagoula for inspection of gas pipelines which must meet federal safety requirements.
An up-dated preliminary report from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, presented at the meet- ' ing, shows the 1980 population ta be 4,223, a revision over the .' earlier count of 3,889. '
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