The Northside Sun from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 2

Pane 2 A Tr IE NORTHSIDE SUN, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Thursday, September 12, 2002 (fed MO IJteQb SgSflFWtfBfc Date lock 1 0' T. Walton Dallas September 26. 2002 Understanding Basic Will 11:45 am pm and Trust Provisions September 26, 2002 Tax Planning for 4:00 pm 5:15 pm BuyingSelling of Business T. Walton Dallas The new interchange to the Nissan Parkway is scheduled to open in October The Nissan Parkway project scheduled for October finish Attendance is by reservation only. To make reservations, please call Patsy Phelps at 981-6336, or email her at pphclpswcalihmanagement.net.

Visit the firm's website at wealthmanagcment.net for information on the attorneys. BARNES, BROOM, DALLAS and McLEOD, PLLC 5 River Bend Place, Suite A Flowood, Mississippi 39232-7618 (601)981-6336 (Listing of these previously mentioned areas does not indicate an certification or expertise therein) toy JENNY WOODRUFF Sun Staff Writer MADISON COUNTY motorists should expect some relief come October when the Nissan highway project is scheduled to be complete. The Nissan project is 95 percent complete, according to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Public Information Officer Amy Homback. The $34,634,028.67 project begins approximately two miles south of the present 1-55 and Highway 22 interchange near Canton and extends north to the existing south interchange ramps at the Highway 22 interchange. Homback said.

Angelo Iafratc Construction, LLC, of Baton Rouge began construction of the project in spring 2001, and it is scheduled to be complete in mid-October, she added. THE PURPOSE OF this project was to construct a new interchange, frontage road and connection roads to provide access to the new Nissan plant, according to Homback. "The new interchange will accommodate both the increase in traffic during plant construction as well as commuter and industrial traffic expected as a result of the operation of the new Nissan plant," she said. It includes the construction of a new interchange on 1-55 approximately one mile south of the present I-55Highway 22 interchange at Cantoa In addition to construction of the interchange, access and frontage roads are being constructed in and around the plant site, which will connect 1-55 and Highway 51 with the Nissan plant Highway 51 will be widened to five lanes in the area where the north access road connects. Both the north and southbound lanes of 1-55 within the project limits will be resurfaced Construction crews are currently placing asphalt pavement and widening the east side of Highway 51, FUR TRADE-IN EVENT Crime commission meeting goals to make metro area safer NOW IS THE TIME TO TRADE-IN YOUR OLD FUR JACKET, COAT, OR STOLE TOWARD AN EXCITING NEW FUR OF YOUR CHOICE! "We would like to have frequent meetings with the Jackson Police Department, Hinds County Sheriff's department and Rankin County law enforcement whether it is monthly, quarterly or on a semi-annual basis," he said.

THE MCC ALSO WANTS to partner with JPD Chief of Police Robert Moore to discuss ways to fully staff the police department in a By KIMBLER BRYANT Sun Staff writer THE METRO CRIME Commission (MCC) has taken strides towards its goal of improving communication between law enforcement offices and the communities in the area. The MCC was recently awarded a $170,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to implement their "Project Safe Neighborhoods" (PSN), according to Tony Huffman, already receiving inquires since the announcement that Frier was leaving. "We already have some good candidates and anticipate there will be others," he said "Hopefully the person we hire will be like his predecessors, a dynamic leader and someone who can bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community." A dozen applications have already been received by word of mouth and board members hope to have the position filled within the next 300 -days, according to Huffman. The MCC is a a community based grass roots organization that acts as a liaison between the community, law enforcement and local judiciary.

timely manner. the board of directors. "We met at his request to offer "PSN. calls for MCC to handle some assistance in terms of market-smedia outreach and a wide variety ing and recruiting new officers for the lAm- U-l wif 'ill uM, 'Hi tasks to publicize federal firearm laws JPD as we did three years ago by and rid the streets of armed felons," W. HIGHLAND VILLAGE mmm Wtoffl effort V.

l' installing billboards throughout the Southeast," Huffman said. "We will help the police department take it one step further. I am sure Chief Moore will agree that it is a top priority for him and we would like to help in any way we can." Whether it means recruiting agencies or personnel experts who can put together a plan to grow that department, Huffman said MCC will help. "We are an ally to the city and law enforcement and are here to offer up our ideas and assist with the implementation," he said. FRIER, WHO SERVED as executive director for the past two years announced earlier this summer that he was leaving MCC.

Frier will begin his position later this month with the newly operational Mississippi Chapter of the Public Transportation Security Administration, a federal organization that promotes anti-terrorism at airports. In its eight years of existence, MCC has only had three executive director, but Huffman said they are Huffman said. Although MCC won't see funds from the grant until October, board members have already begun work on the project The fact that commission is being viewed as an organization that agencies turn to when they need someone to implement crime related programs is something that Huffman is proud of. MCC linked up with the Hinds County District Attorney's office and began an Auto Task Force this year that Huffman intends to keep going. "Our goal is to have auto theft reduced by 50 percent in a five-year period, so we will be following things closely to make sure that happens," he said.

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