UPDATE: Hancock Chamber gets one-year lease

UPDATE: At Tuesday’s meeting, the Bay St. Louis City Council voted to give the Hancock Chamber a one-year, $1-a-year lease and after that will hear the Chamber’s plan on its continued use of the 111 Court St. building.

BAY ST. LOUIS The Hancock Chamber of Commerce is asking members to urge the Bay St. Louis City Council to affirm its lease for 111 Court St., the city-owned building that houses the chamber.

Executive Director Tish Williams also asked supporters in am email to join chamber representatives at a 4 p.m. workshop with council members prior to the regular 5:30 p.m. council meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

At their Nov. 5 meeting, Councilman Joey Boudin made a motion, seconded by Councilman Lonnie Falgout, to not reaffirm the chamber’s $1-a-year lease. Council members Bobby Compretta, Jeffrey Reed, Wendy McDonald and Mike Favre voted down the motion. Councilman Doug Seal didn’t attend the meeting.

In her email to members, Williams said, “The Chamber accepted the $1 per year lease agreement in lieu of the annual $9,000 economic development grant from the City of Bay St. Louis.”