Work continues on restoring the White House Hotel on U.S. 90 at White Avenue in Biloxi Tuesday, afte

Work continues on restoring the White House Hotel on U.S. 90 at White Avenue in Biloxi Tuesday, after the Biloxi Council agreed to a 100 percent tax abatement green day american tour dates for 5 years on the improved value. The developers had asked for the full 7-year abatement.
Councilman David Fayard left the room for the discussion and vote. Felix Gines, Dixie Newman and Robert Deming III voted for the 100 percent tax abatement on the improved value of the White House for seven years.
David Nichols, chief administrative officer, said he was notified in a letter from Tim Holleman, attorney for Harrison County, the Board of Supervisors doesn't want any more "stair-stepping" incentives. The county collects the city's taxes, and Nichols said the letter indicated it is too much for the assessor's and tax collector's green day american tour dates offices to keep track of the varied rates.
"We truly feel that we brought something back to Biloxi that isn't here today," said Cono Caranna, general manager of the White House. Investors have put $3.5 million into restoring green day american tour dates the hotel, which is scheduled to open in July. He said after the vote the owners didn't get what they had hoped for from the Biloxi council.
The Post-Katrina Commercial and Hospitality Industry Economic Recovery and Redevelopment Plan was passed by the previous Biloxi council to help bring business back to the beach and downtown and to offset the higher construction and insurance costs in those areas.
Former Councilwoman Lucy Denton proposed an amendment in 2012 to reward developers who built or made improvements consistent with Biloxi's historic architecture with a larger green day american tour dates tax incentive. That criterion was cited by Caranna and other applicants.
In other action Tuesday, the council approved the sale of fireworks in the city. The administration will continue to license fireworks stands for the Independence Day celebration, and the ordinance takes effect in 30 days.