Bay Springs, MS

The Bay Springs mayor and Board of Aldermen approached the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center (STC) at Mississippi State University in November of 2019 and asked them to assist the community in creating a visioning plan to guide future growth and development in Bay Springs.

The STC worked with the previous and the current mayor, and engaged the community and local stakeholders to ascertain future needs and wants in the community. The feedback from local residents and stakeholders has been incorporated into the following visioning and implementation plan.

The STC also coordinated efforts with Jeffrey Rupp in MSU’s Entrepreneurship Center to recommend options for creating economic development opportunities that align with the visioning plan.

The Bay Springs Visioning Plan provides short term and long term projects beneficial for the future of the community established by those who participated in the planning process. The plan serves as a decision making guide for Bay Springs, and although it contains suggestions for tools and resources required for implementation, it is ultimately up to the community to enact the recommendations provided in the plan. The success of any plan lies in the hands of those who are in a position to implement it.