Some lawmakers said the bill had moved beyond emergency recovery to long-term rebuilding (generators, power plants) and urged pausing because Delegate Kim Hynes reportedly secured $22 million for CUC; others argued leveraging now reduces costs and speeds recovery.

Community planning told the council the Columbia Gorge Commission adopted a management-plan amendment to clarify disaster-recovery permitting for landowners in the gorge; council supported scheduling a work session to review the amendment.

Council approved an amendment to the Lopes Road emergency storm damage engineering agreement and heard staff explain that FEMA/FHWA recovery typically spans about two years; staff expects major construction work in spring/summer of next year after geotechnical and utility work.

The Mississippi Senate passed a string of bills addressing tax credits for employers and donors, emergency storm-recovery financing, and adjustments to business tax rules. Lawmakers debated caps, local fiscal impacts and implementation details before most items cleared by morning roll call.

The council presented a resolution honoring Wallis Annenberg and heard family remarks; the clerk read multiple amendment summaries and the council recorded roll-call votes on a range of items and substitutes, including votes on amendments and an urgent referral for item 107.

Secretary Joe Flynn told the Senate Transportation Committee the Agency of Transportation finished 29 rail bridge projects last year, obligated $21 million in NEVI funds for EV chargers, and reached a FEMA settlement that covers most of a planned central-garage rebuild; the agency expects to sign construction contracts within days.

Officials discuss EOC operations and disaster recovery needs for neighboring towns.