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Public hearingAgenda, City of Pearl“Order to set public hearing for October 6, 2026 to determine whether or not a variance should be granted to Pritesh Patel to allow him to have a 24 ft rear setback instead of the required 50 ft and also to allow him 60
Public hearingAgenda, City of Pearl“Order to set public hearing on September 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to determine whether or not that certain parcel of real property owned by Oley R. and Rebecca A. Harrell and located at 207 Cunningham Drive, Pearl, Ranki
Public hearingAgenda, City of Pearl“Order to set public hearing for September 15, 2026, to determine whether or not a conditional use permit should be granted to Wendy Ochoa to allow her to operate an ice cream and snack shop at 422 Riverwind Drive, Suite
Mayor and Board of Aldermen (City of Pearl) took place on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers. Public hearing: Order to set public hearing for October 6, 2026 to determine whether or not a variance
Mayor and Board of Aldermen (City of Pearl) took place on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers. Public hearings: Order to set public hearing on September 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to determine whether or
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The biggest of 10 updates to Pearl’s public record this month.
Matches the US median of 48 · MS median 46
Steady. Records are moving at a typical pace for an area this size.
Development records: not yet available for Pearl. The city does not publish its permit and land-use cases in a form we can read yet, so this page shows meetings, hearings and agenda items only. We add development records as soon as a city opens them up.
0 public meetings are scheduled in Pearl over the next 30 days.
0 public hearings are scheduled in Pearl; 6 took place in the last 90 days.
2 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Pearl: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 1, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.cityofpearl.com.
median of 26 similar-size cities in MS
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
By reported crime, Pearl recorded fewer reported offenses than similar-size communities in 2025 - Good on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2025, Pearl's police reported 24 violent offenses (about 1 for every 1,205 residents) and 186 property offenses (about 1 for every 155 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
In FY2022, Pearl spent $1,395 per resident. The biggest shares went to general government & administration (23%), police (20%), sewer, water & waste (19%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Pearl raised $1,605 per resident, mostly from state & federal aid (38%), property tax (22%), charges & fees (20%).
Rankin Co Sch Dist spends $13,367 per student (1 more district serves parts of Pearl), from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
46 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered MS cities 46.
No City Council meeting is published for the next 30 days as of September 5, 2026; the schedule comes from the city's meeting portal and updates every 12 hours.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
None are published as of September 5, 2026.
A public hearing is the part of a meeting where anyone can testify on the item. The agenda gives the sign-up and written-comment rules; AreaMatter shows them on the hearing page and links the official notice.
Yes - Order to set public hearing for September 15, 2026, to determine whether or not a conditional use permit should be granted to Wendy Ochoa to allow her to operate an ice cream and snack shop at 422 Riverwind Drive, Suite D.; Order to set public hearing for October 6, 2026 to determine whether or not a variance should be granted to Pritesh Patel to allow him to have a 24 ft rear setback instead of the required 50 ft and also to allow him 60 ft building height instead of the allowed 35 ft height at May Drive (Parcel#E08I-22.).
Rezonings go through a public hearing before the planning commission or council; the hearing notice states how to testify and the written-comment deadline. AreaMatter shows the deadline and the official notice on each item.