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Economy[edit]
Over 25% of the working population of Diamondhead is employed in either educational services or the healthcare and social assistance industries. [1]
Casinos[edit]
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In 2006, future U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Diamondhead Casino Corporation to build a casino on 40 acres in Diamondhead on the Bay of Saint Louis near I-10.[2] However, Trump ended negotiations with Diamondhead Casino Corporation in late February 2007.[3] DHCC still wishes to proceed and establish a casino. The Isle of Capri asked for approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission to begin construction on a casino in the western part of Harrison County, near Diamondhead, near the Kiln-DeLisle exit of I-10. [4]. However, construction plans had been canceled as of November 8, 2007.[5]
In 2008, Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., applied for zoning to build a casino in the southern part of Diamondhead. However, in 2009, Hancock County supervisors rejected the application, stating concerns about traffic and a casino in a residential area.[6] The Silver Slipper Casino from nearby Lakeshore built a seafood restaurant, the Pier House now named Hula Club, at the former site of the yacht club over the water. The 88 acres north of there is also planned to be a major resort casino. It would be the only casino in Mississippi with virtually direct interstate access (I-10).[citation needed]
In 2014, Jacobs proposed a $150 million casino resort in Diamondhead, but the gaming commission again denied the request. Under Mississippi law, land-based casinos must be built within 800 feet of the mean high tide mark. The casino was to be built next to a bayou and a marsh. However, the gaming commission stated that the measurement must begin at the Bay of Saint Louis and not a tributary bayou and, therefore, the development would not be close enough to the mean high tide mark and the application was denied.[7]
Parks and recreation[edit]
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Since most of Diamondhead was a planned community it has many facilities designed to attract home buyers. Some of these facilities include:
- Marina, Yacht Club, Tennis World, and Country Club with multiple dining facilities
- The Pines and Cardinal 18-Hole professional golf courses (36 holes)
- community pools throughout the area
- community center and separate adult learning center
- community grocery and hardware stores
- multiple ponds and lakes
- several homes have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the marina and yacht club
- several restaurants, bowling, hotels, automotive stations
- Private airstrip including direct access between the airstrip and private homes allowing planes to be housed at a home owners house.
- Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 771
References[edit]
- ^ "Diamondhead, MS". Data USA. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ Hampton, Paul (January 1, 2016). "Trump has had on-again, off-again affair with Mississippi Coast". Sun Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Update on Mississippi Coast Casinos". GulfCoastNews.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ "Update on Mississippi Coast Casinos"
- ^ "New city of 8,500 people may appear 30 miles southeast of Picayune". Picayune Item. November 24, 2011.
- ^ Perez, Mary (February 12, 2017). "Are two more casino sites in the cards for South Mississippi?". Sun Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ Bremer, Dwayen (December 9, 2016). "New Diamondhead casino project before gaming commission". The Sea Coast Echo. Retrieved August 11, 2017.