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Blessey, housing team have set visionary goals on the Coast.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Blessey, housing team have set visionary goals on the Coast.(Strictly Business)(Gerald Blessey )

Article Excerpt
Former Biloxi Mayor Gerald Blessey has stepped back into public service to fill a position he believes will help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Katrina and build for the future. In August, Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Blessey as Gulf Coast housing director, a position designed to facilitate progress in the housing recovery. Blessey, 66, will work under a professional services contract through the Mississippi Development Authority.

Both say Blessey did not apply for the position, but was drafted. Blessey, who has most recently served as general counsel and president of Tradition, a planned community in Harrison County, hopes six months to a year will be sufficient to help the housing recovery team get the job done.

"This is an awesome responsibility," he says. "However, I will...

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