A New Orleans-based firm named Historic Renovation, Inc. (HRI) took up the project in 2009, but the partnership was terminated late that year after mayor Cheri Barry was elected, forcing the city to pay $1 million in reimbursement fees.
The building is home to many city offices, including that of Cheri Barry, current mayor of Meridian.
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Cheri Barry, the city's mayor, said that the building renovations and furnishings would be complete by that time so that the building could be occupied again, but the landscaping would not yet be complete.
Mayor Cheri Barry took office in July 2009 and worked to undo the agreement.
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