JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials announced on Tuesday that $1.5 million has been invested into the historic Farish Street District in Jackson.

The Jackson Redevelopment Authority and (JRA) and  2°C Mississippi signed a partnership agreement for the fulfillment of a green infrastructure project in the district.

Christopher Pike, the executive director of JRA, said the project will create a place for the community to gather.

“There’ll be opportunities for places for people to gather. There’ll be a stage here, so we could do small concerts, intimate setting. It would be open to the public, so they can come and just hang out, read books, hang out with their children. Just a great opportunity for the community to be able to engage in Farish Street in a meaningful way that we have not had in the past,” Pike explained.

He added that more investments are coming to the area, which will be announced in the next 12 to 18 months.