District 3
www.DISMITH.com
(601) 707-8845
P.O. Box 608
Canton, MS 39046
Update on County Government from
District 3 Supervisor D.I. Smith
It is an honor to serve you as Supervisor, District 3, and I thank you for trusting me with this responsibility. I look forward to serving all the people of Madison County. I promise to work hard, be engaged, detail oriented, hands-on and involved; accessible; independent; by the book; and act with honesty and integrity in all dealings! Continuous Improvement is my GOAL!
District 3 runs west in Ridgeland from Pear Orchard Road, south of Lake Harbour to Wheatly. Then up the west side of Hwy 51 to the City of Madison. District 3 extends across I-55 including the area north of West County Line Road, and over to North County Line Road, extending north to Cedar Hill Road, Stribling Road, and Gluckstadt Road… it includes North Park Mall, Old Town, Dinsmor, Bridgewater, Old Agency Village, Canterbury, Windrush, Cypress Lake, Windsor Hills, Fairfield, Ingleside, Cherry Hill Plantation, Belle Terra, Annandale, Reunion, Lake Lorman, Lake Cavalier, and Ashbrook among others.
There are a number of daunting issues and hard decisions that must be made as we move forward in Madison County. I welcome your input on all county matters. There are no easy solutions.
• Balancing requirements and resources for new infrastructure construction with maintenance and repair and improvement of existing roads and bridges.
• Repair of streets in Annandale and other County subdivisions
• Rural Fire Protection
• Reconstruction of the Gluckstadt I-55 Interchange
• Reunion Parkway and I-55 Interchange
• Additional Jail Beds
• Juvenile Detention
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About D.I. Smith
Colonel D.I. Smith, USA-Ret., served in the United States Army for thirty years in a variety of leadership and staff positions. During his tenure in the U.S. Army, his duties included personnel and administrative management, training and operations, financial management, resource management, and research and development. He has over 6 years command experience in Field Artillery and Aviation including combat in Vietnam and the Republic of Panama. During his career in the Army, he received numerous awards and decorations including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Air Medal. He has also earned Master Aviator Wings, Senior Parachutist badge, and the coveted black and gold RANGER tab.
After completing his service to our country he has served as Chief Operations Officer of a new start up wireless technology company; and is currently serving the residents of Dinsmor subdivision, Ridgeland, MS, as the On-Site Property Manager.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, The Army War College, and has a B.S. degree in Business from the University of Southern Mississippi and an MBA from Troy State University.
He is a member of Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, Military Officers Association of America, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Army Aviation Association of America, Association of the U.S. Army, the Army War College Alumni Association, the American Legion, the Jackson Metro Cyclists, the Jackson Triathlon Club, and the Mississippi Track Club. He has also done extensive research, writing and speaking about programs affecting the military.
Additionally, D.I. holds commercial pilot rating in airplanes and helicopters.
D. I. and his wife, Linda, are members of Highland Colony Baptist Church, Ridgeland, MS; where DI also serves as a Deacon.
He and Linda are originally from Sidon, MS, and currently reside in Ridgeland; and they have two daughters and six grandchildren.