OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Mayor Connie Moran said she’s “optimistic” a planned 30-room boutique hotel in downtown Ocean Springs will become reality after receiving an email from developer Walker Thrash. “The developer has submitted all the necessary paperwork — financials, a business plan — to the local bank they’re working with and he expects a decision in a couple of weeks,” Moran said. “Everything is looking positive at this point.” Once financing is secured, the hotel would be built on property on Government Street where for many years Fallo’s Cleaners was located. (Source: Mississippi Press, 03/28/13)