Ascension Parish, Louisiana West Ascension Drainage, 7 Sep 2023

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West Ascension Drainage Board - September 7, 2023

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What's the central Consolidated driver to drainage, District, board, meeting Ascension Parish courthouse 300 Homer Street Donaldsonville, Louisiana, 70346, September, 7, 2023, 5, 15 pm call to order invocation and pledge of allegian. We have Mr robell, have our prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Lord, thank you for another day. Thank you for another opportunity to serve this great Parish, help us get people's business done and include fishing manner, amen.

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Of the United States of America, very Republican, one Nations.

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Like to welcome everyone here tonight, uh drainage meeting, our roll call Mr robaz here and this Mr Thomas is here. We have uh public comment. Anyone wishing to speak on any object, any uh thing on the agenda. You can sign up and put the green or red card and give it to miss Peggy any item on the agenda.

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The acceptance of the minutes of West, Ascension drainage, meeting, August 3rd 2023 have a motion by Mr Robot second, by Mr Thomas at the men's of the western Central drainage, meeting August 3rd be accepted any discussion. Any objection, no objection motion pass. Chairman's announcement and Report uh I have two things: I have I'd like to just welcome everybody here today.

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It's very good to be here tonight: I have the grass cutting? Are we up to date? Miss? uh Are we up on Nebraska.

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We are up to date on our grass cut and we're making another rotation on 9 43 and going toward the bully.

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The uh I would I would ask I would ask that uh this past weekend we had to hard rain.

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Are there anything uh that we can look at on Mississippi Street across from the pub it's at the pub across from the restaurant street, from the bank from the bank to the to the restaurant from from One bank to another bank in that area we I'm asking I'm asking you all to look into the flooding in that area. The water is Rising real, real, very fast. Okay and uh that's that's been an ongoing situation.

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I would actually be looking to see if we can resolve that study water, but after an hour hours or two hours it does go. It does go away right as it rains and rains hard. It fills up real fast man. You see my story is getting to get into some of the building. You all know what building I'm talking David.

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We uh we'll look into it. I think uh Stephen, Bergen and uh with the city has uh did a lot of research uh with drainage within the city, so we'll reach out this evening and see uh exactly what they looked at in reference to the drainage in that area and see if we can find something to let you know about from.

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Koki on down to uh to the bank, to the First Bank.

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Okay, we'll try to get something and let them look at it. Stephen and them would probably have an answer for us in reference to that.

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Thank you, David Mr Gene. Thank you. Okay, I have a number five. The chairman announcement uh a report number six, the discussion of closing the on Tebow, David or Virginia.

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uh Man Regina talked about this and uh uh right now the mayor, uh Leroy, Solomon and them have a uh a grant. uh Application in for um Tebow drive to close that in so we're working through the Louisiana uh Watershed initiative to get a grant to close that in, along with a couple other large dishes that take the large Culvers. This way you know, taxpayers don't have to pay for anything.

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You know you know, what's closing that in so um a matter of fact on the 27th we have another lwi meeting and reference to the city has four projects, and we have four projects that we put in for, and uh it's uh high on the chart for for them to look at possibly giving us those grants to address uh each each and every one of those projects.

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So I would I would, as I looked at that and.

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A dangerous situation is not a ditch. It's so Canal sort of real.

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We were wondering whether we did have any communication with the city to try and close that particular section of the ditch at the end, and it's a busy area right in that area is real busy right to try and close it in. We.

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uh We submitted that in the first round uh with lwi and uh we we were high on the chart with that too, but we missed it because of uh everybody was rushing to put in the applications for that and uh I think the we didn't have enough time to put the BCA in uh for that project. So we lost all on out on that, but we also gained two projects to the first round and uh the second round is uh dedicated to a low to Modern income area.

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So that puts us right in in a pot to get those projects. So we're looking good for those projects- and we had a meeting this past month month in some corrections on some of the projects, but we were also having another meeting uh uh on the 27th, so I'm not quite sure what time uh the meeting is, but we're going to have some more discussions on that. We also put in a grant for uh for uh St Jude's subdivision. uh There was a a Grant application that came available for for that area too.

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So we submitted that and that's coming up for discussion on the 27th to find out exactly where we're at and receiving that Grant. So we got a lot of projects out that are getting looked at pretty strong for for us here on the West Bank yeah a.

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Projects I do want to thank you all for continuing to work with the city of Donaldsonville in getting the stuff that we've been doing within the city limits the ditches the blowing of the cupboards and solves a lot of other stuff that we've been participating in yeah.

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Want to continue to do that.

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Regina's, really, on top of all of that and I mean she's, doing fantastic job, responding to all the the knees and and uh I mean she's just really on top of it, man, I'm gonna tell you I.

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Really couldn't appreciate that David yeah that we continue to do the job that we're doing and uh staying on top of it. Thank you all.

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Number seven Cash Store land update anything on that.

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Castor Lane we have uh David was able to get all the um signatures. We met with Jeff denino to discuss the the new project as well as this one, and we got everything we need for it. Just whenever we get we'll put it in rotation to be dug.

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So is this project any closer than it was the last time we talked.

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No I mean we looking it'll, probably be November sometime.

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Yeah, well, that's that's the reason I'm getting there. Is it any closer than the last time we talked uh in getting this project uh on the way.

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Yeah we that yeah, that's what I'm saying we'll it'll, probably be about it'll, be around November of the time we get to that, because we have some carpet Endeavors and things to do on the new to help with get that drainage part of that street first and then we're going to go on to the digging from Bubba lemon's way.

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Yeah I noticed you all was back there maybe a month ago.

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But again, though, thank you all and uh I look forward to getting this project completed and getting it behind us. It's been on the table for a little bit and please Mr, Castor salmon would very much appreciate it. So thank you. That's all I have.

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I believe you back up.

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Thank you, drainage report, we're finished digging the uh bag ditch by Saint Jude subdivision. We've completed digging the side, ditch by Saint Jude that ties into the back ditch. While we were digging in the Breezeway on La 3089 at La, 70, we're finished that and we're moving on to the project on La 945.

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The crews are currently cutting on La 9 43 in the bully. The recycle report.

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On Tuesday November I mean August, the 22nd, the crews went out and collect picked up. A total of 85 tires that were in the ditches in the roadways and the drainage.

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Regina, what's the uh what are some of your worst spots up I'm looking at this junkyard go ahead and break down the different places, and the number of ties that we normally pick up in that area has just been a consistent with the uh Petty Band and Highway 308 or whatever High rate.

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Those are the most yeah tires in those in that area. We get it.

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Just depends because it I mean if we can come back, Monday and it'll be 18., La 18, so it it just depends it's consistent in all those areas, though. Okay.

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So in the tires I mean this is a rim tie or Just Tires itself tires yourself to start.

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You might have a few that have a rim on it.

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Are we willing to? uh We normally acceptable we're not around with the room, no we're just leaving there, we will leave it there and we would take it.

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We take the tire with her with the rim on it and we break it down ourselves, but as far as the recycle center, you have to bring them in without the room. Okay, all right, thanks! Well I just wanted to announce that uh reiterate again about the recycle center. The recycle center is open the hours of operation on Monday through Thursday, from 7 to 4 pm, and if anybody have any cause any drainage issues, any issues we would like for them to call the call center. That's 225-450-1200 all right. One.

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Other question on the uh the grass cutting on Steve Highway: we have a contract with the state on how much of the highway how much of State Highway we was the what's the length or miles or whatever it.

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Is I can get the information right.

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Right. Thank you.

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Number nine date and time of the next West essential drainage board, meeting.

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October 5th 2024, we have the next 20 23 20 23. We have the next drainage meeting motion to adjourn. Second just meeting is a joint.