The Leesville City Council met Monday, March 11, at 3 p.m. in City Hall.  Monthly bills for the City totaled $110,324.69 and two pay requests were reported.  The $21,000 invoice from S. Keel-Leesville Flooring and the $2,178 invoice from GMT Services were in connection with the new Leesville Event Center.  That facility on Nolan Trace will host an Open House on Friday, March 15 beginning at 4:30 p.m.  You are invited to drop by and view the facility.

City Engineer Mark McCarty reported to the Council that bids had been taken for the work on the sewer project on the Entrance Road.  The work should begin in thirty days.

Council members passed a resolution to authorize the lease-purchase agreement and installation of lighting at the Leesville Recreational Complex.  The mayor will sign and execute the agreement.  Another resolution was approved to enter into a customer agreement with CLECO for light poles and supports at the complex.

A resolution was passed to enter into a contract with “A Boy and his Dad Lawn Care” for the upcoming grass cutting season for the Ft. Johnson Vegetation Control Contract.  The council also said ‘yes’ to adopting the required CDBG-DP Program Policies and Procedures in accordance with the OCD Grantee Administrative Manual.

The next Council meeting is set for Monday, March 25 at 3 p.m.