The Leesville City Council held a public hearing Monday, May 13, 2024, on Resolutions 31 and 32 of 2024. These resolutions adopted the Adjusted Millage Rates for General Alimony, Sewerage Systems, and Streets in the City of Leesville for tax year 2024. The General Alimony millage will be 5.12, sewerage is 8.46 and streets 4.18. None of these rates exceed the maximum state rates.
The regular Council meeting followed the hearing. Monthly bills of $80,151.77 were reported. Council members okayed the payment of two invoices. The first from Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering for $43,660 is toward the Leesville Municipal Airport Runway Project. The second invoice of $21,738.60 was to CLECO for the installation of power poles and transformers at the Leesville Recreation Complex.
City Engineer, Mark McCarty, told Council members the bids on Phase II of city street work would be opened June 5, and work would start in three months.
Council members adopted Ordinance 4 of 2024 to amend and create a new ordinance for development of homes on property zoned A-7, A-8, or A-9. Ordinance 5 of 2024 is the adoption of the amended budget for 2023-2024 and the 2024-2025 budget for the City. A public hearing on Ordinance 5 will be held on June 10.
The City heard two new resolutions. The first was to enter into a service agreement with Terracon Consultants to develop and submit a grant proposal to the EPA Brownfields Grant Program for the purpose of redevelopment of communities. This will happen at no cost to the City. The other resolution heard authorizes the Mayor to sign and execute an Intergovernmental Service Agreement with Louisiana DOTD for maintenance purposes to include vegetation control and litter pickup on state’s right of ways and roadways.
Ft. Johnson Garrison Commander, Col. C.J. Lopez, invited all in attendance to the post Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 23, invited all in attendance to the post Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Memorial Park. He also gave the Council the date of June 6 for the next Change of Command ceremony.
Ms. Whitney Lambright of Fourth District US Congressman Mike Johnson’s office presented an update on the 4th Congressional District Art Competition. Fifty students from the district entered the contest whose theme was Legendary Louisiana. The second and third place winners came from Vernon Parish. Grace Rougeau of Faith Training Christian Academy received third place. Second place went to McKenzie Guy of Anacoco.
The next Leesville City Council meeting is scheduled for June 10 at 3 p.m. There will be no meeting on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.