Police Jury Meeting Notes: June 1, 2022

A section of Poole Rd. from LA Hwy. 71 to Swan Lake Rd. in south Bossier Parish will be declared a "non truck route" following a Wednesday vote by the parish police jury.

Parish Engineer Eric Hudson said a four million dollar project to completely reconstruct Poole Rd. has just been completed and prohibiting certain heavy loads would help prevent damage to the new road.

"We would restrict (trucks) by load," Hudson said in response to a question concerning the definition of what trucks would not be allowed to travel the approximately one and a half mile stretch.

"That road is used primarily by oil and gas industry trucks," jury member Bob Brotherton said, noting the trucks are usually carrying very heavy loads.

Hudson said heavy trucks would be required to reroute farther south on LA 71 to Levee Board Rd. From there, the trucks could make either a left or right turn onto Poole Rd. to their destination.

Hudson said certain trucks, like moving vans or trucks used for construction projects, might be allowed onto the no-truck portion of the road.

"Those would be a one-time occasion and we would allow that," he said.

 Also during Wednesday's meeting, police jury members:

• Received sealed bids for Official Journal of the Bossier Parish Police Jury for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The Bossier Press Tribune was named official journal.
• Awarded bid for Rocky Mount booster station improvements, on behalf of Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier, in accordance with bids received May 23, 2022.
• Approved the plat of the proposed development of Montgomery Suburban Acres subdivision, Unit No. 1-C, being a resubdivision of Lot 23, Montgomery Suburban Acres subdivision, Unit No. 1-B, located in Section 35, Township 20 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, located off Linton Rd.
• Approved the plat and site plan of the proposed development of Fairburn subdivision, Unit No. 5A, being a resubdivision of Lots 2 and 3, Fairburn subdivision, Unit No. 5, located in Section 17, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, located off Kingston Rd.
• Agreed to table for two weeks the application of Phil Lewis to the Benton-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 26.22 acres, more or less, located in Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish, from R-1, One-Family Residence District, to R-A, Residence-Agriculture District, for agricultural purposes; located at the southwest corner of English Rd. and Highway 162.
• Approved the application of Matt Abrams, Abrams Architecture and Design, to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 3.2 acres, more or less, located at 2030 US Highway 80, Haughton, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to B-3, General Business District, for Haughton Tenant Center development; located north of Shady Grove Loop.
• Approved the application of Peter Klucar, to the Bossier City-Parish MPC, for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 1.247 acres, more or less, located in Section 36, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to R-E, Residential Estate District, for Willow Trace subdivision, Unit No. 5C; located off Cardnell Rd.
• Approved the plat of the proposed development of Willow Trace subdivision, Unit No. 5C, being a replat of Lot 1, Willow Trace subdivision, Unit No. 2A, and Lots 1 and 2, Willow Trace subdivision, Unit No. 5, located in Section 36, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; located off Cardnell Rd.
• Scheduled a public hearing on July 6 to consider approval of the plat of the proposed development of Edgewater Pass subdivision, located in Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish; previously approved on November 3, 2021; located off Legacy Elementary Dr.
• Scheduled a public hearing on July 6 to consider approval of amended Drainage Impact Guidelines for New Development in Bossier Parish.
• Scheduled a public hearing on June 15 to consider approval of the site plan for H2 Office Building at 1662 Highway 162, Benton. 
• Accepted report on meeting of the Finance Committee.
• Agreed to reschedule the July 20 finance and regular police jury meetings to Monday, July 18 due to the National Association of Counties (NACo) annual conference.
• Approved a request for a name change on the application of David Alvis for a 2022 Bossier Parish beer/liquor license approved on May 5, 2022, from Cork & Barrel to Silver Star North, 5212 Airline Dr., Bossier City.
• Approved Change Order No. 5 for Project No. 2019-115, electronic upgrade at the Bossier Parish maximum security facility.
• Approved Change Order No. 6 for Project No. 2019-115, electronic upgrade at the Bossier Parish maximum security facility.
• Agreed to provide funding for upgrading the high mast perimeter and parking lot lighting at the Bossier Parish maximum security facility.
• Approved the proposal from Professional Service Industries, Inc., for geotechnical engineering services for a proposed new asphalt road for Butler Hill Rd. and Cycle Plant Rd.
• Agreed to amend the agenda and approve an appropriation of funds from the general fund to provide funds to mitigate 13 condemned properties.
• Approved allowing the parish highway department to repair a boat launch off Park Rd. for the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District, with the district reimbursing the cost.
• Agreed to set a public hearing in July to hear application of Fairburn Unit 4B.