Notes from the May 15 Police Jury Regular Meeting

During the meeting, Parish Administrator Butch Ford commented that he received a letter of appreciation from Sheriff Julian Whittington for the work the Highway Department gave in support of Operation Clean Sweep. Operation Clean Sweep is a joint effort between the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the Bossier Sheriff’s Office, Keep Bossier Beautiful, and the City of Bossier City Operation Clean Sweep to clean up the streets and ditches in the parish.  Work crews from the Highway Department provided a grappler truck to assist with the clean-up in the parking lot at Airline High School.  

Parish Engineer Eric Hudson provided brief comments on the progress of the North/South Corridor Project. Jurors also saw a short video of work crews actively working on the project.

Public Library Director Felesha Sweeney shared with the jurors the Summer Experience 2024 that will be held at all the library branches throughout the parish. The library staff boasts they will offer more innovative programs and events for all ages that will be more than a summer reading program; they say it’s an experience. The summer experience will be held May 21 through July 31. 

Link to register: https://www.bossierlibrary.org/summer-experience-2024

Also, during Wednesday's meeting, police jury members:

• Awarded the bid for Project No. 2024-118, Bossier Parish Annual Road Striping Services, following bids received on May 2, 2024.
• Approved a recommendation by the Bossier City-Parish MPC to amend 9.993 acres of land in the Myers Road Estates.
• Approved a recommendation by the Haughton MPC to develop 13.775 acres of land for the Beauregard Trace Subdivision.
• Approved a recommendation by the Haughton MPC to develop 1.1058 acres of land in the Beauregard Trace Industrial Subdivision.
• Approved the recommendation by the Benton MPC to schedule a public hearing on June 19, 2024, to consider the approval of the application of Jill Souter for one acre of land for Alison Extraction.
• Approved the recommendation by the Benton MPC to schedule a public hearing on June 19, 2024, to consider approval of the application of Keith Christy to change the zoning classification of 9.905 acres of land R-A, Residence-Agriculture District, to B-1, Transition Business District, for future commercial purposes.
• Approved a vote to hold a public hearing on June 19, 2024, to decrease the speed limit on Mayflower Road from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
• Adopted a resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, to authorize the renewal of 10-year ad valorem tax for Bossier Parish Library Facilities.
• Ratified the Access Permission Agreement between Bossier Parish Police Jury and Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust, LLC, for soil sampling activities at two properties in Bossier City. 
• Approved the final change order for Parish Camp Boat Launch Improvements.
• Approved Change Order No. 4 for North-South Corridor Phase II (Flat River to Crouch Road).
• Adopted an ordinance to officially abandon Lot 7, Dry Cypress North Subdivision, previously approved on April 3, 2019.
• Approved an AD HOC agenda item authorizing a public hearing for the Lake Road Subdivision on June 19, 2024.
• Approved an AD HOC agenda item authorizing a public hearing for the White Oak Manor Unit #2.