The Evangeline Parish Police Jury held its November meeting Monday night in the Courthouse in Ville Platte. It was announced that they will call for a resolution to renew Parish Tax Millages at the December 13th meeting at 2:00 p.m. in the Police Jury Room.
The Jury passed an ordinance drafted by their Attorney, Marcus Fontenot, stating that if you are not in compliance with a standing ordinance (i.e., payment of utilities that require a permit from the Jury), they will send notice providing a certain amount of time in which to get the bill(s) paid and/or make arrangements. After that time period, if nothing is done, the Police Jury can revoke your permit for electrical services. A public hearing was set for December 21st at 4:30 p.m. to discuss adding the requirement of a permit for having water hooked up as well. The ordinance would then cover non-payment of those services as well. Currently, there is over $100.000.00 in unpaid sewage bills dating back for quite some time.
The Police Jury voted 5 to 4 to appoint Doug Deville as the Right-of-Way Agent for Evangeline Parish. Mr. Deville will work up to 20 hours a week at a rate of $15.00 an hour. Public Works Director, Chester Granger, recommended Mr. Deville, although he stated all three of the candidates interviewed were qualified.
Bid opening for pest control, fuel, limestone, pipe, etc. is set for December 19th at 11:00 a.m. in the Jury Office.
The December 2016 French Meeting is set for December 13th at 2:00 p.m.
Mrs. Carlene Bellard, Executive Director of Evangeline Community Action addressed the Jury and stated she took over for Gervis Lafleur but wasn’t going to “try to fill his shoes.” She said she wants to build on the great things he did for the community and bring more programs here to make it better. She said she “looks forward to working with the Jury.”
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