Village officials OK 2019 budget

Published 6:00 am Tuesday, June 12, 2018

LOREAUVILLE — At its regular monthly meeting Monday at Town Hall, the Loreauville Board of Aldermen approved the budget for next year, addressed business matters and also heard concerns from a local resident.  

One of the main agenda items was the hearing on the budget for 2019. All voted and approved the budget for 2019 after Eric Borne seconded the motion by Alderman Sandy Sonnier. The budget was the last item on the agenda.

Some new business discussed at the meeting was the approval of the Goldstar Predicts granular sewer solvent at a cost of $547. It will go into the village’s sewer system.

“You use it (the solvent) to pour into the sewer system,” Loreauville Mayor Brad Clifton said. “It cleans out the pipes.”

Clifton pointed out the solvent attaches to the sludge and breaks it down. He also said the solvent is nontoxic.

The aldermen also approved The Daily Iberian as official journal for the fiscal year of 2019.

Sonnier also called for a look into the curbs at the intersection of Ed Broussard Road and Bourgeois Avenue.

“It would be nice, especially for the older folks, if it (the lift) was fixed,” Sonnier said.

Sonnier said it might help if the curbs were adjusted by about 10 inches.

“They (the curbs) slope and the sidewalks should be flat so they don’t risk injury,” he said. “Where that would be (is for) someone in a wheelchair or those who are riding their bicycles, so I think it’s just something we should put on our radars moving forward.”

Clifton took note of Sonnier’s concern and said he will look into it before the next meeting.

One Loreauville resident spoke after Clifton opened the meeting to the public.

Brody Champagne, 32, the village’s maintenance worker, called for looking at the current garbage delivery driver and the driver’s approach to the route.

“Is there anything we can do?” Champagne asked. “I counted eight or nine homes in a row. She dumps it and has trash all over the roads.”

Champagne also said when he asked her why she didn’t pick up the mess that was made, her response was that she was “paid to drive the truck, not pick up the trash.”

The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 6:30 p.m. July 9.