Parish Council eyes Bayou Vista rezoning

Banner Tribune
Members of the St. Mary Parish Council meet in regular session Wednesday.
Items on the agenda include:
—Consider adoption of proposed ordinances rezoning property owned by Hebert Management & Land Co. at 401 Arlington St., Bayou Vista, from an existing neighborhood zone to general commercial for location of storage units; and property from the Shelia Tauriac, Diane Salone and Ada Pellerin estate at 879 Verdunville Road, Centerville, from a single family residential zone to existing neighborhood zone to allow for a mobile home.
—Consider adoption of an ordinance declaring certain real property in the area of Bollard Street in Baldwin as surplus. A public hearing on all proposed ordinances will be called at 5:45 p.m.
—Introduction of ordinances rezoning property owned by Marnie Vaughan at 103 Big Bear Lane, in Franklin, from an existing neighborhood zone to general commercial; and granting specific use permits to Craig Walker for a pond installation at 10222 La. 182 W, Franklin, and to the Veeder estate for a 15-lot RV park in the vicinity of the Charenton levee.
—Resolutions on an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Franklin on the installation of Franklin Fire Department’s communication equipment at the courthouse, and with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness on phase 2 of the Bayou Vista drainage project.
—Resolutions approving applications for Governor’s Community Water Enrichment Funds to replace Water and Sewer Commission 2’s waterline in the Bayou Vista area south of Middle Road; to install mixers in ground storage tanks by Water and Sewer Commission 4; and to make improvements to Waterworks District 5’s water treatment plant sludge pond and replace its pneumatic pressure tank.
—Request by councilman Lionel “Butch” Metz for a $15,000 allocation from the gaming fund to the town of Baldwin for park renovations.
4201 for $1,800 to fund a veterans’ luncheon.
—A presentation by Conni Castille of the Teche Project to present a plaque recognizing the Bayou Teche as a nationally recognized paddle trail.
The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. on the fifth floor of the courthouse in Franklin and is open to the public.