2018-0328
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to execute a License for a Limited Access Road Underpass Crossing between St. Charles Parish and Illinois Central Railroad Company to utilize the underpass to access the Wetland Watchers Park in the amount of $10.00.
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WHEREAS, Wetland Watcher’s Park is a premier learning and recreational site in St. Charles Parish facilitating the educational development of local and national students to Louisiana’s wetlands; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Milton Cambre, Mr. Barry Guillot, and students at Harry Hurst Middle School have formed the LaBranche Wetland Watchers which has organized and participated in numerous field day activities including planting of native vegetation, educational seminars, live Cajun music, reenactments of historical scenes, and scientific experiments; and,
WHEREAS, those field days helped to educate and inspire students from surrounding schools as well as those students from Harry Hurst Middle School who helped organize the events; and,
WHEREAS, Wetland Watcher’s Park has become a premier recreational facility supporting family activities such as picnicking, fishing, crabbing, hiking, canoeing, as well as educational events; and,
WHEREAS, local industrial partners such as Shell and DOW have made significant donations and contributions of their resources including corporate personnel to facilitate exposing citizens, families, and students to the Louisiana wetland culture to evolve the Wetland Watcher’s Park into being a premiere educational and recreational facility.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the License for a Limited Access Road Underpass Crossing to access the Wetland Watchers Park, between St. Charles Parish and Illinois Central Railroad Company is hereby approved and accepted in the amount of $10.00.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said License on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of ___________, 2018 to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:______________________________________________
SECRETARY:_____________________________________________
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:_________________________________
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PARISH PRESIDENT:______________________________________
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