2026-0035
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(GRANTS OFFICE)
RESOLUTION NO. __________
Title
A resolution supporting the application for funding of the Turtle Pond Pump Station Upgrades project through the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s FY 2025-2026 Local Government Assistance Program.
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WHEREAS, Louisiana Legislature House Bill 2 (Act No. 2) allocated $60,000.00 per parish for the Local Government Assistance Program for fiscal year 2025-2026; and,
WHEREAS, to improve drainage in the St. Rose area, the Turtle Pond Pump Station is being rebuilt to increase pumping capacity; and,
WHEREAS, the pump station project scope includes a combination of pump station upgrades, culvert replacements, canal widening, and channel improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish President and the Department of Public Works request the Parish Council’s support for the application to have this recommended improvement partially funded through the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s FY 2025-2026 Local Government Assistance Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby approve and support the application for funding of the Turtle Pond Pump Station Upgrades project through the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s FY 2025-2026 Local Government Assistance Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said application and to act on behalf of St. Charles Parish in all matters pertaining to this project and subsequent grant award.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2026, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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