2006-0322
INTRODUCED BY: LANCE MARINO, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE, DIVISION A
ALBERT D. LAQUE, PARISH PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution supporting and asking the Parish Council to pass a Resolution securing the SJB Group, LLC, of Baton Rouge to conduct a feasibility study to complete the Bike Path from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on the East Bank of the Mississippi River.
Body
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2006 at their quarterly meeting the River Region Caucus unanimously approved a resolution asking for support of the River Parishes Transit Authority proposal; and,
WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Bike Path is a proposed 110 mile levee bike path along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and,
WHEREAS, the project goals include economic development that will assist with recovery and growth, increasing accessibility to the Mississippi River for citizens and tourist, providing additional access into and out of New Orleans; and,
WHEREAS, the project will be implemented through a partnership between the United States Corps of Engineers New Orleans District, the Pontchartrain Levee District, and the Parishes of Ascension, Iberville, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed Master Plan Funding Allocation of $250,000 will be divided as such: USACE - $125,000, Pontchartrain Levee District - $62,500 and the remaining $62,500 divided among the five Parishes at a cost of $12,500 each.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support securing the SJB Group, LLC, of Baton Rouge to conduct a feasibility study to complete the Bike Parish from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on the East Bank of the Mississippi River.
Vote
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2006, to become ...
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