2026-0150
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to approve and authorize the Parish President to execute an Act of Sale by St. Charles Parish, for property known as Eastern Greenbelt Park located at 500 Goodhope Street, Norco, Louisiana 70079, in the amount of $100,000.00.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 06-1-21 adopted on January 23, 2006, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Act of Donation and Acceptance for two Recreational Parks in Norco, Eastern Greenbelt Park and Western Greenbelt Park, in Norco by Motiva Enterprises, LLC, Shell Chemical LP, Shell Oil Company, and SCOGI Louisiana Holdings LLC to St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation has worked to dispose of underutilized park properties and park acreage across the Parish, while continuing to make strategic investments in other park facilities across the Parish to better serve the recreational needs of residents; and,
WHEREAS, over time, St. Charles Parish has made substantial investments in other Norco parks, including Bethune Park, Sacred Heart Park, Spillway Park, and Wetland Watchers Park, to better meet the recreational needs of the community; and,
WHEREAS, the 2023 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update recommends the disposition of certain underutilized park properties in order to better align Parish resources with current and future recreational needs; and,
WHEREAS, the consolidation of park properties will allow for more effective allocation of resources and long-term maintenance; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish no longer uses the property for the purpose for which it was previously intended; and,
WHEREAS, Equilon Enterprises LLC (Shell Oil Products US) has offered to purchase the Eastern Greenbelt Park, located at 500 Goodhope Street in Norco, for the sum of $100,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, proceeds from the sale of s...
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