Several residents in the Monroe Drive area attended Monday night’s City Council meeting, Jan. 13, to discuss an agenda item regarding the extension of the City Limits of the City of Natchitoches. The City is looking to annex 275 Acres. This agenda item came before the Council at its Oct. 15 meeting. The item was tabled and was then reintroduced at Monday’s meeting with some amendments (SEE DIFFERENCES IN MAPS). Several residents had requested to stay with the Parish and a few in attendance at the meeting asked the same. Mayor Lee Posey assured those residents that wished to remain in the Parish that they could do so. The Council will make its final vote on this item at its next meeting.
PROCLAMATIONS:
Declare Jan. 20, 2020 as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTION:
Amend Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot Containing 1.132 Acres – Described As Situated In Block 10 Of Jacob Lieber Subdivision, No. 6 As Shown On Plat Recorded In Conveyance Book 614, Page 671, from R-3 Residence Multiple Family to R-3 Residence Multiple Family, Special Exception to operate Save the Children Head Start. (1504 Gold St.)
Amend Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot East Side Williams Avenue, 75 Feet Front By 371 Feet – 4 Inches, North By Corley And Thomas, West By Street, South By Lilly, from R-1 Residential to R-1 Residential, Special Exception to operate a Bed & Breakfast. (219 Williams Ave.)
2019 – ORDINANCES – FINAL:
Approve The Acquisition Of A Tract Of Land Situated In Section 81, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, From Bruce Family Holdings, L.L.C., For The Consideration Of Eight Thousand Dollars, Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Cash Sale Deed On Behalf Of The City For The Acquisition Of The Tract And To Execute Any And All Other Related Documents That Might Be Necessary And Proper, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.
Approve The Acquisition Of A Tract Of Land Situated In Section 81, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, From Waymon W. Ham, Jr. And Rose Ham, For The Consideration Of Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Cash Sale Deed On Behalf Of The City For The Acquisition Of The Tract And To Execute Any And All Other Related Documents That Might Be Necessary And Proper, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.
Restate The Policy Of The City Of Natchitoches Regarding Sick Leave And To Amend And Reenact The Personnel Policies Manual Of The City Of Natchitoches To Amend The Section Entitled “Sick Leave”, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance.
Award The Bid For Caustic Soda For The Water Treatment Plant (Bid No. 0622)
Approve The Exercise Of An Option To Repurchase Or In The Alternative An Extension Of The Option To Repurchase In Favor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Repurchase A 15.0 Acre Tract Of Land In Section 74, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, From Ledet’s Louisiana Seafood, L.L.C., And Authorizing The Mayor, Lee Posey, To Exercise The Option To Repurchase And Repurchase The Property, Or In The Alternative Execute An Extension Of Option And Any Other Documents That May Be Necessary, And To Provide For Advertising.
Approve The Acquisition Of A Tract Of Land Situated In Section 138, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, From Chester Corley, For The Total Consideration Of Three Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Three Dollars, Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Cash Sale Deed On Behalf Of The City For The Acquisition Of The Tract And To Execute Any And All Other Related Documents That Might Be Necessary And Proper, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
Approve The Acquisition Of The Hanger Located On Lot 3 Of The Natchitoches Regional Airport From Harold G. Foster And Laurie M. Berry, For The Consideration Of Thirteen Thousand Dollars, Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Cash Sale Deed On Behalf Of The City For The Acquisition Of The Hanger And To Execute Any And All Other Related Documents That Might Be Necessary And Proper, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.
Amend Ordinance Number 042 Of 2019 Which Said Ordinance Approved The Acquisition Of A Tract Of Land Situated On The Western Right Of Way Of Sixth Street In The City Of Natchitoches, From Eagle Distributing Of Shreveport, Inc., For The Total Consideration Of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, And Further Authorized The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Cash Sale Deed On Behalf Of The City For The Acquisition Of The Tract And To Execute Any And All Other Related Documents That Might Be Necessary And Proper, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.
Amending 2019-2020 Budget to Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.
RESOLUTIONS:
Execute A Certificate Of Substantial Completion To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And Delta Specialty Contractors, LLC For The New Perimeter Fence And Repair The Existing Fence At The Natchitoches Regional Airport LA DOTD Project Nos.H.014026
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The City of Natchitoches offices will be closed Monday, January 20, 2020 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, January 27, 2020.
“Several residents had requested to stay with the Parish and a few in attendance at the meeting asked the same. Mayor Lee Posey assured those residents that wished to remain in the Parish that they could do so.”
This is copied from the above article. I have questions, and so should all the residents of that area. Does the mayor mean that anyone who opposes the annexation into the city can just speak up and say, I don’t want to be in the city, even if they are in the middle of the block? Then they are exempt from the annexation? What makes it ok for some and not for others? Who decides who is exempt? Or does it mean yes you will remain in the Parish, but quietly say, but you are in the city, too. Is this a play on words?
So what’s going on mayor? Favors in the annexation plan is a bit strange. Have you asked all residents if they would like to get the same favor as the ones who attended the council meeting? Or do they not get favors for some reason? Getting a new road sounds great, but will it happen? Sewer lines, when would that happen? in the next 10 years? 15 years? 20 years? I wish people could count on promises, but they are mostly just dust in the wind.
Well they say they are going to listen to the people affected! They will listen but they will do it anyway.
Obviously the City cannot grow without annexing new territory and without growth both local and federal funding will be lost in some situations. I’m happy for growth and prosperity when it is agreeable among the residents and local government. I also agree that pot holes are all over the City and Parish and before long I doubt anyone will come any festival or ball park events because of these conditions.
I am embarrassed when out-of- state parents or tourists enter Natchitoches and travel our streets both on and off campus. Most of the streets are deplorable; perhaps because there seems to be no company in Natchitoches that actually understands HOW to build a TEXAS street or road so that it will last a number of years. Don’t blame it on the soil; just cross the State lines anywhere within the State and feel the difference. A rain shower or water from a car wash will wipe out a newly overlaid street almost overnight. (The Campti Cutoff road overlay has last longer than most in the area. Why?? Seriously, WHY?)
What is a texas street?
I was in Lafayette few weeks ago and a lady asked where I was from
she smiled and said oh yes pot hole city.Pretty Sad !!
LOL
The city can’t keep up with what they have now. That money could go a long way toward repairing what the city has ignored for years. Why not build another ball park instead of annexing more land?
Maybe it’s because the city can pay for the roads there after Monroe Dr floods again.
Results speak for themselves. Take a look at parts that were annexed over the last 15-20+ years and see how it turned out vs the promises that were made at the time.
any notice all the annexation all of the sudden ? are they trying to ignore the
pot holes ??
But now we can have a festival
and fireworks ?
January 20th is already a national holiday for Dr.Martin Luther King.
And yet, I can remember when there was a parish school system in North Louisiana (Ouachita, I think) that didn’t recognize the holiday even after it was declared a national holiday.
It was Ouachita Parish. Then Superintendent Lannie Johnson felt the holiday could be better observed with a school program for students on that day. Of course, public outcries forced Mr. Johnson to eventually comply and allow the students a day to run free.