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Finance committee votes to send WSP master drainage plan amendment to council after debate over outreach and cost
Summary
After hearing options from WSP that traded additional public outreach for higher cost, the Finance Committee voted unanimously to send a contract amendment request to the full council that reduces the number of in‑person meetings while preserving an implementation presentation and digital outreach.
The Livingston Parish Finance Committee voted to send to the full parish council a proposed amendment to WSP's master drainage plan contract, after hearing WSP explain two outreach-and-deliverable options and discussing cost, timeline and public engagement.
Mickey McMorris, the parish finance director, told the committee that WSP presented an amended scope and price. WSP representatives said the original engagement had been proposed in three phases and budgeted at $750,000; the firm said it could complete both the master plan and a unified development code within that original budget if some meeting counts and hours were shifted. WSP also offered a more robust outreach option that would double certain public meetings and require…
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