The La Porte Business Improvement District approved two vouchers at its August meeting: one for planter watering and another for routine sidewalk maintenance covering dates listed in the voucher.

Board members moved and seconded approval of both vouchers without extended discussion; the chair called for a vote and recorded the motion as carried. The watering voucher totaled $2,560 and covered services for July. The sidewalk-maintenance voucher covered weekly sidewalk work on dates listed in the voucher.

The nut graf: These are routine operational expenses for maintaining downtown planters and pedestrian routes; the board recorded approval so vendors can be paid and maintenance continue uninterrupted.

During the meeting the chair summarized the finance items and invited a motion. "So we do have 2 vouchers, and both of them are for more field properties. The first 1 is for watering the planters, and that comes out to 2,560," the chair said. A motion to approve both vouchers was made, seconded and carried.

Ending: The board did not discuss additional finance items in detail; the regular finance report by the absent board member John was not given at this meeting.