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Harahan council agrees to cover state project overages after debate over funding source
Summary
After hours of debate over who would pay cost overruns, the Harahan City Council voted 5-0 to commit the city to cover design, construction and change-order costs for a state FP&C sewer project, while rejecting an amendment that would have required the overages to come specifically from the city sewer fund.
The Harahan City Council voted 5-0 May 15 to adopt a resolution committing the city to cover any costs above state funding for FP&C project 50-MC1-21-01, a multi-million-dollar overhaul of the city’s sewer collection and treatment system.
Council debate focused on how the city would pay cost overruns. Councilman Jason Chatelaine, who offered the resolution, proposed an amendment to specify that “such cost shall be paid in the city of Harahan sewer fund.” The amendment failed 4 nays to 1 yea. Council then voted to approve the resolution as written, 5 yeas, 0 nays.
Why it matters: The FP&C project represents the largest state-funded sewer effort the city has pursued in recent years; council members said the work is urgent to repair aging lift stations and collection lines. Council discussion frequently returned to how the city will match the state allocation and manage change orders once construction starts.
Council members and…
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