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Tangipahoa Parish Council: votes at a glance — ordinances, bids, appointments and variances
Summary
At its April 14, 2025 meeting the Tangipahoa Parish Council approved multiple bids and ordinances, introduced several measures, approved appointments and permits, and denied one variance request. Key actions included a 10-0 adoption of sidewalk and equipment surplus measures, and a denied variance for Daryl Veil.
The Tangipahoa Parish Council held a regular meeting April 14, 2025 and took a series of votes on ordinances, bids, appointments and variances. Highlights and formal outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of minutes (March meeting): motion passed on roll call; recorded as passing 10 to 0.
- Approval to hire a contractor to cut grass and remove trash at 27231 Pierre Lane in Folsom (assessment 3574504, District 2) and to lien the property for the cost plus administrative fees: motion moved and placed on the record; roll call occurred during the meeting following staff explanation that multiple attempts were made to secure owner compliance. The roll call on the item recorded affirmative votes (record indicates motion carried).
- Ponchatoula pedestrian improvements (Pine Street) — construction bid award: the council approved the low bid from Richard Price Contracting LLC in the amount of $48,412 (reported as the low bidder of four). The motion passed 10 to 0.
- Approval of multiple low bidders for tires (annual/blanket bid): council approved award list as presented; roll call recorded the motion as passing 10 to 0.
- Authorization for Parish President Riley Miller to serve as Tangipahoa Parish representative on the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) Committee: motion passed 10 to 0.
- Ordinance 25-07 (standards for RV parks/recreational campgrounds): adopted 10 to 0. (See separate article.)
- Ordinance 25-08 — variance request for property owned by Daryl Veil (Assessment 6555168, District 4): the planning commission had denied the request earlier. On council consideration the roll call produced a split vote; the chair clarified that a “yes” vote would approve the variance and a “no” would deny it. The roll recorded votes as 5 yes, 4 no, 1 abstain; the council noted that six affirmative votes were required for passage, so the motion failed and the variance was denied.
- Ordinance to declare surplus of a Kubota tractor (asset 21541) and Tiger Boomer mower (asset 21542) and to authorize donation to the Town of Independence: motion passed by roll call; recorded yes votes and final outcome recorded as approved.
- Introduction and approval of ordinance 25-10 establishing a 15 mph speed limit on Gas Line Road (District 4): motion passed 10 to 0 at introduction.
- Introduction and approval of an ordinance to authorize the sale of an 8.33-acre parcel (TPRDNS No. 2306 in Tickfaw; consolidated gravity drainage district No. 1) as surplus for $50,000 (government-to-government sale): motion passed 10 to 0 at introduction.
- Introduction and approval of Ordinance 25-12 amending Chapter 38 (Solid Waste), Article 3 (Solid Waste Facilities) — definitions and criteria for transfer stations and site locations: council accepted the changes as recommended by the DRC; motion passed 10 to 0 at introduction.
- Introduction and approval of a variance for Michael Petito (Assessment 528609, Lot 9, District 3) to allow placement of a single manufactured home on a parcel under half an acre: planning commission recommended the variance; council passed the variance on roll call with a recorded vote of 9 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.
- Board appointment: Ponchatoula Area Recreation District No. 1 — appointment of Christie Whitaker to a term expiring 2030: motion passed 10 to 0.
- Alcohol beverage permit: Blue Store Market (44302 South Range Road) — class B beer package and class A/B liquor; council approved the permit on roll call, recorded as passing 10 to 0.
Other items and remarks
- The parish president issued several proclamations recognizing volunteers, household hazardous waste recycling collection day, and Fair Housing Month; Tangipahoa volunteers reported 24,166 volunteer hours for February 2024, valued at $554,126.38 using the state rate cited in the meeting.
- Council members noted community events including the Strawberry Festival and upcoming veterans’ events in remarks during council privileges.
Formal actions and key vote tallies are summarized above. Where the transcript records numerical tallies, those tallies are reproduced exactly in this summary; where the transcript records a roll call without an explicit final tally for an item, the summary notes the recorded roll outcome as "motion carried" or as stated by the clerk.
