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Livingston Parish planning panel backs adding legacy drainage policy to master plan
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to send a resolution asking the master plan update team to include a new section on legacy drainage problems — notably detention/retention ponds and who is responsible for their upkeep — after hearing from the Master Plan Review Committee.
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission voted July 8 to send a resolution asking that the parish’s upcoming master plan update include language directing review of legacy drainage issues such as aging detention and retention ponds and the question of ownership and maintenance.
The proposal came from Ralph Burgess, chairman of the master planning committee, who told commissioners the committee wants the new master plan to set out a path for addressing drainage problems in existing subdivisions. “Tonight, we have a recommendation to bring to you guys regarding legacy issues, regarding drainage… detention ponds,” Burgess said during the meeting.
The recommendation asks the master plan update team to add a section that would…
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