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Council introduces several state-funded cooperative agreements amid public calls for details
Summary
Sulphur council introduced multiple ordinances to accept state cooperative endeavor allocations — $50,000 for senior center upgrades, $100,000 for fire hydrant replacement and $125,000 for a project to be determined — while residents raised concerns the CEAs and project plans were not attached or yet finalized.
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Sulphur City Council introduced a set of ordinances to accept legislative allocations delivered as cooperative endeavor agreements (CEAs) from the State of Louisiana. The items included $50,000 for senior center upgrades, $100,000 for fire hydrant replacement and a $125,000 line item labeled “project to be determined.” The introductions were procedural (first reading) and carried on roll call.
Resident Wendy Wingate repeatedly urged the administration and council not to vote on CEAs or introductions without the agreements attached and said,…
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