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Drainage and levy projects dominate St. Charles Parish budget debate; council approves targeted transfers
Summary
Councilors and public-works staff spent much of the Oct. 28 hearing reviewing multi-year drainage projects, the parish assumption of Cross Bayou pump station upgrades and GOMESA/CDBG funding; council approved transfers to address cross-canal cleaning and local drainage shortfalls.
Drainage and flood-protection investments were front and center during St. Charles Parish’s Oct. 28 budget hearing. Public-works leaders outlined a mix of grant-funded and locally funded projects — noting that some work is already underway while other pieces are dependent on permits or multi-year funding.
Public Works staff described several large items in the capital program: engineering and construction line items supporting major canal work and pump-station upgrades; GOMESA funds pooled into a capital account for planned projects; and CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) line items for drainage work that will be expended across multiple years. Staff said the Norco engineer’s canal…
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