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Parish officials say planning commission is out of sight; propose reappointments and expanded membership
Summary
Members criticized a lack of planning commission engagement, proposed releasing existing members and appointing new, active members (including building code and tax assessor representation), and agreed to research and hold a workshop before formal resolutions.
Speaker 4 told the body he had not seen planning commission representation at parish meetings for months and described instances where road maintenance and police staff were not notified about development activity: "I watched the timber get cut. I watched it develop." He said larger development steps—including culvert installation and unnotified subdivisions—had proceeded without sufficient coordination with parish staff.
Speaker 4 recommended the parish consider releasing existing planning commission members and appointing engaged replacements, and he suggested including the building code officer, tax assessor and other local officials on the commission so operational impacts are considered early. The body agreed to postpone final action, research, invite interested people (including Pete Nugent, who was mentioned by name), and hold an informational meeting around the first of the year before bringing formal resolutions to release and reappoint members.
No formal appointments were made at this meeting: the direction is to gather information, invite potential appointees, and prepare resolutions for a future session.
