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Residents press council over 149‑item local services agreement with Bossier Parish
Summary
Public commenters criticized a council ordinance authorizing a 149‑item local services agreement with Bossier Parish as too broad, raising questions about transparency, funding and potential eminent‑domain authority for city attorneys; council members described the list as a nonbinding 'wish list' that requires future funding votes.
Bossier City residents used public comment Friday to challenge an ordinance that would authorize the mayor to enter an amended local services agreement with Bossier Parish that lists roughly 149 cooperative projects.
Alice Boyer told the council the single agenda item obscured the number and scope of projects and accused the council of excluding some residents from speaking at past meetings. Ruth Pope Johnston and other members of the public said the listing…
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