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Council rejects motion to create ad hoc airport district committee after split debate
Summary
After a prolonged debate, the Iberia Parish Council voted down a motion to form an ad hoc airport district committee to study creating an airport taxing district. Supporters said more information was needed; opponents said an existing airport authority already performs oversight and forming another committee would duplicate effort.
A motion to form an ad hoc Airport District committee failed after a lengthy executive-committee discussion on Wednesday night. The proposed committee would have included six elected officials and three members of the public to study whether creating a separate airport district would be in Iberia Parish’s best interest.
James Trahan introduced the resolution, saying the airport is “one of our biggest assets” and the council needed to make sure any change was done right. Several council members opposed…
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