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Department of Development outlines staffing cuts, end to contracted blight abatement in 2026 proposal
Summary
At a City‑Parish council budget hearing, Rachel Lambert presented the Department of Development’s proposed 2026 budget showing about a $1.1 million reduction, elimination of 31 allotments, reduced contracted blight abatement funding and proposals to raise selected fees to soften service impacts.
Rachel Lambert, speaking for the Department of Development at the council’s third 2025 budget hearing, told council members the department is planning about a $1,100,000 reduction for 2026 that would eliminate 31 position allotments and sharply reduce contracted blight‑abatement spending.
Lambert said the subdivision engineering division would lose its second engineering position, leaving a single engineer for that office, and that permits and inspections plan reviewers would be reduced by two under the South Central planning contract. She warned those cuts will likely lengthen review times even as the office seeks…
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