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Cameron Parish police jury delays RV-park trash-can policy, schedules special meeting
Summary
The Cameron Parish Police Jury voted March 10 to postpone implementing Resolution 12-03, the parcel-level policy affecting trash pickup for RV parks, and asked staff to convene a special meeting with the tax assessor and other officials to gather more data before moving forward.
The Cameron Parish Police Jury on March 10 voted to postpone implementation of Resolution 12-03 — the policy that would change trash pickup eligibility for RV parks — and to hold a special meeting to gather more data, including input from the tax assessor.
The decision came after an extended discussion among jurors and staff about whether RV parks should be treated as commercial operations for trash service, how to define an RV park, and the budgetary impact of providing regular trash cans to dozens or hundreds of RV spots. Jurors raised concerns about equity for residents, enforcement across undivided heir properties, and the fiscal cost to the parish if all RV spots were provided curbside cans.
Why it matters: The policy under consideration would affect trash service eligibility for many RV spots across the parish and could shift hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual operating costs onto the parish’s general fund if applied broadly. Jurors repeatedly asked for clearer house-count numbers and a revenue/cost analysis before deciding whether to proceed.
During debate, jurors and staff outlined several options under consideration: a carve-out for very small operators, a paid-service option for RV-site owners, a threshold that would require dumpsters for larger groupings (jurors discussed thresholds such as 10 or 20 spots), or maintaining the status quo while pursuing tax-assessor adjustments to classify some sites as commercial. Legal counsel cautioned that if the jury plans to treat RV parks as a special subcategory of commercial businesses, the jury will need a clear, reasonable policy justification to avoid disparate treatment challenges.
A motion to postpone implementing Resolution 12-03 until after a special meeting carried on a voice vote. The jury asked staff to schedule the special meeting and to ensure the tax assessor and relevant staff attend so members can review the precise house counts, proposed billing methods and the financial model the parish would use if the policy were implemented.
What’s next: The jury will set the special-meeting date and circulate data from the tax assessor and staff prior to that meeting. No change to trash pickup billing will take effect for residents until the jury completes the additional review and votes again.
