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Road committee OKs Stonewall drainage CEA update as material costs climb
Summary
The DeSoto Parish road committee authorized updating a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Town of Stonewall to reflect higher material costs for a Twin Oaks drainage project; Stonewall will cover additional material costs and the jury is expected to cover labor, with jurors requesting firm labor-cost figures via committee.
The DeSoto Parish road committee voted to authorize the president to sign an updated cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) with the Town of Stonewall to adjust material costs for a Twin Oaks drainage system project.
Background and timing: staff said the CEA stems from a 2016 FEMA project and was originally authorized in 2018; material costs were "around $30,000" in 2018 but have "more than doubled" since then, prompting the town and parish to update the agreement. Staff told the committee that Stonewall had approved spending the additional money for materials and that the parish would cover labor costs for the project depending on the arrangement.
Juror concerns and follow-up: several jurors questioned whether smaller towns could afford updated material costs and pressed for clearer documentation of who pays what. Committee members requested that staff provide exact labor-cost figures through the committee process before the matter proceeds to the regular meeting for final action.
Meeting action: Mister Latham moved the item and Mister Johnson seconded; the chair called the vote and announced the motion passed. The transcript does not include a roll-call or a detailed tally.
Next steps: staff said the item will appear again at the regular meeting and that committee follow-up should supply the requested labor-cost breakdown and procurement details.
