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Saint Tammany officials describe $22M bond strategy, living shorelines and reef reuse
Summary
Randy (Saint Tammany Parish) told the CPRA board the parish bonded GO MESA proceeds to accelerate $22 million in coastal projects, including living shorelines, artificial reefs from repurposed concrete and partnership work on the Lake Pontchartrain barrier plan.
Randy (identified in the transcript as representing Saint Tammany Parish) briefed the board on parish-led restoration efforts and how local funding strategies supported immediate construction. He said the parish used GO MESA receipts and bonded the funding to create an up-front pool of roughly $22 million to jump-start projects that otherwise would proceed slowly on an annual revenue cadence.
Randy outlined…
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