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Harahan council renews 2026 millage rates; defers wastewater centrifuge acceptance
Summary
The Harahan City Council approved a renewal of 2026 millage rates (total 21.93 mills) after a public hearing with no speakers and deferred acceptance of a wastewater-plant centrifuge installation until engineers' documentation is provided.
Harahan — The City Council on a unanimous voice vote approved Resolution 2026-5 to adopt the city's 2026 millage rates, a package that the council said rolled forward from the prior year. Councilman Hazville presented the resolution, and the council adopted a combined total of 21.93 mills.
Council members opened a public hearing on the millage renewal; no members of the public addressed the council before the vote. The council approved the measure by voice vote with all present members indicating support.
Separately, the council debated Resolution 2026-4, the acceptance of work by TH Enterprises LLC on a new centrifuge at the Harahan wastewater treatment plant. Councilman Shadeline offered the resolution but members expressed concern that the record lacked a full engineers' report and that substantial-completion documentation was incomplete. The council voted to defer the resolution until the necessary supporting documentation and a engineers' certification of substantial completion are available.
Council members framed the deferral as a routine step to protect the city’s contractual and payment obligations; multiple members said they prefer to see an engineer’s report attached to first-reading materials so the public and council can review the full package before final action.
What happens next: Resolution 2026-4 was deferred; the council instructed staff to obtain and circulate the engineer's report and any other documentation needed to certify substantial completion before the item returns for final action. The millage renewal becomes the governing tax levy for 2026 unless otherwise changed by future action or voter approval.
