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Bastrop council holds annexation hearing; no public comment, hearing closed
Summary
The Bastrop City Council held a public hearing on ordinance RS 26-42-86 to annex territory in Ouachita Parish under LRS 33.171 and RS 33.180. No members of the public spoke and the council voted to close the hearing without taking further action on the ordinance.
The Bastrop mayor opened a public hearing on ordinance RS 26-42-86, which would enlarge the city’s corporate limits by annexing territory in Ouachita Parish under LRS 33.171 and RS 33.180. The council held the hearing to receive public statements on the proposed annexation but none were offered.
Council members recorded their attendance at the start of the session: District A Ms. Angela Chapman, District B Mr. Henry Douglas, District C Mr. James Green, District D Mr. Jerry Green and District E Mr. Howard Lock. With all five present, the council established a quorum before proceeding to the annexation hearing.
The mayor announced the ordinance and reminded attendees that comments should address the annexation. The council briefly stood at ease to allow late-arriving members of the public an opportunity to attend. After a short interval, the chair asked whether anyone present wished to speak on the proposal; no one stepped forward.
A council member moved to close the public hearing and another seconded the motion. The council voted to close the hearing; the motion carried with no recorded opposition. The council recorded that the public hearing was closed and returned to prepare for the regular meeting, which was scheduled to begin shortly.
No formal action on the annexation ordinance itself was taken at the hearing. The transcript does not record the names of the members who moved and seconded the motion to close, nor does it record a formal roll-call listing for that specific vote in the portion provided.
