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Council advances multiple Move Ascension right-of-way ordinances and moves millage renewals forward
Summary
The council opened and adopted several ordinances authorizing property acquisitions for multiple Move Ascension road projects and read a 2026 millage renewals ordinance (public hearing held and closed); detailed vote tallies were not provided in the transcript.
At its May 21 meeting Ascension Parish Council read and moved a set of ordinances to authorize acquisition of parcels, rights-of-way and servitudes for multiple Move Ascension road projects and advanced millage renewals for the 2026 tax roll.
Move Ascension acquisitions: Clerk readings and motions were recorded for the following project ordinances and the council moved to adopt them (transcript indicates motions carried; explicit tallies were not recorded): MA-17-10 (Duplexus Road/US61 LA73 safety widening), MA-22-02 (US61 Super Street/Lowe's roundabout at LA44), MA-23-05 (LA73 at LA74 roundabout), MA-25-01 (Rody Road at Black Bayou LA934 roundabout), MA-25-02 (LA44 at Coy/Merit Evans Road) and related MA project numbers listed during the meeting. Each ordinance authorizes the office of the parish president to negotiate and acquire necessary property interests for road improvements tied to that project.
2026 millage renewals: The clerk read a comprehensive ordinance levying the 2026 millages for multiple parish functions and numerous subdivision-specific millages. The council opened a public hearing and heard objections from registered residents; a public commenter raised concerns about transparency and parish spending. Council members explained that the levies are renewals, that many had previously undergone public hearings or voter approval, and that subdivision millages remain within the subdivisions that fund them. The public hearing was closed and the council moved the millage ordinance forward for adoption procedures.
Parks and recreation fees: Separately, the council moved and adopted an ordinance to update rental fees for the Saint Amant Community Recreation Center under Chapter 15 (Parks and Recreation).
What the transcript records and what it does not: The meeting record contains motions to open/close public hearings and motions to adopt several ordinances; however, the transcript does not include detailed vote tallies for every adopted ordinance. Where the record lists adoption it indicates the motions carried or were adopted by voice vote.
