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Washington council unanimously approves DOTD lighting agreement and authorizes Dupre Street property purchase
Summary
At its July 15 meeting, the Town of Washington council unanimously approved June minutes and financials, authorized an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for I-49 interchange lighting (Resolution 6 of 2024), and approved Resolution 7 of 2024 authorizing the mayor to purchase a property on Dupre Street. Purchase price and funding source were not specified.
The Town of Washington council met July 15, 2024, and unanimously approved routine business and two resolutions that will advance a highway lighting project and authorize a mayoral property purchase.
Beau Wilson moved to approve the council meeting minutes from June 2024 and then moved to accept the June 2024 financials, including a budget-to-actual comparison; both motions carried with all members voting in favor.
During the meeting, Erick Fontenot moved to approve Resolution 6 of 2024, an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development regarding lighting at the I-49 interchange. The minutes record the vote as: YEAS — Erick Fontenot, Beau Wilson, Rogers Malveaux, Tanya Doucet and Mary Lavergne; NAYS — none. The resolution was approved.
Tanya Doucet moved to approve Resolution 7 of 2024, authorizing the mayor to purchase real estate located on Dupre Street in Washington, Louisiana. The minutes record the same unanimous vote tally for this item. The recorded minutes do not specify a purchase price, the seller, or the funding source for the acquisition.
Mayor Landreneau called the meeting to order. After the listed actions the council adjourned on a motion by Erick Fontenot. The meeting record also contains a truncated closing line ("Mayor Halli T") and a single-character artifact; neither line includes substantive meeting content.
The actions taken on July 15 were recorded as unanimous; no discussion of dissenting views, alternates or conditions appears in the minutes. Next procedural steps, timelines for the DOTD agreement implementation, and details of the Dupre Street purchase are not specified in the recorded minutes.
