Parish approves servitudes for drainage work near 63‑acre Burnside site

Presenters told the meeting that the parish has a drainage problem near a 63-acre site in the Burnside area and that the parish will grant three servitudes to allow construction of a plumbing/drainage system across Highway 941 to address pumping onto nearby streets.

Bushmore (identified in the transcript by another speaker) described the site as a 63-acre parcel southeast of the Hondo development near Highway 44 and Highway 941 and said the parish has been asked to resolve drainage that causes street pumping in Conway. He described three servitudes the parish is being asked to grant: a 10-foot servitude on the north side of the property, a 70-foot servitude adjacent to an active canal along the east end of the property, and an additional 25-foot servitude intended to provide drive-on access for maintenance. Bushmore said the parish would receive, in exchange, backfill to fill a substantial ditch that runs down the center of the property and receive unspecified retention credits; the transcript mentions figures in the vicinity of "about 14 foot, 8 feet" but does not clarify units, volumes, or exact credit calculations.

Bushmore also said Jeff Diaz is preparing a memorandum of understanding to set out the terms discussed verbally. After a brief opportunity for questions, the body considered the item. The transcript records a motion to approve the servitudes and related finance item, moved by Miller Robinson and seconded by Karen Grove. Members responded "aye" and the motion carried; the transcript does not list a numeric vote tally.

The action permits the parish to proceed with the servitude agreements and pursue the drainage work described; the transcript records that a memo of understanding will be drafted to capture the details. The exact retention-credit calculations, the final engineering design, and any contract amounts were not included in the transcript.