Eunice Board of Aldermen

Aldermen to hear more about city housekeeping

The Eunice Board of Aldermen are to hear of more community housekeeping measures as four properties are its agenda for cleanup action. Alderman Jack Burson, Dale Soileau and Jason Bertrand, along with Mayor Scott Fontenot, met Thursday to set the agenda for the city meeting on Tuesday.

Ditch debris linked to flooding

Alderwoman Germaine Simpson thinks clearing debris from ditches along city streets will help alleviate flooding problems. Simpson made that point during Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting. “When we get 10 inches of rain we get a lot calls...” she said of flooding issues.

Properties are to be repaired or condemned

Eunice aldermen drew the line for three properties in the city to either be repaired or demolished at a meeting Tuesday at the Eunice Municipal Complex.

Aldermen turn eyes to neglected property

Aldermen turned their eyes to dilapidated property as they planned to put three such parcels on their Tuesday meeting agenda. An order of condemnation for property at 1050 Faris Street is to be considered at the meeting scheduled at 6:30 p.m. at the Eunice Municipal Complex.

Aldermen vote to restore millage rates

Eunice aldermen voted to roll forward two millage rates — one for streets and the other for the general fund — at a meeting Tuesday. The millage rates were among ordinances presented at a public hearing prior to the Board of Aldermen meeting at City Hall.

Millage, noise ordinance up for board adoption

A millage adjustment and an amendment to the city’s noise ordinance are among the items on Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Aldermen agenda.

Economic Development Committee ordinance in motion Eunice aldermen vote to amend noise ordinance

An ordinance to create an eight-member Eunice economic development committee was introduced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot said the ordinance replaces one that had been in place since 1961 that formed a 12-member industrial development board.

City’s meeting agenda light

The agenda for Tuesday’s Eunice Board of Alderman meeting was light as of a meeting Thursday. Aldermen will be asked to schedule a public hearing on May 9 as part of the process to roll forward property taxes. The 2017 general alimony is to be adjusted from 6.59 to 6.77 mills.

Survey finds Eunice a tad more littered

An annual survey of litter in Eunice found the city a bit worse off this year than in previous years, according to Donna Baltakis, Keep Eunice Beautiful director. Baltakis delivered the report at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting at the Eunice Municipal Complex.

City to adjust millage

Eunice aldermen will be asked to vote on a public hearing about a “roll forward” of the 2017 property tax millage rates. That tax question is one of several items placed on the agenda for the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the Board of Aldermen at the Eunice Municipal Complex, 300 S. 2nd St.