Parks - There weren’t many items on the agenda as the Parks village council met in April but one item stirred some interest.
The item was to look into moving the meeting times from 4:30 to perhaps 5:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.
After some back-andforth between the council and spectators in the audience, it was decided that this was an issue that needed to be postponed until the end of the year and maybe revisited, especially since this is an election year and a new council would be coming in after the election in November “If it is something we need to change, then we need to make the change in January and not in the middle of the year.” Parks Mayor Kevin Kately said.
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Kately also gave an update on the new well.
The mayor said the well has been dug and water samples have been drawn for it and are currently being tested.
“They’re waiting for the results of the test before proceeding,” Kately said.
The mayor also told the council about some vandalism in the park after a basketball backboard was broken. He also addressed the possibility of making some improvements in the park to make it more accessible for festivals and families.
“It’s not something we can do all at once, because the price of everything has skyrocketed, but an improvement here and improvement there over the next couple years would really help things out and make the park more accessible,” Kately said.
Finally, the mayor told the council that they will be investing a little bit more money into the Louisiana Asset Management Program (LAMP).
“We have about $500,000 in the program now and it’s making some good money for us. So we’re looking into adding more to it so we can get a better return,” Kately said.
There being no other business, the council adjourned until May.
