Master plans at tax-payers expense
FACTS:
During the Lafourche parish council election of 2003, then candidate for parish president, Charolette Randolph stressed the need for a master plan for Lafourche parish’s infrastructure.
To better protect the citizens and property of Lafourche parish and the surrounding area, we need to rebuild the barrier islands and the wetlands.
An article in the Lafourche parish Daily Comet on May 22,2006, “Council to Consider Master Plan for Bayou Projects”, states that the council will consider spending $45,000 for a master plan to develop additional parks and recreational facilities along the waterway {Bayou Lafourche}. According to councilman Brent Callais, this plan may enable us to get grant money from the federal government,
OPINIONS:
Lafourche parish president Charolette Randolph and the present day council was left with a 45 million dollar surplus. Two and a half years later, Lafourche parish has no infrastructure master plan or any money. What happened? The parish president’s solution to rebuilding the barrier islands and the wetlands is “we need our fair share of oil revenue money”.
This Lafourche parish president and council just recently squandered away $74,000 on an unnecessary election and is now considering squandering away $45,000 on an unimportant plan. All of this at the tax payers expense without benefits to the taxpayers.
In my opinion, the priorites of this Lafourche parish council is not the betterment of the parish but is the betterment of their own future political ambitions.
