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$10 million slated for improvements Ouachita Parish Schools has identified improvements it would like to tackle with some $10 million in Qualified School Construction bonds it sold in October. |
Police jury considers wish list The Ouachita Parish Police Jury should pursue federal funding for three infrastructure projects in 2010, according to parish engineer Tom Holtzclaw. |
Concerns aired over South Monroe project The Ouachita Parish Police Jury voted 4-2 Monday to waive property taxes owed on 12 adjudicated properties that Rays of Sonshine wants to use for a neighborhood stabilization project in south Monroe. |
Conflicting statements surface
| by Scott Rogers - posted Thursday, February 4th, 2010 @ 9:40 am | | V-Vehicle representatives and local officials remain optimistic the company can secure a federal loan by a March 1 deadline that V-Vehicle must meet to be granted some $15 million in local incentives.
That may be impossible since the U.S. Department of Energy says it could take up to nine months to complete an environmental assessment study, which is required as part of V-Vehicle's application for a roughly $300 million loan from the Energy Department.
The Department of Energy recently notified the Ouachita Parish Police Jury it would conduct an environmental assessment of the V-Vehicle project before it makes a decision on whether to approve V-Vehicle's loan. The loan was sought to provide financing for V-Vehicle's plans to establish an automobile manufacturing operation in the former Guide plant in eastern Ouachita Parish.
Ebony Meeks, an Energy Department spokesperson, said Wednesday that an environmental assessment study could take six to nine months to complete. She said the Energy Department was in the beginning stages of the process regarding the V-Vehicle project. |
Norris to run for ninth term West Monroe Mayor Dave Norris says there are several city projects he'd like to see completed over the next few years, which is why he'll seek re-election this spring for at least one more term in office. |
Mayo to deliver annual address
| posted Thursday, January 28th, 2010 @ 11:00 am | Read More… | Mayor Jamie Mayo will give the annual Monroe State of the City Address at noon Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Monroe Civic Center Arena. A reception begins at 11:30 a.m. and the public is invited to the free event. |
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