By JIM BUTLER

From public notices:

Annexation, zoning request

Pineville is asked to annex not quite 10 acres at LA 107 & Smith Road, which is east of Bayou Maria.

The petition by Mallard Creek Town Homes LLC seeks an R-2 Residential designation. Notice does not enumerate how many residences are envisioned. 

It will be considered at a Zoning Committee meeting November 10 at 4:30 p.m.

Cloverdale drainage

The Police Jury is seeking proposals for engineering services aimed at improving drainage in the Cloverdale area off Coliseum Blvd.

A joke in that area is heavy dew causes flooding from Mabel Brasher school to near WhatABurger.

A negotiated fee with fixed construction details and schedule is part of such a request.

Response deadline is November 7.

Pay raise

Forest Hill Council members have voted to increase their pay. The published minutes don’t stipulate the amount or the effective date.

Posted minutes of most public bodies do not normally contain details of ordinances or discussion.

The most-recent available village audit report lists the salary for the three council members as $4,800 annually.

Rate increases

The Lecompte Council has implemented wastewater rate increases. 

Auditors have previously noted the town was failing to meet requirements of a revenue bond issue that financed system improvements. 

A Rural Water Association rate study concluded the system was unsustainable at rates then in place. 

The immediate change puts base residential service (2,000 gallons of water or less) at $30 monthly and $5 per 1,000 gallons over. 

Corresponding commercial rates are $60 and $5. 

Phase 2 of the adjustment raises the rates in 2026 to $32 and $5.50 residential, $62 and $5.50 commercial. 

Beginning in 2027 rates will be adjusted annual on February 1 based on the Consumer Price Index-Urban annual change or 3 percent, whichever is greater.