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Baldwin informed of possible housing project

Baldwin aldermen heard of a possible new housing development at its regular meeting Thursday night at the Baldwin Community Center.
Brian Hedley, director of development for the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, discussed with the mayor and aldermen a new housing development the tribe wishes to build on the reservation.
According to Hedley, there are two horse stables in the tract of land the tribe intends to utilize for the upcoming subdivision.
He said the tribe wishes to relocate the horse stables from their current address on the reservation, to the northeast corner of Raintree Village in Baldwin.
Hedley said that he had not come to ask for any action of the board, but only wanted to apprise them of the tribe’s plans, which, pending funding approval would set the project to begin in either January, or sometime next summer.
Also Thursday, Alderwoman Margaret Coleman reminded the board that the town’s Christmas light ceremony will be held Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. at the fire department.
She also announced that the town’s annual Christmas light decoration contest will be judged on the evening of Dec. 20.
And the Baldwin Beautification Club’s Holiday Bucket Drive has been moved to Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
In other news, it was reported from an associate at Miller Engineers Inc. that the Bayou Choupique Levee Project will likely be finished by the end of the month, and the roads which had been closed for the project, have since been reopened.
As far as the Delta Regional Authority water tower project is concerned, a change order was approved to replace the ladder system of the water tower, and that project is reportedly expected to be complete by month’s end, as well.
An increase in disposal rate fees to Pelican Waste by $.10 per customer the hiring of a part-time firefighter for the town; and it was approved to hire a part-time administrative assistant for the police department.
The meeting concluded with discussion of ordinances involving speed limit changes on Main Street, required permitting before excavation, cost of use and upkeep of the community center, and charging for re-reading of meters.

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