Allocation to study Roseville St. boat ramp

Dist. 3 St. Mary Parish Councilman Dale Rogers addressed the Franklin City Council at their monthly meeting Tuesday, concerning the resolution to perform a Roseville Street Boat Landing Repairs Study, and the plans for the parish council allocated funding of the study.
“First up, I called Reid Miller,” Rogers said, of the President of Miller Engineers and Associates. “Before I called the mayor, I called Reid Miller to ask Reid what it would take to do a study of the boat landing down at the end of Roseville Street. Reid said that it would take no more than $10,000. It could take $6,000, and that it would be a comprehensive study of the different options of what the money that it would take, would build.”
Rogers explained that it was obvious to all who use the current Willow Street boat landing that it had fallen into disrepair. The proposed study would investigate the terms of building a new landing where an old one used to be, at the end of Roseville Street.
After speaking with Miller, Rogers called Mayor Raymond Harris, who said he thought it was a good idea.
Rogers procured the funding for the project from the parish council, and presented as a guest at the Franklin council meeting, to enlighten the council members on the nature of the proposed study and its origins.
“It’s going to be a comprehensive study,” Rogers said. “(Miller) is going to be able to give you different options on what you would like to build, what it would cost for each of these different scenarios, which, I think is good. Unless we do that, it’s going to be up to the city of Franklin to go around and find the money, depending on what your budget would be. I think it’s going to be good. I appreciate the parish getting on board, with all the councilmen voting unanimous on this.”
Mayor Harris commended Rogers for the work he had thus far put into the procurement of the funding and acquisition of the services of MEA for the study.
“I like the way you’ve gone about it. And I’m hoping for several things. I’m hoping that it’s not too expensive, and the second thing I’m hoping for is to get some money from the state and that with our matching share, it would be doable; because it’s a needed project, and I thank you for taking the initiative to look into it.”
The council voted, and the resolution was approved.