St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

8/29/2008	MYME'S Soul Food Cafe' Grand Opening
9/1/2008	Labor Day
9/1/2008	Recreation Board Meeting
9/6/2008	Andouille Pageant
9/8/2008	Economic Development Committee Meeting
9/8/2008	Animal Control Board Meeting

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Whitney Bank Grand Opening - Parish President Bill Hubbard, Sherry Hubbard, Assessor Whitney Joesph, Councilman at Large Steve Lee, and School Board President Gerald Keller

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Hubbard begins to bring Delinquent Accounts in for payment - 8/21/2008 - July 1, 2008 began a process for St. John that has not been done in years when Parish President Bill Hubbard enacted the painstaking and strong policy of disconnecting those customers who hold delinquent utility accounts.

Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) approval process begins - 8/13/2008 - After months of waiting for the FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Maps) to be delivered to parish officials, the long awaited maps arrived on August 7, 2008.

Hubbard and Council agree on need for Historic Redevelopment - 8/13/2008 - Parish President Bill Hubbard sought the services of a historic redevelopment and beautification consultant and proposed to the Council for St. John Parish to enter into an agreement for a Historic Redevelopment and Beautification plan for several key areas parish wide.

Council approves new Millage rate and Bond Refinancing - 8/12/2008 - Resolution 08-23 adopted the parish's millage rates to the 2007 rates with the exception of the Parish General Obligation Bond Millage which is being reduced 1.5 mils to 14.5 from the previous rate of 16 mils. Also, the Council approved Resolution 08-27 offered by the administration to refinance several existing bonds in order to take advantage of new interest rates.

West Nile Found in St. John neighborhood - 8/12/2008 - An isolated case of the west nile virus in a mosquito was discovered by St. John Mosquito control during their regular sample testing of the parish's mosquito population on July 28th.

St. John polling locations become more accessible - 7/25/2008 - The project, which involved polling locations parish wide, involved making modifications to the parking lots, doors and door handles, signage, and in a few cases making ramp adjustments and installation of railings.

Hubbard announces Fire Dept 24/7 success - 7/23/2008 - Parish President Hubbard and Public Safety Director told the St. John Council that after 120 days of implementing a new 24 hour / 7 Day a week schedule the Fire Department is doing better than expected.

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