Shreveport City Council Should Decide Garbage Fee on Tuesday

It all started in mid January when Shreveport Mayor Perkins introduced a proposed $18 monthly Clean City User fee. Not surprisingly, the idea of charging a garbage pickup fee was viewed as virtual heresy.Since then the council has been briefed on the realities of the city’s finances.

Why is the Fuss About Perkins Replacing Board Members?

On January 4 I posted a column "Shreveport Board Members Need to Resign"This was long before I agreed to help Mayor Adrian Perkins with his Future of Shreveport project.Some who read the column were not happy with it.And guess what?

Settle Is Catching Hell For Not Raising Hell

Goodness, its suddenly a “damn if you do”. And a “damn if you don’t”. For many years my columns subjected me to a never-ending name-calling.Some weeks I was a hero. Other weeks I was a goat and some weeks, both—depending on who read what I wrote.But that’s all okay. I do not write bedtime stories.

Money Frustrations for Perkins and the Shreveport City Council

When the city coffers are overflowing with bucks, its relatively “easy” to be a Shreveport elected official. But alas, this is not the case.Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins inherited a city budget passed in the last days of the Tyler administration.

BRIEFING BY SHREVEPORT CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, KEITH HANSON, TO SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, MARCH 12

Why do we need a CTO? What am I doing for the city?

EPA Consent Decree Costs Are Mind Blowing

Add it to the list of major challenges for the Perkins administration and the new city council. Compliance with the consent decree is estimated to be almost three times the original cost estimates.In 2009 the U. S.

Council Members Need To Vote Tuesday For Garbage Fee

As the three rookies on the Shreveport City Council are quickly learning, it’s not all fun and games being an elected official. Such is the case with the upcoming vote on Tuesday for a $7 per month garbage fee.

Perkins Follows Up On Smart City Promise

In his inaugural address Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins promised to push for smart city initiatives and to push for more technology jobs for the city. His first step was to name Keith Hanson as the city’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Facts Versus Fiction On Cross Bayou: Is Cross Bayou Support Over Stated?

Unbridled enthusiasm is the mother’s milk of real estate developers. And such is the case with the proposed Cross Bayou development.Certain realities need to be acknowledged. In no particular order, here are a few.Funding for a new state office building is a very long reach.

City Infrastructure Report Part 1: Traffic Lights

If Shreveport citizens are losing sleep over the proposed garbage fee, then its best they not put the Feb. 2019 State of Municipal Infrastructure on their night stand for bedtime reading.

Perkins Facilitates Educational Opportunity For Caddo Students

When running for mayor, Adrian Perkins emphasized that public education was important to the future of Shreveport.Many questioned whether city hall should venture into the shark infested waters of Caddo public education.

Options For Shreveport Garbage Fee

What progress has been made on Shreveport garbage fees?None.In mid January, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins proposed a Clean City User fee of $18 per month. This revenue was to increase wages for sanitation workers and beef up the city’s depleted Reserves.

What's Next On The Garbage Fee?

Who knows?Seriously.The Shreveport City Council rejected Mayor Adrian Perkin’s proposed Clean City User Feeat its Tuesday meeting.All 7 council members agreed on that something needs to be done to address Perkin’s primary concerns.

Shreveport's So-Called “Recycling Program" A Joke

The joke is on Shreveport and the 66,000-plus paying water bills. Councilman John Nickelson summed it up best at the Monday council work session: “Shreveport does not have a recycling program.”Back when recycling was the “in thing,” Shreveport jumped on the tree hugger bandwagon.

2020 Is Census Year

How time goes by. It seems like only yesterday that the Y2K scare was the big news. Somehow the world survived.So new year is the census year. The U.S. Constitution mandates a headcount every 10 years.