No , its not a list for Santa Claus. But it is a giant wish list.
The Shreveport City Council will decide at its Aug. 13 meeting the bond proposals. They will be on the Nov. 16 general election ballot.
Here is the list from the citizen’s committee:
Special Projects
Smart City Infrastructure Fund $ 7,000,000
Economic Growth and Job Creation Fund $ 11,960,000
Sportran $ 1,500,000
Housing Infrastructure $ 5,000,000
Total $ 25,460,000
Roadway/Drainage/Water
Citywide Roadway Improvements $ 25,000,000
Linwood Ave Overpass $ 16,000,000
Cooper Road Ditch (MLK Ditch) $ 16,400,000
Heavy Equipment $ 1,500,000
Citywide Drainage Improvements $ 10,000,000
Amiss Intake Structure Repairs $ 3,000,000
Citywide Water Improvements $ 20,000,000
Amiss WTR Tran. Piping and Valve Replac $ 3,000,000
Total $ 94,900,000
Fire/Police/SPAR
Central Police Headquarters $ 20,000,000
Shreveport Police Dept. Substations $ 6,000,000
Shreveport Police Mounted Patrol $ 2,000,000
Shreveport Police OSI Facility $ 1,500,000
Fire Station #14 Replacement $ 3,000,000
Fire Station #15 Replacement $ 3,000,000
City Jail Maintenance & Improvements $ 2,000,000
Shreveport Fire Department Vehicles $ 16,000,000
Fire Station Renovations & Maintenance $ 1,400,000
Shreveport Convention Center Roof $ 5,000,000
Municipal Auditorium $ 1,000,000
Riverview Theatre/Hall Phase 2 Reno $ 1,000,000
City Courts Building Improvements $ 750,000
Anderson Island Wendy Park Renovations $ 500,000
Valencia Park Renovations $ 275,000
AB Palmer Recreation Roof $ 280,000
Citywide Playground Improvements $ 4 ,300,000
Shreveport Parks, Recreation, Public Bldgs $ 5,000,000
New Fire and Police Training Academy $ 25,000,000
Citywide Parking Lot Overlays $ 1,635,000
Total $ 99,640,000
Total of all Projects $ 220,000,000
The council will have the last say on the projects and the dollar amounts. How the bond proposals will be packaged is a decision of the Perkin’s administration.
More will be written on this important issue in the near future.