By Bonnie Culverhouse

Village of Dixie Inn has received some good news, thanks to a couple of grants and an A on their water system.

“We received a $15,000 grant from LGAP (Local Government Assistant Program),” Mayor Donna Hoffoss reported during Tuesday’s meeting. “That will allow us to take care of some much-needed work on our parking lot.”

In addition, the Village received a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful that will be used for waste receptacles.

“We will put them in our parks and at city hall,” Hoffoss said.

With all aldermen present, the Village’s agenda items were approved unanimously, including the appointment of Lance Milligan as 2023 Mayor Pro Tem.

In new business, Hoffoss said an intergovernmental agreement with Minden City Court was OK’d.

“Minden City Court handles all of our traffic tickets so we do not have to do Mayor’s court,” said Hoffoss. “They send us the money collected.” 

Also, aldermen approved a quote of around $10,000 from TEECO Safety to outfit a 2023 Tahoe. Hoffoss said the funding will be taken from the Police Savings account.

“The new Tahoe is being fitted with all the necessary equipment; they don’t come that way,” Hoffoss added. “There will be a cage in the back seat for prisoner transportation, radar, radios, lights. It will be a fully-outfitted police vehicle.”