By Marilyn Miller
There were no fireworks at the Dixie Inn Board of Aldermen’s monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. In fact, there wasn’t even a sputter.
Three agenda items that concerned the Dixie Inn Police Dept. were tabled until Thursday, May 30 because Chief of Police Alan Davis, the village’s only police officer, was out on a call.
The items were the discussion of furnishing health employees for employees, the need for only the chief and one other officer, and, changing the shifts of the officers so they are more visible to the citizens of Dixie Inn.
Chief Davis may be the only police officer on staff right now, but a member of the audience wanted to know if he was considering a job with the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office. Mayor Donna Hoffoss and the aldermen were stumped on that one.
In business that did happen, the aldermen:
- Set Thursday, May 30 at 4:15 p.m. as the special date and time to introduce the 2024-25 budget;
- Approved a quote of $2,058.00 from Taylor Generator Service to provide upkeep on the generators at the water plant and office building;
- Discussed what to do about too much foot traffic around the Southfield Trailer Park, which is causing worry for neighbors and has heightened the number of vehicle break-ins. The board concurred that “No Trespassing” signs could be used, but at a cost to the landowner;
The Mayor’s Report revealed that:
- The Hwy. 80 Sale was a washout (literally);
- LGAP will not fund a tower for the village, but CWEF will fund cleaning of an existing tower. LGAP and CWEF are funded annually through the state’s Capital Outlay construction program. LGAP is designed to fill the gaps where there are no federal or other state funds available to assist local governments with an identified high priority need;
- The State of Louisiana has graded the water in Dixie Inn as an “A”;
- The village office will be closed on Monday, May 27;
- The Louisiana Municipal Association will meet on June 25, 2024 in Haughton;
- “Love the Boot” was a success statewide. Dixie Inn concentrated on picking up litter.