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Thank You Monroe! Let me begin this final column by expressing my gratitude to the Monroe Dispatch for affording me the opportunity to share positive columns about the many projects, initiatives, and efforts of the City of Monroe during my term as Mayor. I want to congratulate Friday Ellis as the next Mayor for Monroe. Also, Congrats to Juanita Woods, Gretchen Ezernack and Kema Dawson as councilmembers for the next four years. These are difficult times and I sincerely wish them well. I want to...
Create Citizen’s Panel to Address Much Needed Systemic Changes to Benefit the Black Community The videotaped killing of George Floyd was heartbreaking. People across this country are in pain and they want to see necessary and meaningful changes in the criminal justice system. Black people want and deserve the same thing as every American citizen - fair and equal treatment under the law. The repeated absence of fair and equal treatment is why so many people have had such an emotional reaction. However, violence and looting are not the answer. It...
For those affected by the Easter Sunday tornadoes on Sunday, April 12, the Monroe City Council and I are happy to announce another source of relief. The Small Business Administration recently approved a disaster declaration for Ouachita Parish. SBA provides low-interest, long-term disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private, non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters to repair or replace uninsured/underinsured disaster damaged property. They also offer Economic Injury Disaster Loans for businesses that may or may not have sustained...
4 Census: 10 Minutes will Shape the Next 10 Years While you are at home, please take some time to complete the 2020 Census. By now, everyone should have received a letter in the mail from the U.S. Census Bureau, with a blue letter inside. If you misplaced your letter, or if you are displaced from your home – you can still participate. Go to www.2020Census. gov We need to make sure everyone living in Monroe is counted. The quick 10-minute survey simply takes a count of everyone currently living in your home. The information submitted c...
Mark your calendars for our 2020 State of the City Address. The annual event will be held at the Monroe Civic Center Arena Thursday, February 13. Doors will open at 11:15 am – where all our departments will feature various displays and informational booths. We encourage the public to come and meet our various department & division heads and other city personnel. This is a unique opportunity to talk one-on-one and learn more about city operations, ask questions or make suggestions to the people who need to hear it directly from you. My speech w...
Mark your calendars for our 2020 State of the City Address. The annual event will be held at the Monroe Civic Center Arena Thursday, February 13. Doors will open at 11:15 am – where all our departments will feature various displays and informational booths. We encourage the public to come and meet our various department & division heads and other city personnel. This is a unique opportunity to talk one-on-one and learn more about city operations, ask questions or make suggestions to the people who need to hear it directly from you. My speech w...
City of Monroe has Important Property Tax Renewals on November 18th Ballot Early voting Nov. 3rd – 11th It is election time once again, and Monroe residents will be making some very important decisions that will help shape the future of our city. We need every eligible voter to show their support for the six items that the City of Monroe has on the November ballot. These six propositions are for the 10-year continuation of property taxes that Monroe residents have been paying for many years. Proposition #1 is for the Civic Center, and funds a...
Monroe-West Monroe Bike Route On October 19th, West Monroe Mayor Dave Norris and I held a joint ribbon cutting ceremony on the Endom Bridge to commemorate the connection of pedestrian bike routes in the Twin Cities. We were joined by council members and aldermen from the twin cities, representatives from Monroe Advocates for Safe Streets (M.A.S.S.), the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce, Ouachita Business Alliance, and the public. West Monroe announced the addition of their first bike route which starts...
