The following is a rundown of action taken by the Terrebonne Parish Council at its regular meeting Wednesday. All council members attended, except Teri Cavalier, who said she had a family commitment. All decisions were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Action: Commended the 34 local athletes of the 2011 Special Olympics indoor games for their achievements at the state games in Baton Rouge in March.
Notes: Local bowlers took home 20 gold medals, 23 silver medals and nine bronze medals. One of the basketball teams won a fourth-place ribbon.
Action: Proclaimed April 29-30 as Relay for Life weekend in Terrebonne.
Action: Presented Ganier’s Landscaping with the Parish Tree Board’s Tree-mendous Citizen award for the first quarter of 2011.
Notes: The Houma business donated more than 80 trees to the parish, which planted half at the new Good Earth transit office on Intracoastal Drive and half at the Ashland garbage transfer site off Grand Caillou Road.
Action: Approved applying to the State Bond Commission for permission to sell $11.8 million in bonds for two road projects.
Notes: The bonds, which will be paid back over 14 years using an existing sales tax, will be used to extend Valhi Boulevard from Equity Boulevard to Savanne Road and extend Bayou Gardens Boulevard from Coteau to Bayou Blue roads.
Action: Called an election Oct. 22 for Terrebonne voters to decide whether to give some disabled veterans or their spouses an additional break on their property taxes.
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