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360 acres bought for Comite diversion project, next phase could begin in 2018
Posted on 11/2/17 at 11:56 am
Posted on 11/2/17 at 11:56 am
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360 acres bought for Comite diversion project, next phase could begin in 2018
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The Amite River Basin Commission has purchased another 360 acres of land for the long-delayed Comite River Diversion Canal project.
With the new land—which is in the McHugh Swamp between Baker and Zachary—the commission now has the land it needs to begin construction on the next phase of the diversion canal. The next step, says commission executive director Dietmar Rietschier, is building bridges and moving utilities along an area between state highways 19 and 67.
Rietschier says the land purchased this week will be used both as right of way for the canal and to mitigate impacts on wetlands, which is required by the federal government.
Keep in mind that it will not work until all phases are complete.
East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension Parishes have been paying a property tax to help fund the canal for 17 years.
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Posted on 11/2/17 at 11:57 am to member12
Posted on 11/2/17 at 11:57 am to member12
People are starting to want their money back.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:02 pm to eScott
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People are starting to want their money back.
The lack of progress on this critical piece of infrastructure is astounding. It's essentially a giant ditch.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:33 pm to member12
it's a joke that it has taken this long
This post was edited on 11/2/17 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:35 pm to member12
I'll believe it when I see the equipment onsite
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:37 pm to member12
Flash forward 25 years in to the future.....
The ditch still hasn't been completed.
But some frickers have made bank.
frick Louisiana banana republic infrastructure and all those associated with it.
The ditch still hasn't been completed.
But some frickers have made bank.
frick Louisiana banana republic infrastructure and all those associated with it.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:38 pm to TygerTyger
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Flash forward 25 years in to the future.....
The ditch still hasn't been completed.
But some frickers have made bank.
We'll have plenty of badass studies, though
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:50 pm to upgrayedd
If you give each person a shovel that lives in the Basin, I think they would get more done than the Amite River Basin Group.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 12:57 pm to member12
And to think it will all be under water soon ...
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:00 pm to TygerTyger
You can see the progress they've made in 17 years on google maps.
50 yards of an abandoned construction site out of about 12 miles.
50 yards of an abandoned construction site out of about 12 miles.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:01 pm to member12
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Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:01 pm to member12
Ask the folks in Ascension and Livingston how the Amite River Diversion Canal worked out for them...
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:03 pm to Damone
It took 30 years to get a lane added to hwy 42. Unfortunately LA residents have come to expect governmental buffoonery and are therefore unsurprised when a ditch takes 17 years to plan.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:04 pm to member12
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With the new land—which is in the McHugh Swamp between Baker and Zachary—the commission now has the land it needs to begin construction on the next phase of the diversion canal. The next step, says commission executive director Dietmar Rietschier, is building bridges and moving utilities along an area between state highways 19 and 67.
OK, am I understanding this correctly? This project that has been grossly over budget since it ran out of money 7 years ago after digging what seems like a couple 100', did not have all the land purchased it needed to complete the job? Boy the corruption in this town never ceases to amaze me. And the politicians wonder why the citizens dont pass any new taxes for much needed projects.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:08 pm to 4WHLN
Rumors at one time when once the path was decided politicians at the time bought up the land to sell for a higher price to the govt.
This post was edited on 11/2/17 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:09 pm to member12
So which one of Bodi's friends got paid?
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:13 pm to johnnyrocket
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Rumors at one timer were once the path was decided politicians at the time bought up the land to sell for a higher price to the govt.
exactly my point.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 1:19 pm to member12
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East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension Parishes have been paying a property tax to help fund the canal for 17 years.
Then they should have enough funds to pay enough teams to dig that bitch within a week.
Posted on 11/2/17 at 4:02 pm to Bard
It will take almost as much time or longer to build this diversion than it took to build the Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is a 48 mile canal that is important for international maritime trade. Construction of the canal began in 1881by France, but there were engineering problems and too many people were dying due to disease. Construction stopped until the US took over in 1904. They took 10 years to complete the canal. The canal allowed ships to travel between the two oceans more safely and in half the time. In 1999 the Panamanian government took control of the canal. The Panama Canal is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is a 48 mile canal that is important for international maritime trade. Construction of the canal began in 1881by France, but there were engineering problems and too many people were dying due to disease. Construction stopped until the US took over in 1904. They took 10 years to complete the canal. The canal allowed ships to travel between the two oceans more safely and in half the time. In 1999 the Panamanian government took control of the canal. The Panama Canal is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
This post was edited on 11/2/17 at 4:10 pm
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