– The St. Martin Parish Council honored the late Rev. Craig Gregory, who served on the St. Martin Parish Council from 2012-16.
Gregory, who died on Feb. 7, was a pastor for 27 years. Parish President Pete Delcambre read a proclamation naming Feb. 18 as Rev. Craig Gregory Day in the parish and presented the proclamation from the council to his family, many of whom attended the meeting.
Delcambre also announced that Parish Public Works Director Wes Dupuis is leaving his post in the near future.
“I can say with no reservation that he’s become a very good friend of mine,” Delcambre said.
“If we needed eight hours to do something, he gave 10. If we needed
10, he gave 12. If we needed 12, he gave 14. That’s Wes He’s going to be missed.”
Dupuis said he’s had several proud moments in his life — getting married, his military deployment overseas, and the birth of his children. He said he’s looking forward to seeing the council members again in the future.
Water consolidation The council voted on resolutions at a special meeting prior to the committee meetings, awarding contracts to the lowest bidders on six projects associated with the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 4 Water Sector Program.
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Those contracts included: • a $585,000 contract to Maguire Iron Inc. for an elevated tank rehabilitation project (Contract 4);
• a $364,850 contract to CO-D Construction of Louisiana for a distribution system isolation valves project (Contract 5A);
• a $177,631.56 contract to CO-D Construction of Louisiana for a distribution system water line crossing project (Contract 5B);
• a $2,619,968.80 contract to Core & Main LP for a distribution system fire hydrant replacement and meters project (Contract 5C) ;
• a $2,878,800 contract to Tullier Services for the St. Martin Industrial Park plant upgrades project (Project 1);
• and a $2,321,145 contract to Preferred Mechanical for a water distribution system improvements project (Project 2).
In Other Business The council also passed resolutions supporting the Atchafalaya Basin Management Plan to be presented to the Cost Protection and Restoration Authority; and authorizing a change order of a decrease of $1,214.30 and a 24-day contract time extension for the St. Martin Parish Courthouse Renovations Project being done by ARL Construction Inc.
The Administrative/ Finance Committee also considered resolutions adopting resolutions:
• proclaiming the week of April 6-12 as National Library Week;
• proclaiming the week of April 21-25 as National Community Development week;
• proclaiming the month of April as Fair Housing Month;
• and authorizing a two-year agreement with Dr. Warren J. Degatur Jr. to serve as medical director for all healthcare clinics and centers owned and/ or operated by the St. Martin Parish Government.
