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Back to Main MenuReal Estate TransfersBack to Main MenuLocal Grocery AdsSpecial SectionsLocal AdsLagniappeJulia says her 16 months on the St. Charles Parish Council, as the 7th District representative, give her a leg up in the race for the Division B at large seat. What sets me apart, I think, is the knowledge I have now, paired with my willingness to learn more and my passion for St. Charles Parispatagonia houdini full ziph, she said.Stanley says his expertise in the construction industry would make him a better council member, one who can assess exactly what is to be built with public money. I want to see what I m voting on. I want to go out to the site. I want to look at the plans, he said.Jarvis said he is unique for his experience in budgeting and managing projects, and being cooperative, having worked in the assessor s office and served on the Library Board. It all starts with having the ability of a good working relationship. You have to be able to get past petty differences, he said.Startinpatagonia black hole pack 35l reviewg Saturday with early voting, St. Charles residents will consider these differpatagonia chile property for saleences as they elect the next Division B council member. Election day is April 5., and are seeking to fill the seat vacated by the resignation in November of Clayton Snookie Faucheux. The term runs through 2015.It is a parish wide election. But only west bank residents are eligible to run for Division B. and live in Luling, in Des Allemands. The job pays $14,055 a year,See background on the candidates., an insurance agent, said being on the Parish Council since December 2012 gives her a learning curve advantage over her opponents. This year and a half has been a great learning experience, and I think I ve seen where my strengths are and I feel that I can use those strengths to span the whole west bank, she said.She said her service as chair of the council, and a previous job as a legal assistant, has strengthened her diplomacy and critical thinking skills. Good government, I think, means that sometimes you can agree to disagree, she said., a self employed construction company owner, paints himself as the frugal candidate. I think our tax dollars are precious, he said. I think there s a lot of waste in government. Peoppatagonia outlet store ventura californiale pass laws and regulations, and they don t look at the end results of what everything is going to cost. He saihomes for sale in patagonia arizonad he would prioritize projects for funding and scrutinize everything. As far as I know, my two opponents don t know what construction looks like, he said. I will be different. I ve built buildings from the ground up. I ve built my own house, with my wife, from the ground up. , who resigned his job as a deputy assessor, pledges to be the reasonable, informative voice for residents. While a first time office seeker, he said he understands it takes cooperation and compromise to make a political structure work effectively. If somebody pulled in and took your parking spot, you don t go inside and vote against their ordinance, he said. You park somewhere else, you go inside and you still speak and you still mind your manners. Building a hurricane protection levee for the vulnerable west bank features prominently in each of the candidate s campaign. That s not surprising, considering that property owners have been living in fear that the federal Biggert Waters Act would send flood insurance premiums skyrocketing and cause hundreds of home foreclosures.St. Charles recently broke ground on the first phase of a multi phase levee project and has the necessary federal permits for the proposed alignment. But because the west bank is not included in the federal storm protection levee systhomes for sale in patagonia arizona0em, St. Charles lacks the money to complete the estimated $500 million project.Most of the east bank, with the exception of Montz, is part of the existing federal levee system. Uhomes for sale in patagonia arizona1nder a recently approved federal plan, Montz would be included in an estimated $850 million federal levee project that would stretch from St. Charles Parish through neighboring St. John the Baptist Parish.All three candidates list the west bank levee project as their No. 1 priority, and promise to push for its completion. However, said only he has a plan to pay for it.He said he s not proposing a new tax. Instead, he wants to redirect existing property tax revenue specifically to a levee fund. I just see it coming: Washington s running out of money, said. We ve got homes for sale in patagonia arizona3to figure out a waypatagonia guide jacket heater to start getting our pile of money there to show Washington that we can afford to help build our patagonia guide jacket onlinelevee. The proposal would require a parish wide referendum and the agreement of the parish s other taxing bodies to give up a portion of their revenue. I would put everything on the table and meet with everybody to see if there is any waste, said. I m not saying I want to take from the sheriff or take from the library. Nobody wants to give up on their money. My philosophy is, if we don t do something, we are not going to have a wehomes for sale in patagonia arizona2st bank. , who sits on the parish s levee focus committee,patagonia guide pants 29x34 said she brings more insight than her opponents on what needs to happen in steering the levee project. I see where itpatagonia hiking shoes best s gone in the year and a half that I ve been in office. . I ve been involved in the discussions and seen first hand how they work. And how it needs to get patagonia messenger bag tutorial crazylittleprojectsdone.