2012 Annual Report - St. Tammany Parish Government

St. Tammany Parish Annual Report
2012
Pat Brister, Parish President
E.L. Bellisario
District 9
I continue to thank my constituents for the opportunity to serve them, and their
willingness to participate in my monthly Community Meetings. Their input leads to a
more informed decision-making process when I review district and Parish-wide initiatives.
With the redistricting process, I now serve citizens north of Highway 11. I
have started to attend the Board of Alderman meetings for the Town of Pearl River,
and I am working on capital and drainage projects with residents in the new area. Several
major road projects were completed, or will be finished, in the 1st quarter of 2013.
The completion of the roundabout at Brownswitch Road and Robert Road has been
delayed as a result of contractual issues, but traffic flow has improved dramatically
for everyone. The expansion of the Garbage Service District to Phase B includes more
subdivisions along Military Road, will move forward by spring and will bring more
services at a reduced cost to the residents. This includes one of the only recycling services in the Parish excluding
municipalities.
The Parish Government has re-established a Finance Committee to monitor the budget and I have again been
selected as chairperson. In addition to the Finance Committee, we have initiated Budget Review meetings
with all of the Parish Departments and several agencies that receive millages from the citizens of St. Tammany
Parish. These meetings allow the public to participate and ask the department heads or agency directors how
they spend taxpayer dollars. This type of transparency will prove to be beneficial to all of us since we will have
a better understanding on how taxpayer dollars are being spent. Outside my elected position, I continue to
serve on several community service boards.
-E.L. Bellisario
To contact E.L. Bellisario call 985-641-2268 or 985-788-8186.
St. Tammany Parish Annual Report 2012