The Guardian-Journal
May 20, 2022
PUBLIC MEETING
TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 625
The Town Council of the Town of Haynesville will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 5:45 pm at the Council Room located at 1711 Main Street, Haynesville, LA. The purpose of the public hearing is to allow public input on the adoption of the following proposed Ordinance # 625: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TOWN COUNCILMEN DISTRICTS IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE.
ORDINANCE NO. 625
TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE, LOUISIANA
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TOWN COUNCILMEN DISTRICTS IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF HAYNESVILLE, LOUISIANA.
BE IT ORDAINED THAT, the Town Council of the Town of Haynesville, Louisiana, in order to cooperate with the Department of Elections and Registrations, do hereby establish the following Town of Haynesville Councilmen Districts to become effective on January 1, 2023, for the purpose of redistricting due to the 2020 U.S. Census.
SECTION 1. The Council District boundaries are hereby established using the Town of Haynesville corporate limits, visible features, and extensions of visible features, all of which are recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Haynesville Town Council shall be divided into the Council Districts provided in this Ordinance for the purposes of election of members at the regular elections.
District 1
All of that portion of Claiborne Parish bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Main Street and the Haynesville town line, and proceeding easterly along Main Street to West Bailey Avenue, and proceeding easterly along West Bailey Avenue to Bailey Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Bailey Avenue to Thomas Street, and proceeding northerly along Thomas Street to Greer Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Greer Avenue to Greer Drive, and proceeding easterly along Greer Drive to Fairgrounds Drive, and proceeding northerly along Fairgrounds Drive to Bridgeman Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Bridgeman Avenue to railroad (TLID:73230934), and proceeding southerly along railroad (TLID:73230934) to railroad (TLID:73230935), and proceeding southerly along railroad (TLID:73230935) to Richie Drive, and proceeding easterly along Richie Drive to US Highway 79, and proceeding southerly along US Highway 79 to Watters Drive, and proceeding easterly along Watters Drive to Frasier Street, and proceeding northerly along Frasier Street to Stadium Drive, and proceeding easterly along Stadium Drive to McDonald Street, and proceeding southerly along McDonald Street to US Highway 79, and proceeding easterly along US Highway 79 to the Haynesville town line, and proceeding westerly along the Haynesville town line to the point of beginning.
District 2
All of that portion of Claiborne Parish bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Haynesville town line and Main Street, and proceeding northerly along the Haynesville town line to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding easterly along Highway 2 Alternate to Camp Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Camp Avenue to Fairground Drive, and proceeding southerly along Fairground Drive to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding easterly along Highway 2 Alternate to Gantt Drive, and proceeding easterly along Gantt Drive to Geneva Street, and proceeding southerly along Geneva Street to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding easterly along Highway 2 Alternate to Deloach Street, and proceeding southerly along Deloach Street to Dawson Drive, and proceeding easterly along Dawson Drive to Midway Street, and proceeding southerly along Midway Street to Bridgeman Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Bridgeman Avenue to McDonald Street, and proceeding northerly along McDonald Street to Dawson Drive, and proceeding westerly along Dawson Drive to Frasier Street, and proceeding southerly along Frasier Street to Watters Drive, and proceeding westerly along Watters Drive to US Highway 79, and proceeding northerly along US Highway 79 to Richie Drive, and proceeding westerly along Richie Drive to railroad (TLID:73230935), and proceeding northerly along railroad (TLID:73230935) to railroad (TLID:73230934), and proceeding northerly along railroad (TLID:73230934) to Bridgeman Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Bridgeman Avenue to Fairgrounds Drive, and proceeding southerly along Fairgrounds Drive to Greer Drive, and proceeding westerly along Greer Drive to Greer Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Greer Avenue to Thomas Street, and proceeding southerly along Thomas Street to Bailey Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Bailey Avenue to W Bailey Avenue, and proceeding westerly along West Bailey Avenue to Main Street, and proceeding southerly along Main Street to the point of beginning.
District 3
All of that portion of Claiborne Parish bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Haynesville town line and Shady Grove Road, and proceeding northerly along the Haynesville town line to railroad (TLID:73231733), and proceeding southerly along railroad (TLID:73231733) to Jack Ware Road, and proceeding easterly along Jack Ware Road to US Highway 79, and proceeding southerly along US Highway 79 to Mill Street, and proceeding easterly along Mill Street to Dailey Street, and proceeding southerly along Dailey Street to Dogwood Drive, and proceeding easterly along Dogwood Drive to Sincox Street, and proceeding southerly along Sincox Street to Spring Drive, and proceeding easterly along Spring Drive to McDonald Street, and proceeding southerly along McDonald Street to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding westerly along Highway 2 Alternate to Geneva Street, and proceeding northerly along Geneva Street to Gantt Drive, and proceeding westerly along Gantt Drive to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding westerly along Highway 2 Alternate to Fairground Drive, and proceeding northerly along Fairground Drive to Camp Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Camp Avenue to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding westerly along Highway 2 Alternate to Shady Grove Road, and proceeding westerly along Shady Grove Road to the point of beginning.
District 4
All of that portion of Claiborne Parish bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Haynesville town line and railroad (TLID:73231733), and proceeding easterly along the Haynesville town line to Price Drive, and proceeding southerly along Price Drive to Mitchiner Avenue, and proceeding westerly along Mitchiner Avenue to Carson Street, and proceeding southerly along Carson Street to Park Drive, and proceeding westerly along Park Drive to Garrett Circle, and proceeding westerly along Garrett Circle to Park Drive, and proceeding westerly along Park Drive to Marietta Street, and proceeding northerly along Marietta Street to Bridgeman Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Bridgeman Avenue to Midway Street, and proceeding northerly along Midway Street to Dawson Drive, and proceeding westerly along Dawson Drive to Deloach Street, and proceeding northerly along Deloach Street to Highway 2 Alternate, and proceeding westerly along Highway 2 Alternate to McDonald Street, and proceeding northerly along McDonald Street to Spring Drive, and proceeding westerly along Spring Drive to Sincox Street, and proceeding northerly along Sincox Street to Dogwood Drive, and proceeding westerly along Dogwood Drive to Dailey Street, and proceeding northerly along Dailey Street to Mill Street, and proceeding westerly along Mill Street to US Highway 79, and proceeding northerly along US Highway 79 to Jack Ware Road, and proceeding westerly along Jack Ware Road to railroad (TLID:73231733), and proceeding northerly along railroad (TLID:73231733) to the point of beginning.
District 5
All of that portion of Claiborne Parish bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Dawson Drive and Frasier Street, and proceeding easterly along Dawson Drive to McDonald Street, and proceeding southerly along McDonald Street to Bridgeman Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Bridgeman Avenue to Marietta Street, and proceeding southerly along Marietta Street to Park Drive, and proceeding easterly along Park Drive to Garrett Circle, and proceeding easterly along Garrett Circle to Park Drive, and proceeding easterly along Park Drive to Carson Street, and proceeding northerly along Carson Street to Mitchiner Avenue, and proceeding easterly along Mitchiner Avenue to Price Drive, and proceeding northerly along Price Drive to the Haynesville town line, and proceeding easterly along the Haynesville town line to US Highway 79, and proceeding northerly along US Highway 79 to McDonald Street, and proceeding northerly along McDonald Street to Stadium Drive, and proceeding westerly along Stadium Drive to Frasier Street, and proceeding northerly along Frasier Street to the point of beginning.
SECTION 2. A copy of this ordinance shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this Town Council, as required by law.
SECTION 3. Any Road Name that is misspelled or if the name of any Road has been changed relative to any section of this Ordinance, same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance. All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. If any part of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional, that the balance of said ordinance shall be valid.
THUS, DONE AND ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Haynesville, Louisiana.
This ordinance was introduced on the _______ day of ____________, 2022.
This ordinance was read section by section and as a whole and on a motion by ________________, seconded by _______________________________, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
There being a favorable vote on this ordinance of at least a majority of the authorized members of the Governing Authority, this Ordinance was declared adopted on this the ________ day of _____________, 2022.
Penny Fields, Clerk
(May 20, 2022)
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