Staff Report Work to bring several community improvement projects to fruition will top the priority list for Plaquemine Mayor Edwin “Ed” Reeves, who began his second term in office last week. Improvement to the parks, which began last year, will continue in 2021, but he also has sights on two other projects that will give a fresh look to the city. Work will move forward on the cooperative endeavor between the city and the Atchafalaya Board for work on a walking/biking trail on the levee-top along the Mississippi River. Phase 1 and 2 of the project, set to go up for bids this year, include the trailhead adjacent to the Plaquemine Lock Historic Site, with ramps and handrails from the parking lot of the Lock site to the top of the levee, a stamped concrete trail at the trailhead, and the extension of an asphalt trail to the North Plaquemine Park. The recreational trail will be 10 feet wide and will include benches and trash cans. Phases 3 and 4, which will go up for bids this year.