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It’s no secret that New Orleans storm drains are in a miserable state because City Hall has neglected them for decades. But it’s not every day that a top city official like Joe Threat, who oversees infrastructure, admits the maintenance backlog of clogged catch basins is so overwhelming that residents shouldn’t even bother calling 311 to report them.
Jimmy Robb stood on a Bourbon Street corner behind a silver pushcart, his hot dogs and sausages sizzling over a smoking grill as groups of tourists ambled past.
Jimmy Robb stood on a Bourbon Street corner behind a silver pushcart, his hot dogs and sausages sizzling over a smoking grill as groups of tourists ambled past.
The vast majority of customers should see increases of about 10%, while a handful could see their bills go up as much as 25%, utility officials say. That is because the old manual readers being replaced don’t actually capture all water usage, said S&WB Project Manager Rebecca Johnsey, speaking at a City Council committee meeting on Monday.
The races for the Denton City Council’s at-large Place 5 and Place 6 offer several new faces — Erica Garland, Jill Jester, Lilyan Prado Carrillo — and a familiar one