Zachary Post June 3

Zachary Post • Tuesday, June 3, 2014 • Vol. 9, No. 22 • Published Weekly • Circulation 16,000 • zacharypost.com © 2014

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ZCSD Seeks InputThe Zachary Community School District will hold a series of Town Hall

Meetings to outline the district vision, and take input from the public in the strategic planning process. The meetings will be held on June 9, 19 and 24th at the Zachary High School Visual and Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. The community is invited to submit topics to be included by visiting the district website at www.zacharyschools.org. Superintendent Devillier, School Board Members and district staff will be on hand to answer ques-tions and share a vision for the future of the school district.

Mayor, Council Issue More Rollins Road Payments, Discuss Impact Fee RevenueBy Jen Bayhi-Gennaro

The Mayor and Council met for their bi-monthly meeting on May 27. Following roll call, Mayor David Am-rhein began with a few words on the passing of former Agriculture Com-missioner Bob Odom. “He would give anything to anybody,” he said. “People always talk about how he did so much for the state, but he also did so much for Zachary,” the mayor said.

Thefirstitemsontheagendaper-tained to waivers. A one-year hardship waiver was granted to Linda Fleming to keep her mobile home on her prop-erty, located at 6409 Hwy. 19. The requestmadebyOfficerChadPhelpsat the last meeting for a waiver of the $250 solicitation fee to allow a fund-raiserforthenonprofitCampSpeharon May 31 was also granted.

A public hearing was opened to approve the rezoning of a lot on Plank Road. There to speak in favor of it was barbershop owner James Grace, who wants to relocate his shop a half-mile down the road and also move into a house on the property, which necessi-tates having a portion of the property rezoned. There to speak in opposition of the rezoning were two Angus Road residents, William Riley and Bernice Major, whose only concern is that the road not be rezoned commercial and thus allow for more apartment com-plexes to be established in their neigh-borhood. The mayor replied, “This council and administration is taking a pretty strong stance on apartments, and I’ll leave it at that.” The request for rezoning was passed.

The next items on the agenda were contracts or items relating to projects. The following payment requests were approved: Request for Payment #2, in the amount of $382,002.94, Industrial Enterprises, Bypass Road; Request for Payment #5, in the amount of $246,500.02, Kort’s Trucking, Rollins Road Improvements. A representative from PEC addressed the council to ask in advance that they be awarded the gas project when bids come in on June 3. He estimates it will be around $900,000.

Regarding the proposed land-filldiscussedat the lastmeeting, thecouncil voted to give Metro Council-man Trae Welch, who was not in at-tendance, approval to sign the resolu-tion to oppose the landfill onceCityAttorney John Hopewell drafts it.

The final item discussedwas theintroduction of Ordinance #2014-15 pertaining to traffic impact fees forresidential and commercial proper-ties. Impact fees are charges on new developments to pay for the construc-tion or expansion of off-site capital improvements that are necessitated byandbenefitthenewdevelopment.“We need a workshop just on this,” the mayor said. The question is, how do we pay for our infrastructure improve-ments? Every city around Zachary has impactfees,andoursaresignificantlylower, but still a little much for us to-day, they said. “We don’t want to drive business away,” the mayor said, “but we are experiencing a growing pain.”

We will be hearing more on this in subsequent meetings.

McKae Chaney is the recipient of the 2014 Zachary Chamber of Commerce Scholar-ship. Chaney, a 2014 graduate of Zachary High School, is the daughter of Mark and Jeree Chaney of Zachary. Excelling in and out of the classroom, She has a 4.01 grade point average and participated in many extracurricular activities including the Beta Club and tennis team. She also participated in many volunteer and community service activities. McKae will be attending Southeastern Louisiana University in the fall to major in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Each year the Zachary Chamber of Commerce awards a $500 scholarship to a student that is outstanding in and out of the classroom. The qualifications the Chamber is looking for in their Scholarship winner is someone who has participated in extracurricular activities and community service. They must also have maintained a 3.0 or better GPA for the last two years and attend a louisiana college or university.

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Georgia Pacific Leading Charge to Preserve Area GroundwaterBy James ronald skains

“Only one-third of the ground water we use here at GP comes out of the 1,500 foot well in the Baton Rouge Aquifer,’’ Patty Prats-Swan-son told the Zachary Post. “We have a 2,800 foot deep well below the aquifer and shallower wells in 200- 400 feet range.”

“Both the deeper well below the aquifer and the shallower wells above the aquifer produce wa-ter that is not potable water. This means that the water is not suited for drinking or personal use. We have to treat the non-potable water before we can use it here at Geor-giaPacifictomakepaper.”

“Water use from the aquifer by industry here in the Baton Rouge

metro area peaked in the early 1990s, so industry alone has not been responsible for the huge in-crease in water usage in the BR Metro area,” Prats-Swanson said. “The huge increase in water from the early 1990s peak has been from residential and commercial devel-opments, such as subdivisions and car washes.”

“Experts tell us that even if Exx-on, Entergy and Georgia Pacificstopped using ground water totally, it would not keep the salt water from intruding into the aquifer. In their opinion, stopping use of the water for industry would cause more problems with salt water in-

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trusion into the Southern Hills Aquifer. The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission (CAGWCC) is very active in stay-ing on top of the problem and mak-ing recommendations for improve-ments. All recommendations made by CAGWCC for improvement to our ground water usage are quickly adoptedbyGeorgia-Pacific.”

“It is very expensive for GP to clean the water we use from our shallower and deeper wells. There is a lot of sand in this water which we have to dispose of also,” Prats-Swanson explained. “Over the years, GP has worked around those additional costs and made huge in-vestments in the facility without raising our water usage level since the early 1990s.”

“Our big concern about even considering moving to using all Mississippi River water is that, based on our research, it would probably not have a positive ef-fect on the Southern Hills Aquifer. It would probably cost GP $100 millionandfiveyearstocompletethis type of project by the time you consider the project would have to go through the Army Corps of En-gineers, LA DNR and the LA DEQ before you could even began con-struction.”

The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission cov-

ers East Baton Rouge Parish and the four surrounding parishes of West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, and East and West Feliciana. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 15 members. West Feliciana is represented by Julius Metz, and East Feliciana Parish by John Cadenhead. Amelia Kent, a resident of the Felicianas, is also on

the CAGWCC Board of Directors representing the LA Farm Bureau and the Cattlemen’s Association.

“There are areas of concern naturally, as there should be, for our aquifer water,” Tony Duple-chin, Director of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Com-mission (CAGWCC). “However, salt water intrusion is really con-

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finedtoonlyone10-milesquareofthe 471 square miles that the South-ern Hills Aquifer covers, mainly the Lula Street water well area.”

“The BR Water Company has drilled two, what we call scaven-ger wells, in the Lula Street well area. One of the wells is designed to draw off the intruding salt water and the other well is used to main-tain the hydrostatic pressure in or-der to keep more salt water from rushing in when salt water is drawn out of the well.”

The Baton Rouge Water Compa-ny has 66 deep water wells ranging from a depth of 600 feet to 2,800 feet. Distribution lines are 1,550 miles in length. Baton Rouge Water Company, a privately owned com-panythatdrilleditsfirstwellinBa-ton Rouge in 1889, has two sister companies, Parish Water Company,

with 31 ground water wells, and Ascension Water Company. 96% of the water supplied by Ascension Water Company is purchased from its two sister companies.

In March 2013, the Louisiana Office of Conservation unveiled anew website focused on expand-ing local knowledge of groundwa-ter resources in East Baton Rouge Parish and the entire CAGWCC coverage area. The website, ac-cessed at waterwise.dnr.la.gov and part of the ongoing “Water-Wise in BR” public education effort that began in the fall, provides detailed information on the Southern Hills Aquifer System. This Aquifer Sys-tem supplies the Baton Rouge area with both drinking water and water used in industrial processes such as energy generation and manufactur-ing.

“What we are doing with this site is providing the public with a clear picture of the resource, its uses here in Baton Rouge, and the management challenges that we are actively addressing,” Commis-sioner of Conservation Jim Welsh said. “We want to raise the basic level of awareness among the gen-eral public about the importance of the Southern Hills System and likewise keep people informed about what actions are being tak-en to conserve this valuable re-source.”

In March 2013, EBR Parish Mayor/President Kip Holden also issued a proclamation proclaiming National Ground Water Awareness Week in EBR. The website launch and Holden’s proclamation are part of the Office of Conservation’spromotion of National Ground-

water Awareness Week, sponsored for nearly two decades now by the National Groundwater Association (NGA). The core mission of NGA is to promote the responsible de-velopment, management and use of water, recognizing that the sustain-able use of groundwater resources across the nation is a shared con-cern.

“Georgia Pacific is very muchaware of what is happening with the aquifer from which the Baton Rouge area draws its drinking wa-ter,” Prats-Swanson concluded. “GeorgiaPacifichasalwaysbeenavery responsible corporate citizen and will follow all feasible recom-mendations made by hydrologist experts. At the present time, the Southern Hills Aquifer is stable and our goal is to keep it that way.”

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Three Zachary students received gold cups in piano from the National Federation of Music Clubs at their end of the year recital. Savannah Callaway received her first gold cup in Hymn Solo and her second gold cup for Piano Solo, Abigail Gosselin received her first gold cup in Hymn Solo, and Lucille Yoes received her first gold cup in Piano Solo. In order to earn a gold cup, a student must receive a Superior rating for two memorized solos that they must perform before a judge for three consecutive years. Sa-vannah Callaway is a student of Kathy Heine Overfield (and daughter to Nina Wachter of Wachter Music), and Abigail and Lucille are students of Wachter Music. Congratu-lations to these ladies for their perseverence and dedication to excellence!

ZHS Library Gives Back to the Zachary Community

The ZHS library started the Change for Charity program after students began donat-ing change to the library when paying overdue fines. The idea developed as librarian Christina Knight considered how the extra money being donated and collected would be used. Since 2012 the money has been collected and recently donated to the area Special Olympics program. Special Olympics provides competition at the local, area (eight parishes), state, regional and national levels in bowling, track and field and newly added horseshoes. Debra Toney, Adapted PE teacher, who also serves as coach and coordinator for the Zachary Community Schools’ Special Olympics program, was thrilled to accept the donation from the ZHS students. Students were also given the opportunity during the month of April to clear their overdue fines by donating one canned good for every $1 owed. Knight started the Food for Fines program after see-ing a poster for the same program that was provided to library patrons of the Zachary Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library; 89 pounds of groceries were delivered to the Zachary Food Pantry to Merna Ford on May 14. The ZHS Library is excited about being able to help area causes and thanks the ZHS students for their support of these programs! Pictured above: left to right: Debra Toney, Special Olympics Coach & Coordinator, accepts a donation from the ZHS Library presented by Janell McNabb and Kylar Tillotson.


Myers, Sartin to wed June 21

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Upcoming Health Events Oakwood Village is proud to bring to the community, “Alzheimer’s 101”, presented by Katherine Schillings, LMSW, program coordinator for Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area. Topics of dis-cussion will be: Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Dementia, Myths Associated with Challenging Behaviors, and other topics that will assist in helping families and healthcare professionals better understand how to improve the quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s Dementia as well as their caregivers. Please join us on Tuesday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. at Oakwood Village. Located at 4400 McHugh Road in Zachary (directly behind Lane Regional Medical Center). Please RSVP

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William and Jill Myers are hap-py to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Molly, to Brian Sartin, son of Michael and Karen Sartin. The couple will be married on Saturday, June 21 at 6 p.m. in the evening at First Baptist Church of Zachary.

Molly is a graduate of Zachary High School and is the owner of the Molly Myers Dance Academy. She is the granddaughter of Brenda Isemann and late John Isemann, late Huey Myers, and Calvin and Ann Boudreaux.

Brian is a graduate of Louisiana State University and is a Senior Fi-nancial Advisor at Merrill Lynch. He is the grandson of Syble Sartin and late A.J. Sartin, Carrie Guil-beau and late Earl Guilbeau.

Cupit, Hebert to wed June 20Amanda Brooke Cupit and Travis

Aaron Hebert will wed, in a 7 p.m. cer-emony on Friday, June 20 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Raphael & Lisa Cupit of Zachary. She is the granddaughter of Patricia Free & the late George Free of Zachary and James & Shirley Cupit of Clinton.

Amanda is a graduate of Zachary High School and Southeastern Loui-siana University. She is employed as a teacher with Zachary Community Schools.

HerfiancéisthesonofCindyHe-bert of Baton Rouge and Monty Hebert of Baton Rouge. He is the grandson of the late Robert Milton Robinson and the late Viola Mae Robinson of Zachary. Travis attended Zachary High School and Cornerstone Christian Academy. He is employed with Turner Industries.

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