Council OKs antennas for traffic watch
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GONZALES — The City Council agreed Monday to allow the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office to install antennas enabling deputies to keep an eye on traffic via video cameras.
And, the council agreed on a split vote to allow young baseball players to play in more than one league at a time.
The antennas, to be installed on the city’s new water tower near Cabela’s Outfitter, are part of a camera system that will give the agency a view of traffic on the La. 30 corridor coming off Interstate 10, Mayor Barney Arceneaux said.
The company installing the equipment for the Sheriff’s Office also will install — at the same time and for no additional charge — antennas for the city’s new radio-read water meters.
On the baseball issue, the council agreed, in a 4-1 vote, to allow the Recreation Commission to remove a long-standing rule restricting players ages 12 and under who participate in the city’s Dixie Youth Baseball Program from playing on other baseball teams during the league’s regular season.
That rule was the subject of an hourlong debate at the council meeting two weeks ago.
On Monday, council members John Cagnolatti, Terance Irvin, Kirk Boudreaux and Kenny Matassa voted to change the rule.
Matassa argued it’s not the place of the council or the recreation department to tell parents how much their children should play. “We can’t regulate what a man does with his kid,” he said.
Ronald Waguespack, the lone vote against the proposal, argued Monday — as he did at the last meeting — the rule kept participation in the city leagues possible for all players, and involvement in other clubs could cause more conflicts, more injuries from overplaying and more stress for the young players involved.
Also at Monday night’s meeting, the council agreed to have the city seek grants to build a jogging/bike trail and possibly a dog park, on property behind the Southwood Subdivision.
The council approved a resolution to apply for Recreational Trails Grant Program funding through the Federal Highway Administration. The program could provide funding for design work, which would have to account for wetlands in the area, Arceneaux said.
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