Jefferson Parish Council odds and ends

The Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday: . . . . . . . Compiled by Richard Rainey.

Under Oakwood: Hired low bidder The Three C's Properties Inc. for $1.5 million to improve subsurface drainage around the Oakwood Canal in Terrytown.
Transit coaches: Added $1.5 million to a contract to buy four buses through a grant from the Federal Transit Administration.
Suckers: Bought two new vacuum trucks from Kenworth of South Louisiana for $623,856. Kenworth submitted the cheapest bid.
Traffic study: Hired the engineering firms Linfield, Hunter & Junius and Burk-Kleinpeter to provide traffic engineering services for one year at a cost not to exceed $200,000 each.
Tunnel money: Asked the Legislature, Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state Department of Transportation and Development for state money to fix the Harvey Tunnel.
New computers: At Councilman Paul Johnston's request, bought three computers for the Harahan Police Department.
Debris deferred: Postponed until June 13 the selection of a company to collect debris after a natural disaster.
Zip codes: Directed the Jefferson legislative delegation to help change the association of zip codes 70123 and 70121 from New Orleans to Jefferson.
Park adviser: At Chairman Elton Lagasse's request, appointed Judy Colgan to the Lafreniere Park Advisory Board.
Job extension: Extended interim Telecommunications Director Janet Gray's tenure to September.

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Compiled by Richard Rainey.