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Recreation District #4 |
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DOING MORE FOR LACOMBE |
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What is Recreation District #4?
Recreation District #4 was established by the St. Tammany Parish Council in 1981, to maintain and operate the parish-owned recreational facilities in Lacombe.
Do I live in Recreation District #4?
You are in RD #4 if you live in Ward 7 (Lacombe) from the community of St. Tammany, south to Lake Pontchartrain, west to Pontchartrain Road and east to Brier Lake.
What recreational facilities does RD #4 operate and maintain?
RD #4 maintains and operates three recreational facilities:- John Davis Park
- Keller Field
- Main Street Boat Launch
In addition, RD #4 maintains the Fit Trail on the shoulders of the St. Tammany Trace between LA 434 (Lake Road) and Bayou Lacombe and also assist with maintaining the football field at Chahta-Ima Elementary School.
What activities does Recreation District #4 provide to Lacombe?
- Youth Baseball & Softball
- Youth Football
- Youth Basketball
- Adult Mixed Cabbageball
- Youth Summer Enhancement Program
What is planned for Recreation District #4?
Plans for a new Community Center/Gym have been completed and approved by the Parish. A loan has been secured to finance the facility. Bids will go out in the 4th Quarter, 2006 for construction. With such a facility, we will be able to expand offerings to pre-school children, provide more summer and after school programs for school age children, schedule adult gatherings, and provide senior citizen activities.
In conjunction with the Parish and a matching grant from the Department of Transportation, plans have been completed and approved for a Park and Ride facility at John Davis Park. Along with the facility will come new and improved drainage along 12th Street, improved landscaping and lighting. |
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Long-Term Dream |
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A long-term dream of the RD#4, and obviously Lacombe residents, is to construct a community center/gymnasium. This indoor facility would enable the District to expand offerings to pre-school children, to provide more summer and after-school programs for school-age children, to schedule adult gatherings, and to provide senior citizen activities and provide a gym for our youth and adult basketball programs. |
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Up-Date |
Recreation District #4 has secured a loan from Hibernia Bank that will be paid back over a period of seven years with present tax millage. The building has been designed by Kyle Associates, LLC and approved by the Parish.
The project was submitted for bids after Katrina but only one bid was received. That bid was way over the anticipated cost, any funds acquired, so had to be refused. Current plans are to go back out for bids sometime this fall when labor and material prices fall. |
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Park and Ride Project |
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In conjunction with the Parish and the Department of Transportation, a matching fund grant from the DOT was acquired where the DOT will fund 80% of the project and RD#4 will fund 20%. The project has been designed by Kyle Associates, LLC and approved by the RD#4 and Parish. The project will be going out for bids soon. This project, besides providing a Park and Ride facility, will also provide the required parking for the Community Center/Gym project. In addition, the drainage will be improved, additional lighting provided, and landscaping improved. Lacombe is indeed coming back. |
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