Mayor Friday Ellis – A Year in Review
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Crime
- Crime continued to trend down
- Monroe Police Aspiring Change
- Academy Graduates Both Police and Fire
- Citizens Academy
Infrastructure
- House Bill 2 Funding
- Sidewalk Projects
- I20 Widening, Kansas Lane Extension
- Entergy Grants
- Vehicle Fleet System
- $46 Million Water Treatment Plant Project
Economic Development
- Hired economic developer
- $8.9 Million Airport Project
- Full-Time Sanitation Workers
- City Rebrand
- Mygov/311
- Marina
- Forsyth Parking Lot Overlay
- DEDD / SEDD Tiff Districts
- $2.9 Million Flood Mitigation
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Quality of Life
- Bus Benches/Shelters
- Civic Center Facelift
- ULM / Delta Signs
- Bike Giveaway
- Trash Collection / Litter Cleanup
- Tennis Courts
- Early Education
- Free Wi-Fi on Buses
- Zoo Cleanup / Donations
- Berg Jones Shoe Giveaway
- Cleanest City Award
- Free Swimming Lessons
- Read Across America
- PUD House
- Mayor’s Cup Scholarship
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Funding received for the first year in office.
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Federal Funding – $24,504,938.39
- $3,180,150 – Water Shed Grant through Region 3
- $8,888,888 – Airport Flood Mitigation
- $1,445,110 – FAA Carona Virus Relief Funds
Transit – $5,753,115
- $1,694,502 – Annual Transit Operations
- $1,900,000 – American Rescue Funding
- $1,500,000 – 5339 Funding through the State of LA for 3 new busses
- $658,613 – New Terminal Grant Funding
- $794,982 – CARES ACT
Zoo – $503,200
- $400,000 – CVB Grant
- $10,000 – for paint alone (Estimated $17,500 – Painting Exterior of Zoo full project)
- $75,700 – ADA Caboose on Train
- $5,000 – KONA Ice
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Police – $149,010
- $52,060 – Project Safe Neighborhoods
- $50,000 – DARE Grant
- $39,000 – LA Highway Safety Commission for overtime
- $7,950 – BVP Bulletproof Vest Partnership through DoJ
Miscelanious – $193,750
- $60,000 – CVB Christmas Grant
- $33,000 – Rebate from Verizon Wireless
- $100,000 – Entergy Open grant
Planning and Urban Development – $1,067,246
- $4,000 – Bancorp South
- $740,675 – CDBG Funding
- $322,571 – HOME Funding