Infrastructure Capital Fund approved; $300K Benton Road repair vote ahead

The Bossier City Council on June 23 voted unanimously to create an Infrastructure Capital Fund, drawing on 0.5% of sales tax collections to pay for future infrastructure needs. The new fund was the centerpiece of a meeting that also included a $15 million bond refunding and an increase in the city’s required general fund balance.

June 23 City Council

All five items on the regular agenda passed with unanimous support.

• **Infrastructure Capital Fund** – The fund will receive 0.5% of the city’s sales tax revenue. No timeline or specific projects were named in the minutes.
• **General fund balance** – The required balance rose from 15% to 25% of budgeted expenses.
• **Bond refunding** – The council authorized $15 million in Public Improvement Sales Tax Refunding Bonds, a move often aimed at reducing interest costs on existing debt.
• **Soccer fields** – An agreement with Red River FC was approved for use of fields at the Tinsley Athletic Complex.
• **Radio donation** – Eleven Motorola radios and related equipment were donated to Webster Parish Fire Protection District 8.

Other recent meetings

Two other panels met in late June, but final minutes were not yet available.

• **Administrative Council (June 25)** – The agenda listed demolition case updates for properties on Barbara Street, Hall Street, and McDade Street, and new hearings for structures on Joannes Street and Sullivan Street. The council also planned to approve its 2026 calendar and the March 26 minutes. Outcomes have not been published.
• **Board of Adjustment (June 29)** – A public hearing was scheduled on a variance request to raise a side-yard privacy fence from 7 feet to 8 feet at 1910 Shady Grove Drive. The board also intended to approve April 30 meeting minutes.

Coming up

The Bossier City Council meets again on July 7. Key agenda items include:

• A second and final reading on an additional $300,000 for the Benton Road Street Repairs Project (SD2505).
• A final vote on an additional $33,800 from the Streets and Drainage Fund for an emergency amendment.
• A rezoning request at 2290 Benton Road from R-LD to B-1 to allow a chiropractic office.
• A cooperative endeavor with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for FEMA flood mitigation related to the city’s Drainage Master Plan.
• Annexation of 1.233 acres north of Tiburon Street and east of Swan Lake Road.

The meeting is open to the public.

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