?GRAVITY DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. 8
PROCEEDINGS
September 18, 2025
There was a regular meeting of Gravity Drainage District No. 8 at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Grand Lake Waterworks Office.
PRESENT: Terry Smith, Gary Baccigalopi, James Cox
ABSENT: Tommy Arceneaux, Monty Pearce
GUEST: None
On motion of James Cox, second by Terry Smith and carried, the minutes of July 17, 2025, meeting are approved.
On motion of Terry Smith, second by James Cox and carried, the August 2025 Finance Report was accepted by the board as presented by the Secretary.
The Secretary presented a draft 2026 budget to the board for review. There were no questions or concerns submitted.
On motion of James Cox, second by Terry Smith and carried, the board authorized the per diem increase to $100 for the Chairman only. The remaining board members will receive $40 per diem per meeting.
On motion of James Cox, second by Terry Smith and carried, the board tabled consideration of work order requests on Lateral 18B.
On motion of James Cox, second by Terry Smith and carried, the board approved the following permits:
a. LCUP # 251002 – Michelle Poole – Excavation of pond for house pad
b. LCUP# 251004 – Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America – Emergency digs to assess pipeline anomalies
c. LCUP # 251008 – Cameron PJ – 37 Rain Gauge / Flood Alert Monitoring System
On motion of James Cox, second by Terry Smith and carried, the meeting was adjourned.
APPROVED: ___________________________Monty Pearce, President
ATTEST:
___________________________Katie Armentor, Secretary
RUN: Sept. 25 (S 38)
Cost of Notice per run: $24.00