Mayor Friday Ellis
A Year in Review
2021
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
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
Federal funding received 1st year in office
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 buses
- $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
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
Miscellaneous - $193,750
- $60,000 – CVB Christmas Grant
- $33,000 – Rebate from Verizon Wireless
- $100,000 – Entergy Open grant
Planning & Urban Development - $1,067,246
- $4,000 – Bancorp South
- $740,675 – CDBG Funding
- $322,571 – HOME Funding
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Watch Mayor Friday Ellis, the Monroe City Council, other city employees, and guests speak about all that has happened in Monroe this past year.
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