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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bossier City public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Comprehensive plan and unified development code rewrite
The Planning Commission asked the council to pull the item hiring Halff Associates to update the city's comprehensive plan and unified development code, so that work is on hold.
Gas station/c-store at Forest Hills Boulevard and Highway 80
Forest Village LLC wants to lift a self-imposed ban on fuel sales at an already B-3-zoned corner, adding an Exxon c-store. Residents of the 540-home Forest Hills subdivision packed the hearing over traffic, flooding, crime, and notification concerns, though the developer says a new signal — at its expense — will cut the intersection's five-minute peak delays to under a minute.
Benton Road office warehouse rezoning denied
A plan to rezone 1.837 acres on Benton Road for office warehouses will get a full public hearing, with screening walls planned between the development and nearby residences.
Swan Lake Road commercial rezone next to a residence
A 28.73-acre tract was rezoned to limited business despite a 45-year resident's plea that commercial activity would sit 50 feet from his daughter's home, where she needs quiet after a stressful corrections-counseling job.
The Bloom House supervised visitation center in Greenacres
The council denied a conditional use permit for a supervised family visitation center in Old Greenacres, siding with neighbors worried about safety, traffic, and kids walking to school. Supporters said the parish has no such facility for families reunifying through foster care.