| Jefferson Davis Parish Goals |
| Housing and Community Development |
- Repair storm damage to the Lake Arthur Waterfront District and construct mitigation components and related enhancements to revitalize the area by 2008
- Develop parish planning and program management capacity and implement revitalization projects by 2009.
- Provide 50 housing units annually, including affordable and market rate homes, and homes considered equivalent to those lost in Cameron Parish by 2007.
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| Economic and Workforce Development |
- Take business attraction initiatives and expand the parish tourism industry to reinforce and enhance the parish's economic base by 2008.
- Reinforce and expand workforce development programs & facilities by 2007.
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| Public Health and Healthcare |
- Provide health care services, facilities and workforce training in order to support a health care system that meets the changed needs resulting from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, by 2012.
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| Transportation and Infrastructure |
- Within five years, upgrade and expand water and wastewater facilities in Jefferson Davis Parish to meet regulatory requirements, provide adequate water pressure for fire protection, reinforce emergency preparedness, and provide for projected growth.
- Improve the parish transportation infrastructure to allow for acceptable levels of service for emergency traffic and access as well as meet current standards for daily traffic counts by 2010.
- Create a Parish Code Enforcement Department and hire/train four employees to enforce the code and zoning requirements by 2007.
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| Public Safety |
- Provide adequate evacuation shelters to meet the projected maximum need by 2008.
- Provide Jefferson Davis Parish with durable and coordinated emergency response capability by 2008.
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| Human Services |
- Provide one-time living expense assistance, not available under other programs, to seniors with fixed incomes by mid-2006.
- Provide access to three medically equipped vehicles capable of transporting 60-70 elderly or disabled by 2007.
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
- Prevent flooding by improving parish drainage system by 2010.
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