Community center construction in Baldwin is moving along well, with the building taking shape daily.
A report from Firmin Architects Ltd. to the board of aldermen Thursday indicates the front façade is being installed as well as lower panels on the back side of the building. Stainless steel gutter work is proceeding, doorframes, exterior doors and roof insulation are all on site awaiting installation. Steel wall framing should begin next week, Firmin reported.
Also Thursday, the board:
—Approved reappointment of the Banner-Tribune as the town’s official journal.
—Designated a 1987 GMC dump truck as surplus property.
—Approved the fire department’s annual $3,000 equipment allocation.
—Approved an occupational license for Five Star Fuels LLC, on the Baldwin-Charenton Canal.
—Agreed to study, for next meeting, a recommendation by Police Chief Gerald Minor to ask the state Department of Transportation and Development to lower the 55 mph speed limit near the new community center on La. 83. They also agreed to consider speed limit lowering on Ralph Darden Memorial Parkway and the road in front of the new Raintree Elementary School due to the school traffic expected. Those changes would only be two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.