District II Council Member· 2024-01-08 – 2028-01-01 (inaugurated with the Parish President at the ceremony of January 7, 2024 per L'Observateur and the term began January 8, 2024 per L'Observateur's report that Wilsons second term began that day; first elected 2023 unopposed per Herald Guide; month-level end: January 2028 - four-year cycle evidenced by L'Observateur (La Sandra Wilson first term began 2020, second term began January 8, 2024) and Herald Guide (Fisher and Fonseca second terms from 2024); charter text not readable because stcharlesparish.gov is Akamai-denied)
Heather Skiba
St. Charles Parish
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 11:53
- Avg per meeting
- 2:23
- Segments
- 104
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
RAD/Section 18 conversion progress
The conversion involves bond and tax credit applications planned for January 2027, though total dollar figures weren't given.
Des Allemands boat launch groundbreaking
Contract increases by $149,223.04.
Marie Keat Lane servitude dispute
Proposed sale of Eastern Greenbelt Park property, Norco
Parish and sewer district collect $100,000 — 20 times the $5,000 combined appraised value — earmarked for Norco recreation.
Redevelopment of St. Gertrude Catholic Church campus, Des Allemands
Redevelopment of the dormant campus could bring it back on the tax rolls.
Parish buys Hahnville property for $243,750
$243,750 purchase, $250 under appraisal.
Hahnville Branch Library Project
$9.04 million contract, under the $9.2 million budgeted amount.
Heavy-truck fleet services in St. Rose neighborhood
If approved, road improvements forced by a traffic study would likely fall on parish taxpayers.
Home repair and ramp programs for seniors
The ramp grant fell from $100,000 to $35,000, with volunteer labor offsetting the loss.
Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists Closed
Swampland fill for future residential use on East Harding
Department of Engineering creation and leadership confirmations
No new management layer — dropping the unfilled assistant director job actually lowers salary costs a bit, and the department gets its own budget line in 2027.
MARS recycling barge facility near St. Rose
Homeowners say they're already paying out of pocket to repair property damaged by trucks serving the site.
Housing Authority vacancies and rent collections
$14,317 collected in December rent.
Housing Authority policy updates (ACOP and HCV plan)
Higher thresholds mean fewer competitive-bid steps for smaller purchases, which can speed up agency spending.
Waiting list reopening for two- and three-bedroom units
December HCV payments totaled $256,084.24 against $290,004.27 in HCV income.
PHA FY26 Annual Plan and 2026-2030 Capital Fund Plan
The capital fund plan guides five years of federal spending on the housing authority's properties.
Resubdivision of lots on Barber Road, Paradis
Coastal Permit One-Stop Outreach
Residential lot splits in St. Rose, Des Allemands, and Luling
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Skiba was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Amendment No. 3 — Economic Development cut
Amendment No. 5 — Economic Development to Fortified Roofs
Economic Development professional services reduced $100,000
Second amendment — $50,000 from economic development to fortified roofs
Ordinance 2026-0082 — Large-Scale Solar (LSES) development standards
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.