Parish President· 2024-01-08 – 2028-01-01 (reelected October 2023, inaugurated January 7, 2024 per L'Observateur; first elected 2019, earlier service not part of this record; 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)
Matthew Jewell
St. Charles Parish
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 22
- Total speaking time
- 5:11:57
- Avg per meeting
- 14:11
- Segments
- 3264
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Top issues during term (8)(Roads)
Safe Streets for All consulting contract
Borne by the subdivision developer as a project stipulation.
Kinler and Paul Fredrick drainage project moves forward
Adds $95,000, bringing the total contract to $839,851.
2027 road maintenance program
$212,080.50 in engineering costs to design and oversee next year's repaving program.
Sand spill hazard on Hahnville River Road
St. Rose Avenue drainage failures
Not quantified at the meeting.
River Parishes Transit Authority service report
Farebox revenue of $38,592 against roughly $475,000 in annual local match from the state and two parishes.
No Overnight Parking on Weinnig Drive
Willowdale Boulevard overlay and widening
Up to $137,335 for engineering; construction costs come later.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Jewell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Roads.
Voting record (0)(Roads)
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