The city is about to spend $48 million to improve its water treatment plant, but Tuesday, it ignored the Black community’s pleas to help black contractors get a piece of the pie. In a 3-2, vote the council gave the…
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Woods, Ezernack, Dawson win council seats
The five-member Monroe City Council will have a first-ever female majority when all three take office next week. Veteran council members: Juanita Woods, and Gretchen Ezernak won re-election in Saturday’s election. Kema Dawson-Robinson won the District 5 seat vacated when…
Brown, Calvin raise eyebrows with “liveable wage” campaign
If Marie Brown is elected Mayor, she wants to raise the base pay of the city’s police officers, firefighters, and public works employees. Her thoughts were echoed by a candidate for the city council, Alicia “CoCoa” Calvin. Both women say…
Echols blasts Woods for refusing to seat newly elected council member
State Representative Micheal Echols blasted City Council Chairwoman Juanita Woods for trying to stack the deck to favor the mayor by refusing to appoint Doug Harvey as an interim city council member. In a live Facebook post, Echols, who stepped…
Woods confronts illegal dumpers who said, “F–k that B—h”
All over Monroe, some residents are dumping refuse in obscure locations, creating an eyesore that is becoming a problem. Wednesday, Monroe City Council Chairlady, Juanita Woods taped an episode for the city’s public access station and appealed to residents of…
Woods breaks with Southside reps, votes to hike Water, sewer bills
Juanita Woods, who represents the city’s poorest district, made the motion to increase water and sewerage rates by 75% over two years, giving the mayor a veto-proof vote that killed Echols idea of helping the poor with lower rates over…