At their regularly scheduled monthly board meeting held on July 20th, the Jackson Parish Watershed District Board approved the completion of the Ebenezer Pier on Caney Lake and granted several building permits. 

Approved by Kent Hightower, Gary Joynor, Roy Barlow, Danny Ponder and Jimmy Waggoner was granting funds not to exceed $4,500.00 for the construction of the pier. Additional amenities of the pier such as having lights placed on the pier, Handicap signage placed, setting a new power pole,  and striping on the parking lot done was also approved.

In corresponding action of improving access to Caney Lake it was agreed to paint parking lines at the spillway parking and put up pedestrian and caution signs as well as having the sidewalk, pavilion, boat launch and sign at Ebenezer Park to be cleaned. 

Building permits were also granted to Rick Warren, Joan Nichols, and John Harrison.

The session opened with the Board agreeing to send a letter of no objection to Mr. Gary Mathes to give him approval to start the process to build a road to his island.