Request for changes to plans for widening Staring MUST BE IN WRITING

Anyone wanting to request any changes to the plans for widening Staring as related to their individual properties has to request in writing. (still no sure bet of being granted).Below is an example of the type of letter that should be written:

Mr. Alvarez,
Please let this e-mail serve as a means of requesting the relocation of entry to my driveway from the center of the yard to the corner, which is adjacent to Menlo Dr. My home is located at 402 Staring Lane. This would assist in making a left turn traveling South on Staring Lane instead of a U-turn & then a right turn to enter my property. This would indeed reduce the posibility of a dangerous accident, thus increasing safety. I would like to thank you in advance for granting this request. I can be reached at the above e-mail address, my home at 402 Staring Lane, or by phone at 225-773-6932 or 225-766-9439.

Thanks Again,
Dr. Gwynn Shamlin
402 Staring Lane
Baton Rouge, La. 70810

Basic Tips for Dealing with Floods and Rising Rivers

Rising waters force wildlife from flooded habitat into adjacent residential and commercial areas where they may come into contact with residents. LDWF urges citizens to minimize contact with animals while they seek temporary refuge from their flooded home range.

Wild animals not posing a threat to humans should be left alone and should not be fed. Feeding wild animals will encourage those animals to remain in the vicinity of a new food source when they should be allowed to find natural habitat and food sources on their own.

Basic Tips:

*Avoid areas where displaced wildlife has taken refuge.
*Avoid interaction with and do not feed displaced wildlife.
*Avoid roadways near flooded areas to reduce likelihood of disturbance and collisions with wildlife.

Species of Concern:

Black Bears: The Louisiana black bear remains on the federal Threatened and Endangered Species List. The black bear is a species of concern during a flood incident, when high water moves bears out of their habitat within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. For assistance with black bears that may be forced into populated areas by flood waters, call 1-800-442-2511 toll free.

Alligators, Snakes: Flood waters will carry reptiles into populated areas where they may not normally be noted in significant numbers. Following the impact of flood waters, exercise extreme caution when salvaging possessions from flooded areas. Wildlife, especially reptiles, may remain in flooded areas and pose a safety threat.

Poisonous snake species in Louisiana include the canebrake rattlesnake, the copperhead, the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the harlequin coral snake, the pygmy rattlesnake and the Texas coral snake. For more information on snake species found in Louisiana, including frequently asked questions, visit LDWF’s website at this link: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/resource/snakes-louisiana.


Deer, Feral Hogs: Deer and feral hog populations within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley represent the two large quadruped species that may appear in populated areas in significant numbers as flood waters move wild animals out of natural habitat. As is the case with all wild animals, how these species will react to humans in close contact situations is unpredictable. LDWF recommends allowing these species, when sighted individually or in groups, to move unimpeded through flooded areas as they seek higher ground.

For assistance with these, or any other wildlife species, that endanger human health or safety, call the following LDWF field offices at:

Baton Rouge 225-765-2800
Hammond 985-543-4777
Monroe 318-343-4044
New Iberia 337-373-0032
Opelousas 337-948-0255
Pineville 318-487-5885

Also, just a reminder that the East Baton Rouge Animal Control Center is on call 24 hours. Their phone number is 774-7700 and their dispatch system operates until 11:00 p.m. After 11:00 p.m. the dispatch system will go to a pager system. You can also call the Police Department at 389-3800 and 389-2000 (after hours) and they will contact Animal Control if necessary. The number for the Sheriff’s Office (outside city limits) is 389-5000.

Letter - 5/1/2011 - Magnolia Woods Subdivision Assn meeting

STARING LANE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Date: May 1, 2011
To: Jose Alvarez, DPW Engineer
Subject: Staring Lane Project Requests
From: Gwynn Shamlin, SLCA President

The Executive Committee of the Staring Lane Community Association is asking that this communication serve as means of requesting the following, as related to the Green Light project to widen Staring Lane:

1. Speed Limit remain at 35 mph, thus keeping the neighborhood configuration as found on both South Bluebonnet & Sherwood Forest Blvds. This would add safety measures, i.e., vehicles departing & entering driveways, walkers, bike riders, closeness of residents to street, school busses picking up & dropping off students, etc.

2. At least two (2) electronic signs at different points, indicating the speed each vehicle is traveling and the suggested speed limit.

3. Signal lights at cross-intersections.

4. Partial mature trees (at least 15 ft. in height) & scrubbery in median.

5. Atractive lights in median.

6. The elevation of completed Staring Lane is adjacent to existing properties.

7. Desires of Staring Lane homeowners should be considered with regards to constuction, landscraping and zoning. Any consideration given these requests will be highly appreciated.

You can contact me by phone at 225-773-6932 or by e-mail at gwynnshamlin@hotmail.com.