it is wednesday, october 12th. i m christine romans. president biden says he believes russian president vladimir putin is rational. mr. biden said putin s objectives invading ukraine were irrational and a serious misjudgment. do you think putin is a rational actor? i think he is a rational actor who s miscalculated significantly. so if he s not rational no, i didn t say he s not rational. you said the speech. i think his speech, his objectives. i think he thought they would welcome him with open arms. this is home for mother russia and i think he totally miscalculated. cnn s jasmine wright is live in washington. what else did the president have to say about putin and ukraine? reporter: obviously the president warned of catastrophic mistakes and miscalculations. president putin continues to make these nuclear threats. as the u.s. grows more concerned while looking at the escalations happening in ukraine caused by russia. he warns of armageddon. take a look at
The Ville Platte City Council met Tuesday night, and the Council discussed reducing Utility Deposit Rates. Council approved reducing Residential Water and Sewer Deposits to $150 and Gas Deposit.
The Ville Platte City Council met Tuesday night, and the Council discussed reducing Utility Deposit Rates. Council approved reducing Residential Water and Sewer Deposits to $150 and Gas Deposits to $100. Commercial Water and Sewer proposed deposits would be reduced to $250 and Gas deposits to $500. This Ordinance will be introduced at a Public Hearing on May 14th at 5:00.
The City Engineer Ronnie Landreneau informed the council that E.B. Feucht & Sons has been cleared as contractor to perform the Water Sector project for the rehab of all the lift stations. The proposal came in under budget. The Council approved the motion to sign the contract. The bids for the Louisiana Love project for Heritage Park are due Wednesday at 2:00. Mr. Landreneau is also getting bids for the Subsurface Utility Evaluation.
Fire Chief Chris Soileau reported 11 incidents in the City in March. Two were structure fires, and there were no fatalities.
The chief executive of energy company Eni said Tuesday that Cyprus-Israeli plans for a pipeline to move offshore natural gas from the two countries to Cyprus is “part of our discussion” with the Cypriot government. The gas would be processed for electricity generation and possible exportation.