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re: ST. George WINS Incorporation is a reality!
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:36 pm to HubbaBubba
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:36 pm to HubbaBubba
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Aren't citizens of St. George also in East BR Parish? Isn't the school district a Parish function, not city function?
They are located in East Baton Rouge Parish, but the main impetus for forming a new city (at least initially, from what I recall) was that parents within the unincorporated area were not happy with the EBR school system and wanted their own school district in the unincorporated area.
The Zachary School District formed for this very reason. So did the Baker School District. I think (but I'm not sure) that Central operates in the same way.
If St. George is allowed to form its own school district, then it's going to be interesting to see what happens when the legacy costs that the EBR school system is currently paying are offloaded on the new St. George School district. It's one of the reasons why taxes are so high in Zachary.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 2:44 pm
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:40 pm to CreoleTigerEsq
Yeah that was the whole point of this initially. St. George wanted their own school district, but was told you have to incorporate first to do that.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:40 pm to CreoleTigerEsq
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Zachary formed for this very reason. So did Baker.
No they didn’t. Zachary has been incorporated since 1889 and Baker since 1944.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 6:57 pm to CreoleTigerEsq
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If St. George is allowed to form its own school district, then it's going to be interesting to see what happens when the legacy costs that the EBR school system is currently paying are offloaded on the new St. George School district. It's one of the reasons why taxes are so high in Zachary.
EBR got stuck with the legacy costs of Baker, Zachary, and Central. They are still funding those costs by the way.
Zachary’s taxes are so high because the people of Zachary decided they wanted to pay more for public schools after the breakaway than they were before. That was their choice, and they seem happy with their choice. Central also raised their taxes as well, and they seem happy. Baker didn’t raise the millage rates and they have been in financial difficulty ever since. Logically, you have to assume if St. George breaks away millage rates will go up, voters should educate themselves and just be aware of that when the time comes to vote.
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