EBR voters will get another chance to vote down a new tax

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Mayor-President Kip Holden is pursuing another capital improvements tax and bond election, marking his fourth attempt to ask residents to increase their taxes to pay for expensive infrastructure improvements in East Baton Rouge Parish.

No details were immediately available about what exactly would be included in the tax election, how much it would cost and how much taxes would be increased.

But an item was added to the Metro Council’s agenda on Thursday informing council members they’d be asked to consider calling the tax election on May 2, 2015.

Sources said the tax election would be geared toward public safety infrastructure and include funding for a new prison, a new building for the District Attorney, additional funds to renovate the public safety headquarters located at the old Woman’s Hospital, and funds for improvements to the Juvenile Services Facility.

The cost of the program is estimated at $350 million.

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