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re: Delgado for mayor
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:14 pm to Negative Nomad
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:14 pm to Negative Nomad
Neither is Delgado. He called St. George proponents terrorists.
I don't know where Smokey stands on the issue, but I believe he is against.
I don't know where Smokey stands on the issue, but I believe he is against.
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:16 pm to kingbob
Seems counter-intuitive that any serious mayor-president candidate would be FOR St. George.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:18 pm to sec13rowBBseat28
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St George
lol, is this still a thing?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:20 pm to LSUBoo
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Seems counter-intuitive that any serious mayor-president candidate would be FOR St. George.
It does when one remembers that the mayor is also the Parish President. If St. George becomes a thing and creates a successful school district that reverses the middle class exodus out of the parish to Ascension and Livingston, then it would mean more tax revenue for the city/parish government.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:21 pm to LSUBoo
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Yesterday, EBR Councilman John Delgado called supporters of the movement for St. George, terrorists.
The comment was made on Facebook after Councilman Ryan Heck publicly thanked Rep. Steve Carter, Rep. Dalton Honore, and Sen. Bodi White for working together on education reform.
Delgado’s first comment, which has since been deleted, referenced the “polish a turd all you want but it’s still a turd” cliché.
When Heck asked Delgado what he was referring to as a “turd”, Delgado’s reply was “I’m saying that thanking Norman Browning and his ilk for any changes that occur to our education system is like thanking Al Qaeda for improving our airport security measures. I don’t thank people who try to destroy our community. I condemn them for the terrorists that they are.”
Like I said, frick him. I'll vote for whoever runs against him.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:21 pm to kingbob
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If St. George becomes a thing and creates a successful school district that reverses the middle class exodus out of the parish to Ascension and Livingston, then it would mean more tax revenue for the city/parish government.
It wouldn't.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:22 pm to Golfer
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It wouldn't.
Why not? It worked for Central and Zachary.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:23 pm to jbgleason
quote:His proposed ordinance would NOT have banned food trucks.
I can't forgive Smokey for trying to ban food trucks by passing an ordinance when he is the owner of George's.
It would only have required the food truck operator get a property owner's written permission prior to parking the truck on the owner's property, which, IMO, was a reasonable requirement.
The ordinance was a result of disputes between property owners in downtown Baton Rouge and the food truck operators who would just park anywhere without asking for permission to park on an owner's property.
Smokey's opponent (John Delgado) in the councilman election made up the lie about the ordinance "banning all food trucks."
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:24 pm to TheIndulger
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I can see his point of view. It's kind of undercutting someone's business to pull right in front of it and sell a very similar product.
It's total bullshite for those trucks to pull up to an area right in the middle of a bunch of restaurants and start selling food. I completely understand his position. FWIW there isnt any room for a food truck in front of georges though they did do a roundup behind chelseas once or twice.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:24 pm to 4shore
Delgado is about as shady as they come. No thanks.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:25 pm to kingbob
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It does when one remembers that the mayor is also the Parish President. If St. George becomes a thing and creates a successful school district that reverses the middle class exodus out of the parish to Ascension and Livingston, then it would mean more tax revenue for the city/parish government.
People already live there, the money is already coming in from the unincorporated areas.
Regardless, the City of St. George isn't going to happen.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:27 pm to Golfer
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He's worse than Delgado and I think John is horrendous.
Well we are fricked then. I'm voting against Delgado more than anything.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:27 pm to dagrippa
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It's total bullshite for those trucks to pull up to an area right in the middle of a bunch of restaurants and start selling food.
How so?
Assuming they are legally parked and have their permits.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:27 pm to kingbob
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Why not? It worked for Central and Zachary.
The St. George area is already saturated. EBR is already the recipient of the parish property and sales taxes for the area.
I still believe the EBR School System needs to be split up into 4 to 5 smaller more neighborhood-oriented districts. With the ability for the residents in those districts to levy taxes on themselves to support any improvements/growth.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:28 pm to Artie Rome
Went to school with him. We just used to call and Johnny
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:29 pm to LSUBoo
I'm all for the food trucks. Great stepping stone for under funded, badass chefs to get their own brick and mortar restaurant. Look at other cities, this happens a lot.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:29 pm to Artie Rome
Went to school with him. We just used to call him Johnny
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:31 pm to 4shore
I'm afraid the mayoral options aren't good. If it ends up being Delgado vs. BLM obsessed democratic candidate vs. hyper-conservative republican I might end up voting Delgado and then leave the voting booth feeling really dirty about myself as I crawl into a cold shower and cry.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:31 pm to BRIllini07
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hyper-conservative republican
Who is this mystery candidate?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 2:33 pm to BRIllini07
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BLM obsessed democratic candidate
Sharon isn't like this. FWIW.
There's also a report out in the Advocate that Marty Malley is considering running.
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