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re: Can Landry make St. George a reality now?
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:00 am to LolStarFishlol
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:00 am to LolStarFishlol
I haven’t lived in B. R. In a long time. Can someone provide a brief clear
explanation of what St George is all about. Carving out a portion of the city for a new town? What’s the purpose? Who’s behind it?
explanation of what St George is all about. Carving out a portion of the city for a new town? What’s the purpose? Who’s behind it?
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Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:07 am to VOR
St George started as an attempt to form an Independent School District in EBR Parish, similar to Central, Baker, and Zachary. It came after some ugly school board incidents where people attempting to reform the school system were told “go form your own.”
It evolved into a push for a city after the ISD was created by the legislature but funding was blocked (former was a majority vote, second required supermajority) and the people pushing for it were told by several opposing politicians such as state rep Sharon Westin Broome to form a city to raise the chances of it getting approved.
They tried to make it a city under Kip but it got killed under questionable circumstances before it ever got to a vote.
It laid dormant until SWB got elected mayor-president of EBR and fricked things up so badly that there was a groundswell of support for a new attempt at St George.
Petitions signed and turned in, vote was had, St George won, SWB et all refused to meet with the transition team and filed suit to contest the incorporation vote.
That suit is either at the state Supreme Court or a level below it with BR winning the first two rounds on screwy logic.
The first was “adverse effect” of incorporation on BR, which is a lot of chutzpah because BR is using St George as a tax colony to fund their own spending.
The second was claims that there was no plan of government on the petition because it was linked online to the petition. Problem is that the petition was still certified by AG and governor then put on the ballot before this was challenged.
It evolved into a push for a city after the ISD was created by the legislature but funding was blocked (former was a majority vote, second required supermajority) and the people pushing for it were told by several opposing politicians such as state rep Sharon Westin Broome to form a city to raise the chances of it getting approved.
They tried to make it a city under Kip but it got killed under questionable circumstances before it ever got to a vote.
It laid dormant until SWB got elected mayor-president of EBR and fricked things up so badly that there was a groundswell of support for a new attempt at St George.
Petitions signed and turned in, vote was had, St George won, SWB et all refused to meet with the transition team and filed suit to contest the incorporation vote.
That suit is either at the state Supreme Court or a level below it with BR winning the first two rounds on screwy logic.
The first was “adverse effect” of incorporation on BR, which is a lot of chutzpah because BR is using St George as a tax colony to fund their own spending.
The second was claims that there was no plan of government on the petition because it was linked online to the petition. Problem is that the petition was still certified by AG and governor then put on the ballot before this was challenged.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 10:19 am to VOR
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I haven’t lived in B. R. In a long time. Can someone provide a brief clear explanation of what St George is all about. Carving out a portion of the city for a new town? What’s the purpose? Who’s behind it?
A short history.
Citizens in SE and South EBR were fed up with their public school system. Consequently, they made an effort to carve out an ISD in part of EBR as had already been done by Baker, Zachary and Central.
They came close. The district was set up by the legislature, but they fell just short of the votes to fund it. EBR pols led by Broome who was a legislator at the time told them to become an ISD they first needed to incorporate and become a city.
Well the organizers took the challenge. Their first petition attempt got the necessary signatures, but enough people who signed removed their signatures (legally) and they fell like 76 signatures short.
Undeterred the group reorganized and stopped areas that showed little or no support for the new city. That petition did get the required number of signatures. The registrar of voters signed off on it, the SOS signed off on it, and the Governor signed off on it and ordered a vote be held. The vote passed.
The mayor, one councilman, indd Ed resident and one non resident sued to stop the incorporation. One judge ruled in their favor, but removed the non resident. The resident dropped out the suit.
The Appeals Court through Broome out, but ruled that the petition itself was faulty in that it wasn’t drtsilled enough. SG proponents appealed that verdict too and it may or may not be reviewed by the State SC.
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