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re: NAACP mad at St George and they have demands
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:47 pm to TheSadvocate
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:47 pm to TheSadvocate
quote:now?? I’ve seen it from the beginning
At least you see the problem now
Is that supposed to be some kind of gotcha?
When I lived in the St. George area, I voted for incorporating the city- it’s the people’s democratic right
But I can’t ignore the detriment to the rest of the parish - especially to us who actually pay taxes
*signed the petition, not voted
This post was edited on 4/30/24 at 9:48 pm
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 6:25 am to GreenRockTiger
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When I lived in the St. George area, I voted for incorporating the city- it’s the people’s democratic right
But I can’t ignore the detriment to the rest of the parish
Sounds like new leadership is needed
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:39 am to GreenRockTiger
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But I can’t ignore the detriment to the rest of the parish - especially to us who actually pay taxes
Why? St. George will still remain in East Baton Rouge parish. And their taxes will still contribute to Parish wide expenditures.
A MUCH bigger detriment to the rest of the parish would be if the taxpayers who live in St. George simply decide to leave the parish. Then, NONE of their tax dollars would be going directly to the parish.
The City of BR had a pretty sweet deal. They were getting mailbox money from people living outside the city to help pay for strictly city services. And frankly, the people living outside the city were ok with that arrangement for years! All they wanted was their own school system. But the bozo's with zero foresight couldn't relent on that so they, led in part by the mayor, told those folks to make their own city...so they have
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:44 am to GreenRockTiger
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But I can’t ignore the detriment to the rest of the parish
How is that? StG will still pay parish taxes and parish-wide expenditures.
Now, if you are complaining that StG will no longer be subsidizing the City of Baton Rouge, that's just tough. The City of BR isn't entitled to have outside area fund city-only services.
ETA: Hopefully this whole ordeal brings the end of the consolidated government. It makes no sense (to the extent it ever did) now that there are two large municipalities in EBR, and more than half of the population does not live in the City of BR proper.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 9:45 am
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