re: St George leaders avoid answering questions from their constituents

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It could have happened if Browning and Rainy had planned better.

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From what I understand the DOJ just doesn't let you carve up unincorporated areas wherever you desire. You have to have some kind of geographical boundaries to pass muster and to get past the Feds.

The area for the city was chosen because it includes the two fire districts in the SE and Southern parts of EBR; East Side and the larger St. George.

The Mall of La. is well inside St. George as is the BRGH. Other properties such as Costco and Celtic straddled the line. They are different. So is the Tau Center which is adjacent to the city limits but owned by OLOL Reg. Med. Center which is inside the city limits.

Others here reported that SG leadership tried to meet Mall representatives without any luck. That makes sense, but I can't prove it but it might not have made a different.

Now SG could have decided to pick different boundary lines. Maybe one side of I-10 for instance, but that would mean splitting SGFD, and losing out on big revenue producers on the other side of I-10.

And maybe most importantly, people living on the other side of I-10 in the large unincorporated neighborhoods there may have wanted in the new school district.

I don't know if Browning and the others thought this out, but I'd like to hear their side of why they chose the area they chose.