re: Mall of Louisiana Annexation Does Not Include Major Dept. Stores

Why wouldn't Towne Center want to annex? Would get them away from the leeches of St. George and into a city where their taxes actually pay for services they use.

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Brian Wilson, parish assessor, said if Towne Center were annexed into Baton Rouge, it would generate $42,554 for the Baton Rouge city millages including police and fire and $34,381 for the CATS millage. The loss of revenue to the St. George Fire District would be $45,408, Wilson said, meaning the net property tax increase for the development would be $31,527.

One benefit Towne Center and other areas in the parish would receive if they were annexed is lower insurance costs. The Baton Rouge Fire Department has a top rating of 1, so Baton Rouge city residents enjoy lower rates.

Towne Center is technically covered by St. George Fire Department, but Heck said the shopping development has an agreement so that Baton Rouge Fire Department and city police can serve the area.

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Oh....and this article was from last year. The BR govt machine is so advanced they responded to SG before SG even happened.