So tell me when I write my check and send it to the Assessor's office where do the dollars go?

I live outside of the city, but am I paying for the BRFD, City Police, the Constable's Office, and other services not given to me because I live outside of the city?

Also I'd like to know that people in the city are paying for all parish services. I pay for the District Courts (as I should) are they?

Its questions like this that I would like easily answered.

And I do not disagree, EBR is on sound financial footing, and our bond rating is excellent.

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Posted by LSURussian

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 10/21/14 at 2:11 pm to doubleb

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So tell me when I write my check and send it to the Assessor's office where do the dollars go?

Nowhere since you don't write any checks to the Assessor's office.

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Its questions like this that I would like easily answered.

I stopped after your first easily answered question.

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Posted by Poodlebrain

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Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 10/21/14 at 3:11 pm to doubleb

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I live outside of the city, but am I paying for the BRFD, City Police, the Constable's Office, and other services not given to me because I live outside of the city?

Per the 2014 budget, the cost to provide services that are exclusive to Baton Rouge is $159.4 million while the revenue generated by the city of Baton Rouge is $176.2 million. That leaves Baton Rouge contributing $16.8 million to fund the costs of services benefitting the entire parish. The costs of those services is $193.7 million.

I think it is safe to conclude that the residents of Baton Rouge derive more than 8.67% of the benefit from parishwide services that they contribute to the costs.

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