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re: Stolen from OT. St George submits petition.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 7:00 pm to doubleb
Posted on 10/21/14 at 7:00 pm to doubleb
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Posted by doubleb
The unfairness is non city taxes going to city services and are you sure this isn't happening.
This is ludicrous.
The whole parish pays for police protection and the whole parish receives police protection.
Do people in unincorporated areas pay more for police protection? No. Do they pay double? Hell no.
Do people in unincorporated areas get less police protection? No. If anything people in the unincorporated areas were getting a better deal because they don't have to pay the BRPD tax. When the police forces are consolidated it would be the same except taxes in city-proper would go down.
Of course, you guys will seek to bust that up.
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Posted on 10/21/14 at 7:12 pm to Asgard Device
The BRPD doesn't patrol in my neighborhood nor does BRFD cover my home, and I don't expect them to. I don't pay property taxes to either entity as BR city dwellers do. That's how that should work.
We all pay taxes to support the sheriff who patrols the entire parish (some areas more than others), operates the parish prison, collects taxes, served subpoenas etc.
Non city dwellers should pay more for the patrols, and just for the patrols and district stations.
We pay for our own fire already. BR pays taxes for theirs and we pay taxes for ours.
And people in unincorporated do not get the same services as city people do because of the distances. That is understood.
All I want to know are we subsidizing city services ? No one had said we are not.
We all pay taxes to support the sheriff who patrols the entire parish (some areas more than others), operates the parish prison, collects taxes, served subpoenas etc.
Non city dwellers should pay more for the patrols, and just for the patrols and district stations.
We pay for our own fire already. BR pays taxes for theirs and we pay taxes for ours.
And people in unincorporated do not get the same services as city people do because of the distances. That is understood.
All I want to know are we subsidizing city services ? No one had said we are not.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:58 pm to Asgard Device
If annexing properties is not beneficial to the city of Baton Rouge, then why would the city do it? Certainly not for the benefit of the few property owners who are being annexed.
If Baton Rouge is benefitting from revenue gained at the expense of another entity, then doesn't it stand to reason that that entity is going to suffer? The non-residents of Baton Rouge will have to pay nearly the same amount for the police services they receive based on the number of people being served, and they will have less money to cover those costs. No there won't be money cut from police service, but there will be less money from parish sources to pay for other services.
If Baton Rouge is benefitting from revenue gained at the expense of another entity, then doesn't it stand to reason that that entity is going to suffer? The non-residents of Baton Rouge will have to pay nearly the same amount for the police services they receive based on the number of people being served, and they will have less money to cover those costs. No there won't be money cut from police service, but there will be less money from parish sources to pay for other services.
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