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re: Governor Edwards signs St George bill
Posted on 6/18/20 at 8:34 am to doubleb
Posted on 6/18/20 at 8:34 am to doubleb
Because if it wasn’t signed and the court said St. George is legit then a certain amount of taxes could not be collected by the parish or St. George. You know they weren’t going to let that happen. They have to take our money one way or the other.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 8:40 am to mindbreaker
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I was told JBE was one of the absolutely worst humans on earth that would fight St. George with everything he had
He’s a good politician, but a terrible governor. He knows the game he has to play, and doesn’t always serve his constituents.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:03 am to Lickitty Split
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wards signs St George bill by Lickitty Split
Because if it wasn’t signed and the court said St. George is legit then a certain amount of taxes could not be collected by the parish or St. George. You know they weren’t going to let that happen. They have to take our money one way or the other.
He had three options
Sign the bill into law
Veto the bill
Do nothing and the bill would become law without his sig.
I believe he chose the first option because he didn’t want to be labeled as going against a lawful election especially when his opponents could override a veto and post it up.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:32 pm to doubleb
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A lot of bad information.
Which information is incorrect?
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:34 pm to johnnyrocket
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All the politicians who represent the area will have a say in the initial government.
They probably will but its 100% at the discretion of the governor. He could appoint Gravy Chambers as mayor if he wanted to so long as he lives in the district.
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As far as drainage it is a joke.
Neglecting the area is not superior drainage.
The City Parish has neglected the area for years.
If you talk to any council member they will tell you the present EBRP DPW is not large enough to handle the present demands with this area and whole parish.
I'm curious how you think the South Baton Rouge area is neglected when compared to Livingston Parish. This is mind-boggling to me. The area has had a lot of upgrades. Its obviously not as much as we'd all like but its all relative when you're talking about politics and distribution of resources. more focus was put on South Baton Rouge than North Baton Rouge.
Look - the ship sailed. A new city is formed. I just think it's hilarious that people think they're going to get noticeably more. The resources and time are finite.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:35 pm to doubleb
Bet they're glad they picked that name!
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:47 pm to BeepNode
You obviously didn’t vote for SG but you are absolute in your belief that you know why myself and others supported it. For me it was about dollars. Property values protecting my hard earned dollars.
Try and argue against the fact that the growing areas of the metro areas have the best public schools. Families with young kids face investing in private schools or bricks and mortar in better districts. With less people looking to buy values tumble. Look at Sherwood Forest.
I’m worried about my investment while my son is moving to Zachary.
This would have never happened if they would have fixed the damn schools.
If you want to talk about misleading or flat out lying. The entire run up to the election, SWB and others told us how our taxes were going to rise. After the election we find out there will be a forty million surplus. I guess that money is the piggy bank for the rest of the parish.
Try and argue against the fact that the growing areas of the metro areas have the best public schools. Families with young kids face investing in private schools or bricks and mortar in better districts. With less people looking to buy values tumble. Look at Sherwood Forest.
I’m worried about my investment while my son is moving to Zachary.
This would have never happened if they would have fixed the damn schools.
If you want to talk about misleading or flat out lying. The entire run up to the election, SWB and others told us how our taxes were going to rise. After the election we find out there will be a forty million surplus. I guess that money is the piggy bank for the rest of the parish.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:55 pm to BeepNode
SG doesn’t get trash pick up twice a week. Garbage yes, trash no and that’s parish wide for residential properties.
Taxes in SG are not lower than other areas of EBR.
SG hadn’t gotten most of the infrastructure work for streets.
SG doesn’t pay lower permit fees than the rest of the parish.
SG has a ton of drainage concerns just as much of The eastern and southeastern parts of the parish. Nothing major has been done to alleviate flooding in SG I’d really anywhere else in the parish. If they have I missed it.
And who cares what Livingston gets or doesn’t get, I don’t pay taxes in Livingston. I pay taxes in EBR and some of that money goes towards services I do not receive. Namely BRPD and BRFD.
And South BR doesn't include SG. South BR is generally thought of as the city south of Florida towards LSU and East to about the Pollard Estates, Concord Estates, Webb Park Line.
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Taxes in SG are not lower than other areas of EBR.
SG hadn’t gotten most of the infrastructure work for streets.
SG doesn’t pay lower permit fees than the rest of the parish.
SG has a ton of drainage concerns just as much of The eastern and southeastern parts of the parish. Nothing major has been done to alleviate flooding in SG I’d really anywhere else in the parish. If they have I missed it.
And who cares what Livingston gets or doesn’t get, I don’t pay taxes in Livingston. I pay taxes in EBR and some of that money goes towards services I do not receive. Namely BRPD and BRFD.
And South BR doesn't include SG. South BR is generally thought of as the city south of Florida towards LSU and East to about the Pollard Estates, Concord Estates, Webb Park Line.
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:56 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Bet they're glad they picked that name!
And they say we aren’t progressive!!!
Posted on 6/18/20 at 2:00 pm to BeepNode
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The SG area pays lower taxes than virtually most anyone else in the metro area yet gets trash twice a week, better drainage, lower permitting fees, and over-all better service than Livingston Parish.
I'm not understanding why we are using Livingston Parish as a measuring stick for St George and EBR Parish
Posted on 6/18/20 at 7:32 pm to 20 ton
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Try and argue against the fact that the growing areas of the metro areas have the best public schools.
Invest all you want but the creation of St. George literally does nothing (legally speaking) to help form a new school district.
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This would have never happened if they would have fixed the damn schools.
Incorrect. It wasn't a serious effort to reform the schools. They used you to get the incorporation just like they used us to get their land developed by BREC and pulled the bill once BREC bought the right person's land.
I'm hoping for the best but it doesn't seem realistic to me.
I think Zachary school systems will go in a nose-dive within 10 years.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:43 pm to BeepNode
Schools are on the agenda. This has been an up hill battle but St George had to be formed before the schools set up.
Zachary could follow Baker but I hope not because my son is in the process of closing on a house. I see no effort or even interest in improving EBR schools. If we can’t improve them with EBR maybe we can do it apart.
Zachary could follow Baker but I hope not because my son is in the process of closing on a house. I see no effort or even interest in improving EBR schools. If we can’t improve them with EBR maybe we can do it apart.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:49 pm to BeepNode
Nothing but your opinion.
But one thing you are overlooking is that SG has a much stronger tax base than Central or Zachary which even though you refuse to admit it have a way better school system than EBR. SG could do as well or even better considering the bigger tax base.
But one thing you are overlooking is that SG has a much stronger tax base than Central or Zachary which even though you refuse to admit it have a way better school system than EBR. SG could do as well or even better considering the bigger tax base.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:05 pm to doubleb
Let’s see ditches that have not been cleaned in twenty years, culverts that been broken which backs up ditches for over 10 years, and parish drainage ditches neglected for over 15 years where oak trees have grown up in them.
People have work orders that are told they have to wait 9 years to get the work done.
A road that I had rental property on it inside BR has been paved twice in 25 years. You have neighborhoods built in the 80’s in the unincorporated areas that never been repaved.
The sewer lines in an area I use to live in inside BR was replaced three times in 2010 due to lack of DPW monitoring the construction company.
Area I just left in the future City of St George still waiting on upgrades.
All the council people have told me that the metro council has an obligation to The City of BR first and unicorporated areas second. This time it will be St George people first.
DPW is way too bloated with too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
People have work orders that are told they have to wait 9 years to get the work done.
A road that I had rental property on it inside BR has been paved twice in 25 years. You have neighborhoods built in the 80’s in the unincorporated areas that never been repaved.
The sewer lines in an area I use to live in inside BR was replaced three times in 2010 due to lack of DPW monitoring the construction company.
Area I just left in the future City of St George still waiting on upgrades.
All the council people have told me that the metro council has an obligation to The City of BR first and unicorporated areas second. This time it will be St George people first.
DPW is way too bloated with too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:17 pm to johnnyrocket
Ditches aren’t maintained. Weeds are allowed to grow on road sides and in ditches where they flourish has the ditch silts up.
Roads aren’t striped. Signs are not maintained. Problems aren’t addressed.
They use our tax dollars to fund BRPD and BRFD. We can do more with our tax dollars here in SG.
Roads aren’t striped. Signs are not maintained. Problems aren’t addressed.
They use our tax dollars to fund BRPD and BRFD. We can do more with our tax dollars here in SG.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:29 pm to BeepNode
quote:So the wealthiest zip code in EBR(70810) pays less taxes than everywhere else in the area? That is news to me and the EBR sheriff's office.
The SG area pays lower taxes than virtually most anyone else
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:34 pm to BeepNode
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I'm curious how you think the South Baton Rouge area is neglected when compared to Livingston Parish. This is mind-boggling to me.
Probably because you keep bringing up Livingston parish to people that live in East Baton Rouge. You must be stoned or drunk or both.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:37 pm to BeepNode
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Incorrect. It wasn't a serious effort to reform the schools.
Soooo the 2 times StG residents tried to reform the schools / get an additional school in the southern part of the parish was all a ruse? Hell, it was Barrow and SWB that told the group they would have a better chance at getting the school if they incorporated, which is the whole reason StG ever even came to be.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:39 pm to doubleb
Next step:
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:48 pm to 20 ton
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Schools are on the agenda.
Again, schools literally have nothing to do with the city, legally speaking. An ISD that matches the boundaries of St. George will never happen.
You can think that's only my opinion and you can be optimistic about local Boss Hogg politicians who are telling you otherwise, but I'm making this statement based on facts.
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