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re: BR Metro Council Approves Entergy Fee
Posted on 12/12/24 at 8:55 am to HeadSlash
Posted on 12/12/24 at 8:55 am to HeadSlash
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Sounds sketchy, where's the money really going?
The Advocate's atrticle is actually much better than WBRZ's for once:
quote:The Advocate
As proposed by Racca and Dunn, the DA's office and the 19th District Court would each receive an additional $500,000 in their budget.
BRPD, the Public Defender's office and the Parish Attorney's office would each receive $250,000 if the item is approved next week.
Additionally, Build Baton Rouge — the parish's redevelopment authority — would receive $200,000, while each Metro Council district would get $105,000 focused towards supporting services for residents.
A little less than $300,000 of excess funding will be allocated to the general fund for the incoming mayoral administration to put towards projects, Racca said.
So BRPD specifically gets $250,000 worth of money from the unincorporated areas.
This post was edited on 12/12/24 at 8:57 am
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Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:00 am to whoa
This is blatant, in your Face, taxation without Representation.
‘ We know we can’t pass another tax so we’ll just jam another Fee onto your light bill ‘.
This city/parish should be in receivership.
And this sounds very unconstitutional.
‘ We know we can’t pass another tax so we’ll just jam another Fee onto your light bill ‘.
This city/parish should be in receivership.
And this sounds very unconstitutional.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:05 am to SantaFe
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We know we can’t pass another tax so we’ll just jam another Fee onto your light bil
To be fair, the city council asked Entergy if they would eat the cost, and the representative danced around it and ultimately said that the PSC forces them to pass it on to the customer.
However, when they followed up with the PSC Commissioner he said that Entergy does not have to pass on the cost. So basically Entergy was lying to the city council.
quote:
Still contending that the Louisiana Public Service Commission said a franchise fee must be paid by the customers, Entergy Vice President of Customer Service Michelle Bourg said there was too little time for them to inform customers of the up to $4 fee as the law requires.
And if they so chose, Entergy could negotiate with the PSC to absorb the fee themselves, according to what Dunn said the commission told him.
"She will not say that they do not have to pass it on. They can absorb this, and they should absorb it. They should not pass it on to the customer," he said.
After Wednesday's meeting, Public Services Commissioner Davante Lewis confirmed to The Advocate that Entergy is not required to pass the franchise fee onto customers and could choose against doing so.
This post was edited on 12/12/24 at 9:10 am
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:08 am to SantaFe
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This is blatant, in your Face, taxation without Representation.
The thing is, it's actually not. If you live in EBR you have a rep on that metrocouncil. They just might be voting in a way that is upsetting.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:09 am to LSUJML
quote:because they don’t pay their bills
Why not put the fee on the areas with the most crime?
And those of us in the city limits that pay our Entergy bill already pay a franchise fee.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:12 am to whoa
More descriptive article from WAFB
Metro Council Approved City-Parish Franchise Fee
Incorporated Baton Rouge has been paying this fee already to fund road projects throughout the parish.
My opinion is to approve the fee but make sure the money is distributed through Parish wide services or parish wide road projects. Sorry BRPD, but giving fees that unincorporated areas pay towards Baton Rouge focused services is the entire point of St. George incorporation. But for EBRSO, EBR District Attorney, etc., I have no issue with them receiving money from a fee that City of BR residents already pay.
I'm curious why this is not considered a "tax" that will need to be voted on. I guess the tax only applies to Entergy by technicality.
Metro Council Approved City-Parish Franchise Fee
quote:
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council said yes to charging Entergy Louisiana a franchise fee for unincorporated areas of the parish. Incorporated areas already pay the fee.
Incorporated Baton Rouge has been paying this fee already to fund road projects throughout the parish.
My opinion is to approve the fee but make sure the money is distributed through Parish wide services or parish wide road projects. Sorry BRPD, but giving fees that unincorporated areas pay towards Baton Rouge focused services is the entire point of St. George incorporation. But for EBRSO, EBR District Attorney, etc., I have no issue with them receiving money from a fee that City of BR residents already pay.
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“The commission’s rules view municipal franchise fees as a tax on the utilities based on current state law. Taxes that utilities pay are recoverable in their rate that customers pay. The current Commission rules state that those within the municipality that assess the franchise fee pay the full fee, and those who live outside of the municipality pay half of the franchise fee. A utility can request to recover the full amount paid in franchise fees as an expense for the cost of services. I will work with the Metro Council and Entergy to ensure East Baton Rouge residents are treated fairly.“
I'm curious why this is not considered a "tax" that will need to be voted on. I guess the tax only applies to Entergy by technicality.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:14 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Tax/fee
Gambling/gaming
It’s just word salad designed to pull an end run around existing laws.
Gambling/gaming
It’s just word salad designed to pull an end run around existing laws.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:16 am to Oilfieldbiology
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It only applies to unincorporated areas.
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for St. George
Not any longer good sir.
It is my understanding that the EBR City-Parish charter defines all areas not within City of Baton Rouge limits as "unincorporated"/"rural". Noticed that when trying to figure out what the hell we were voting on last election.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:21 am to Proximo
Did St George really think they would get everything for free
You are gonna pay more and you are gonna like it
Go bitch somewhere else
You are gonna pay more and you are gonna like it
Go bitch somewhere else
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:21 am to KamaCausey_LSU
SECTION 1.05
Incorporated Municipalities
The incorporated municipalities of Zachary, Baker and Central shall be parts of the rural area as defined in section 1.08 and shall continue in existence as municipalities subject, except as specifically provided in this Plan of Government, to the general laws of the state relating to incorporated municipalities towns and villages , and may enlarge their boundaries as provided in such laws.
Incorporated Municipalities
The incorporated municipalities of Zachary, Baker and Central shall be parts of the rural area as defined in section 1.08 and shall continue in existence as municipalities subject, except as specifically provided in this Plan of Government, to the general laws of the state relating to incorporated municipalities towns and villages , and may enlarge their boundaries as provided in such laws.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:22 am to rmc
quote:m
The thing is, it's actually not. If you live in EBR you have a rep on that metrocouncil. They just might be voting in a way that is upsetting.
Metro council districts should be drawn using city limits and not by race.
BR would get six districts, SG and the rest of the parish would get six. SG would get about two of those.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:23 am to cgrand
c) Rural Area There shall be in East Baton Rouge Parish a rural area consisting of that portion of the parish not included in either the urban or the industrial areas. Fire protection, garbage and refuse collection and disposal, street lighting, and sewers and sewerage works and the maintenance and operation thereof, shall not be provided by the parish in the rural area except through the medium of districts established by the governing body of the parish, as provided by the constitution and the general laws of the state
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:27 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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It is my understanding that the EBR City-Parish charter defines all areas not within City of Baton Rouge limits as "unincorporated"/"rural". Noticed that when trying to figure out what the hell we were voting on last election.
Good catch, more word salad. Baker, Central, Zachary and now SG are all defined as rural even though they are all cities.
Lol
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:31 am to doubleb
Changing "rural" to "unincorporated" was part of the updates to the charter that we voted down. Updating the language in the charter wouldn't have been an issue if they hadn't made much larger changes and made it an all or nothing ballot item.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:33 am to whoa
We’ll be using those funds in St George to build the pearly gates 14’ high
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:33 am to KamaCausey_LSU
quote:
UChanging "rural" to "unincorporated" was part of the updates to the charter that we voted down. Updating the language in the charter wouldn't have been an issue if they hadn't made much larger changes and made it an all or nothing ballot item.
The changes to the charter like this new fee, like the storm water fee, and other such shenanigans are not openly debated for long and there is little transparency.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:35 am to whoa
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The unincorporated areas will pay for all the crime in the city limits. This is fricking ridiculous.
Wow. Just wow.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:36 am to doubleb
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The word is we have too many cops with desk jobs
This post was edited on 12/12/24 at 9:37 am
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:42 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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I'm curious why this is not considered a "tax" that will need to be voted on. I guess the tax only applies to Entergy by technicality.
Yep. I should’ve copied The Advocate article that explained it much better.
Entergy doesn’t have to pass on the fee, they’re basically choosing to.
Either way, as the few of us still in unincorporated BR and not STG, I don’t wanna fund services I’m not receiving. Glad to see my council member was one of the 2 that voted against.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:46 am to member12
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it's a parish wide tax
But not for any incorporated areas. Wild.
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