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re: Dear St. George peeps - please vote in favor of the 2% tax on the December ballot
Posted on 11/16/24 at 6:01 am to Giantkiller
Posted on 11/16/24 at 6:01 am to Giantkiller
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plan to - but for reasons unknow, it's very quiet. You would think for as detrimentally important it is to the area, there would be a little louder of a push.
Did you get a mailer? I know they started going out.
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Posted on 11/16/24 at 6:37 am to udtiger
One of the obstacles to St George is that the white middle class in EBR is generally anti tax. Good luck with it.
(And yes, folks should vote in favor of taxes to build out the town services.)
(And yes, folks should vote in favor of taxes to build out the town services.)
Posted on 11/16/24 at 7:43 am to Giantkiller
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plan to - but for reasons unknow, it's very quiet. You would think for as detrimentally important it is to the area, there would be a little louder of a push.
St G residents are well informed on the issues. All you need to know is if Better Together opposes you need to support.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 8:17 am to udtiger
St George needs to do all they can to ensure people understand this before the vote. This thread cant seem to comprehend it
Posted on 11/16/24 at 8:19 am to jamiegla1
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St George needs to do all they can to ensure people understand this before the vote. This thread cant seem to comprehend it
I think most do.
Problem is there are Together BR and Better Together fricktards spreading misinformation.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 8:35 am to udtiger
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Problem is there are Together BR and Better Together fricktards spreading misinformation.
Yes, they pop in here sometimes to confuse the issue.
If this ballot fails no one will pay less sales tax. If it passes no one will pay more sales tax.
The 2% in question will still be collected either way.
The difference is instead of ending up in the parish general fund to be spent parish wide it will end up in the SG general fund where it will go to funding SG needs.
That includes maintenance of city roads, caution lights for schools, drainage, zoning, permitting, the police chief, city offices, and litter collection.
Folks in SG should be able to see ditches cleaned, roads striped, less roadside trash, and basically a cleaner, safer environment.
If you don’t you don’t need to call 311. Just go down to the next city meeting and ask why not.
No run around.
This post was edited on 11/16/24 at 9:09 am
Posted on 11/16/24 at 8:46 am to udtiger
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Problem is there are Together BR and Better Together fricktards spreading misinformation.
They have backed off a little since SWB is up for reelection and MOP died. All they are is the attack group for SWB. They had to lay off because they didn't want to drive people to the polls and vote against her.
If SWB wins as mayor, watch for them to ramp back up as soon as the election is over.
This post was edited on 11/16/24 at 8:47 am
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:05 am to BigBinBR
Guess I missed that MOP had died, good riddance.
Hopefully this passes and StG gets to control their own tax money. Any word on the $250M that baton rouge still owes from the original election date.
Hopefully this passes and StG gets to control their own tax money. Any word on the $250M that baton rouge still owes from the original election date.
This post was edited on 11/16/24 at 9:07 am
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:10 am to BigBinBR
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They have backed off a little since SWB is up for reelection and MOP died. All they are is the attack group for SWB. They had to lay off because they didn't want to drive people to the polls and vote against her.
The Together crowd just got a big grant from the CP Council for safe havens. They had to be good for a little while.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:11 am to TigerAlumni2010
quote:Doesn't look like there has been an update. I think they are still working on the incorporation date. SWB thinks it should be July 1, 2024 because of her lawsuit. I'm guessing that it will have to be decided by the courts.
Any word on the $250M that baton rouge still owes from the original election date.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:28 am to dragginass
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Did you get a mailer? I know they started going out.
My house did.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:29 am to udtiger
I still stand behind the fact that SG organizers should be publicizing this more.
I want this to pass just as much as the rest of our fledgling city residents do, but yall better start getting the word out about it.
I want this to pass just as much as the rest of our fledgling city residents do, but yall better start getting the word out about it.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:29 am to BigBinBR
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Any word on the $250M that baton rouge still owes from the original election date.
Doesn't look like there has been an update. I think they are still working on the incorporation date. SWB thinks it should be July 1, 2024 because of her lawsuit. I'm guessing that it will have to be decided by the courts
If they were smart, St.G would offer to have election day be incorporation date, but they would not challenge the annexations that were done after (and would only want 25% of the taxes collected from those properties between election day and the date of the LASC ruling). This would put total owed around $200 million.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:30 am to jamiegla1
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St George needs to do all they can to ensure people understand this before the vote. This thread cant seem to comprehend it
I think St George residents are smart enough to figure it out. The people on this thread that can’t ’comprehend’ it are being deliberately obtuse and trolling because they are upset the new city was formed.
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:30 am to Giantkiller
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I still stand behind the fact that SG organizers should be publicizing this more.
I want this to pass just as much as the rest of our fledgling city residents do, but yall better start getting the word out about it
Hence, my post
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:33 am to Porpus
[quote]This is probably going to get voted down, and that really just exemplifies why both democracy and St. George were bad ideas.[/quote
I’m sure you had the same prediction for St G vote years ago and Kamala winning last week…..right?
I’m sure you had the same prediction for St G vote years ago and Kamala winning last week…..right?
Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:10 am to udtiger
Bump for early voting (starts today)
Again - NOT A NEW TAX!!!
It reallocates the 2% sales tax that is for incorporated parts of the Parish to StG for sales within their boundaries.
Again - NOT A NEW TAX!!!
It reallocates the 2% sales tax that is for incorporated parts of the Parish to StG for sales within their boundaries.
Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:28 am to udtiger
sorry. i vote against all taxes.
Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:32 am to MikeBRLA
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It absolutely is a new tax since it doesn’t exist currently
1. You are dumb
2. It does exist
3. it is the tax that the city is holding hostage that goes to St. George area, no different than Baker, Central and Zachary.
4. BR is going to F&%# up again and get sued because they also owe it in back taxes going back to the date of incorporation and the SC ordered them to pay.
By all means run your face into a wall - your parents failed.
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