re: How is the OT Going to Vote on THRIVE?

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Why are you going so hard for Sid? do you know him?

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Nope, I've never met the man.

I'm "going hard" for Coach Edwards because when he was campaigning I agreed with most of what he said he wanted to do as mayor.

It was refreshing to hear a non-politician say he wanted to put priorities on how our existing taxes are spent.

I've waited for a mayor to pledge to do that for decades.

Now the Luddites on this board want to prevent him from doing what he pledged to do if he was elected even though it's why they voted for him.

I chalk that up to inbreeding, unlimited paranoia and lack of education.

Why would people in St. George want to save the city with their tax money?

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Tell me what parish wide debts then.

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The debts are EBR Parish general obligation bonds which were sold to improve infrastructure parish wide, including federal government mandated sewage upgrades and road and drainage improvements.

Have you not at least read the multitude of news releases about the Thrive Plan? Or do you just want to depend on others to explain it to you?

I don't vote for taxes, renewals included. When I believe the money I pay is being spent wisely, I will reconsider, but not before.

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Luddites

No one knows or cares what the frick this is.

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Everybody with an education knows what it is. 'nough said.

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What i didn't vote for was taking tax money from outside the city of baton rouge, and using it for the city of baton rouge.

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Show me where that's in the plan. I've read the entire Thrive Plan proposal and nowhere in it does it say money will be re-directed to a "city only" general fund. It's going into a parish general fund.

Do you think the mayor of St. George and the co-author of the Thrive Plan, Dwight Hudson whose district is entirely within the city limits of St. George, would support a plan that does that?

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It's going into the CITY/parish fund, which really just means the city.

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Why would people in St. George want to save the city with their tax money?

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That is such a spectacularly uninformed question.

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Why would people in St. George want to save the city with their tax money?

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This.

Everyone knows what this is about. BR city doesn’t have St George tax dollars so they are getting their money another way by robbing dedicated parish wide funds.

You know it. I know it. Sid knows it. Everyone knows it that has half a brain.

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Have you not at least read the multitude of news releases about the Thrive Plan? Or do you just want to depend on others to explain it to you?

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show me where it says "The debts are EBR Parish general obligation bonds which were sold to improve infrastructure parish wide, including federal government mandated sewage upgrades and road and drainage improvements" on here:
https://winebr.la/thriveebr/

all it says it pay down debts. doesn't say which debts.
You shouldn't need to redirect money for paying down debts. What this sounds like is "well we had the money to pay it, then St. George left, and now we don't have the money to pay it anymore"

It states they'll invest it in infrastructure. what infrastructure?
I don't have a problem redirecting this money for improving infrastructure, for the parish.


Are you going to keep ignoring the "essential services" and "safer streets".
I have a big problem with paying for essential services and "safer streets" for the city of BR.

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Everyone knows it that has half a brain.

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Does the mayor of St. George know it? Or does the councilman who represents St. George know it?

I ask because both of them support the Thrive Plan.

Maybe it's YOU who misunderstands the Plan.

Based on your posts in this thread I'd say there is a really good chance of that...