re: Mayor Broome making last ditch attempt to sway voters (Updated?)

With OneBTR & Better Together Is Broome going around selling the idea that these residents should push to be annexed and selling her plan on pushing for annexation by BR after a no vote as vigorously as she is campaigning for a no vote? Even having someone in organization with her that can begin the process for them after vote especially with those owning property right up against boundary of BR.

Anyone in SG pushing OneBTR should also be pushing to be annexed by BR and have a working plan explaining each step towards that goal up to where they live if not bordering.

Just in sense to at least have some honesty and decency behind their words regardless of how likely it would happen.

Or is she and rest just relying on ignorant assuming they are part of BR already?

The dishonesty by BR Together campaign is sad. If ‘no’ wins Broome and supporters will be laughing at the ignorant they made believe they were part of city and Together.

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My point is that having St George fail and crowing about it is a better option than having it win and losing that money.

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I am not so sure she wants that. But again, I might be wrong.

If they lose, they sue, they still keep it alive and she still keeps the $$$$$$$$.

We shall see.

She can sue but, depending on what argument they use, they may lose quick and be on the hook for a lot of costs.

The current theory is that they will try to point at the parish charter which limits the parish to four municipalities. Problem with that is that the state constitution explicitly overrules parish charters when it comes to the incorporation of areas.

My Inniswold neighbours are very much pro St George from the signs I have seen in the yards.

The people who are against it mostly seems retired who have no kids and are worried about paying taxes out of their retirement accounts

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My primary annoyance about the St. George incorporation is that it is simply drawing a line through what any rational person would think was Baton Rouge if they were looking at a street map. Zachary was a separate town over a hundred years ago. Zachary, Baker, and Central all feel as though you have moved through some relatively empty space when driving from Baton Rouge to those cities. St. George reaches far beyond what would rationally make sense as their border to reach into Baton Rouge for business tax revenue, businesses that are there because the city of Baton Rouge exists, not because the village of St. George existed.

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Just like BR is keeping their line by supporting their own status quo. Many businesses in SG are not there solely now because of the city of BR (which maybe falling under 50% of total parish population). They are there because of the entire metroplex. Including St George there is probably around 110,000 or more residents in bordering unincorporated areas surrounding BR.

BR is not attempting to annex or pushing idea that resident areas in SG that appear to be part of BR actually become part of BR (aren’t pushing for Gardere, Monticello, Brownfields, or Merrydale either). If next to public streets and areas would you support BR drawing artificial lines to connecting down streets to business and ignore surrounding residential areas effectively split up area more? BR is wanting to keep your mentioned artificial line as much as St George is drawing one.

When you fault one side for artificial lines you can’t ignore the other side’s lines and their mostly staying status quo with bordering residential areas for 30 years being a part of the cause of others deciding they need to form their own city. It’s not like 2 cities fighting to annex areas. It’s one fighting to not annex area and to also not let said area incorporate themselves.

What’s gonna be hilarious is when STG passes but the vote on the ISD fails.

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What’s gonna be hilarious is when STG passes but the vote on the ISD fails.

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If the parish votes no and the people in the ISD vote yes, it will be typical La.; however, we all know it could very well happen.

As they say misery loves company.

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When you fault one side for artificial lines you can’t ignore the other side’s lines and their mostly staying status quo with bordering residential areas for 30 years being a part of the cause of others deciding they need to form their own city. It’s not like 2 cities fighting to annex areas. It’s one fighting to not annex area and to also not let said area incorporate themselves.

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If that’s accurate, then shame on Baton Rouge as well. Doesn’t make me like it any more

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Inniswold was passed over decades ago and not annexed.

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Did the residents petition for annexation?

The city has no say unless residents petition for it.

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A lack of foresight by BR in not annexing these areas isn’t St George’s fault. The fact that the area to be incorporated would immediately be the 5th largest city in the state shows how badly BR has handled things over the past 40 years.

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Eh. Up until recently no one even took issue with the consolidated government.