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re: St. George vs. North Baton Rouge Economic Development District?
Posted on 12/11/16 at 5:45 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Posted on 12/11/16 at 5:45 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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The creation of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District as a political subdivision will allow certain beneficial distinctions for the purposes of economic development. The term “Economic Development” is a broad term and has many under lying components such as employment, commercial activity, financial support, advocacy and education.
i.e. prepare your anus for massive corruption. CATS level corruption, except on a much larger scale.
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Posted on 12/11/16 at 6:42 pm to Hangit
How it works is that much of the tax money collected in NBR goes to the NBRDD rather than the general fund. The NBRDD would then offer loans and other tax incentives to invite businesses to relocate. If they were focusing on industrial companies, this may be a workable plan. NBR has outstanding rail infrastructure (especially around Choctaw) to support far more industrial businesses than it currently serves (many have been shuttered since the 80's oil crunch). However, what they are trying to get is retail (which there is little market to support and plenty of blighted property), a hospital (which was tried at BRG but the shear volumes of uninsured and medicare/medicaid patients swamping the ER with non-emergencies quickly bankrupted the venture), a mental health facility (which will be funded by a millage passed in yesterday's elections), and new mid-rise apartments (section 8).
What would really boost NBR more than anything would be a repeal of the state's inventory tax, the passage of which caused the dozens upon dozens of warehouses all over NBR around Choctaw and Plank Road to be abandoned to avoid the tax and have those products stored in Texas and Mississippi.
What would really boost NBR more than anything would be a repeal of the state's inventory tax, the passage of which caused the dozens upon dozens of warehouses all over NBR around Choctaw and Plank Road to be abandoned to avoid the tax and have those products stored in Texas and Mississippi.
Posted on 12/11/16 at 7:13 pm to kingbob
Has anybody said that it's pronounced "inbred"?
Posted on 12/11/16 at 7:45 pm to kingbob
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The NBRDD would then offer loans and other tax incentives to invite businesses to relocate.
AKA lining the pockets of the "community leaders" and metro council
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However, what they are trying to get is retail (which there is little market to support and plenty of blighted property)
No legitimate retail store is going to locate in NBR unless they just need a write off for the large amount of shoplifting they will no doubt encounter.
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a mental health facility (which will be funded by a millage passed in yesterday's elections)
Did not pass
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and new mid-rise apartments (section 8).
Will be a drug/crime ridden shithole in under a year
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What would really boost NBR more than anything would be a repeal of the state's inventory tax
Nothing will boost NBR until the crime problem is under control.
Posted on 12/11/16 at 8:51 pm to kingbob
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There are 4 reasons NBR struggles to attract investment:
1. The population lacks the disposable income to support any more retail than they currently have. If this were not the case, then the Cortana mall would not be struggling as it is.
2. The high crime keeps away people who have money from living there (Exxon employees and state workers) even though it would significantly shorten their commutes.
3. The schools are awful, but that's an issue in much of the Parish.
4. The older vacant structures were built long before modern building codes and would be prohibitively expensive to retrofit to meet modern ADA codes, modern electrical codes, and lack the space to accomidate the requisite number of parking spaces without a varience from the zoning commission. This causes vacant properties to stay vacant once they become too run-down to support businesses without major renovations.
Nah, it's because err'body racist.
Posted on 12/11/16 at 8:59 pm to Alleman
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You are either ignorant or an idiot, I don't care which. The area trying to incorporate as St. George WAS NEVER A PART OF BATON ROUGE and would remain in East Baton Rouge parish.
So you are saying that the schools would remain a part of EBR public school system and under their direction?
Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:25 pm to LSUTANGERINE
If St. George incorporated the public school's inside St. George would remain in the EBR District.
There is a process to form separate school districts, but it's not the same process for forming a town or a city.
I think you are very confused.
There is a process to form separate school districts, but it's not the same process for forming a town or a city.
I think you are very confused.
Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:38 pm to doubleb
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If St. George incorporated the public school's inside St. George would remain in the EBR District.
There is a process to form separate school districts, but it's not the same process for forming a town or a city.
I think you are very confused.
They want a new school system.
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St. George, if successful, would be about 80 square miles in the southern part of East Baton Rouge Parish with about 107,000 residents. Planners of the suburban city want a new school system and more control of their tax dollars. Opponents say the new city would unfairly draw funds from the city-parish budget to the detriment of the rest of the parish residents.
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Similarly, Central has its own district and they were formerly of EBR School district,
This post was edited on 12/11/16 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 12/11/16 at 9:48 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Central became a city using the same exact process to form a city from unincorporated land.
Once Central became a city they followed another process to form an ISD.
It is possible to do either without doing both.
And yes SG leaders wanted to follow the same path that Central used.
But again St G could become a city and NOT get its own school district,
Once Central became a city they followed another process to form an ISD.
It is possible to do either without doing both.
And yes SG leaders wanted to follow the same path that Central used.
But again St G could become a city and NOT get its own school district,
Posted on 1/4/17 at 11:25 pm to LSUTANGERINE
St. George was never a part of Baton Rouge, it cannot secede. If established it remains in EBR Parish
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