re: St. George's Petition Has Been Verified!

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ean ST G escape the insanely high sales tax of EBR or are they bound to that?

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Basically all that changes is control of the 2% parish tax that is currently paid. Instead of going to the parish general fund, it would go to the SG treasury.
Fees, license fees, etc. would also go to SG.

I don't know if those taxes and fees could be lowered, but maybe they could.

Gravy has spoken!
Let’s talk about how the proposed City of St. George is just another form of legalized segregation.

Conservatives are the majority on the council. Literally they have 7 members which is what it takes to pass any measure. This St. George conversation is new white flight. When it seems that blacks are going to get a fair shake it’s somehow wrong. 98% of contracts in Baton Rouge go to white owned firms, not 60% not 70% not 80% but 98% of contracts go to companies that look like the majority on the council, not the majority of the city. Contracts to the tune of $300 million annually. Yet that doesn’t impact the income gap? That doesn’t impact crime? That doesn’t impact access to healthcare? It’s another form of taxation without representation.

Growth of black owned businesses shouldn’t be a problem, but a collective goal of everyone in this community because it creates jobs. Helps reduce crime, helps children have parents that can spend more time helping them with homework rather than working 3 or 4 jobs. Everything I’ve just said is rooted in data, including white flight when blacks begin to seek equity. So help me understand how creating a city 70% white helps us solve any of our collective issues that won’t go away if a new city is created?

Thanks for the input, much appreciated

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Gravy has spoken! Let’s talk about how the proposed City of St. George is just another form of legalized segregation. Conservatives are the majority on the council. Literally they have 7 members which is what it takes to pass any measure. This St. George conversation is new white flight. When it seems that blacks are going to get a fair shake it’s somehow wrong. 98% of contracts in Baton Rouge go to white owned firms, not 60% not 70% not 80% but 98% of contracts go to companies that look like the majority on the council, not the majority of the city. Contracts to the tune of $300 million annually. Yet that doesn’t impact the income gap? That doesn’t impact crime? That doesn’t impact access to healthcare? It’s another form of taxation without representation. Growth of black owned businesses shouldn’t be a problem, but a collective goal of everyone in this community because it creates jobs. Helps reduce crime, helps children have parents that can spend more time helping them with homework rather than working 3 or 4 jobs. Everything I’ve just said is rooted in data, including white flight when blacks begin to seek equity. So help me understand how creating a city 70% white helps us solve any of our collective issues that won’t go away if a new city is created?

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Condensed version....St. George supporters = racists

He's a one-trick pony, just like Chauna Banks. They play the race card every time. I'm glad to see that people in BR are getting sick and tired of this BS.

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So help me understand how creating a city 70% white helps us solve any of our collective issues that won’t go away if a new city is created

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The current system is failing. The issues we see; crime, schools, traffic, and poor govt. response to daily occurrences are not being addressed now and are getting worse.
SG believes we can help ourselves better than others can help us. Bigger isn't necessarily better. Local control can be better than regional control.
And percentage of race has nothing to do with anything. What makes a difference is having more people that produce than people that sponge and want everyone else to fix their problems.

An election would be held state wide from what I understand.

To win I believe the state would have to vote for it, the parish would have to vote for it and the district itself would have to vote for it.

It would take a trifecta to pass.

If I'm wrong here, someone please correct me.

If Gravy is really concerned, he should be pushing 24/7 to de-consolidate. Let the people of BR impact the city of BR.

However, that comes at a cost and that cost is they would have to be self-funding.

Can't have it both ways, Mr. Gravy.

I have kind of a dumb question.. The school board is awarding a contract on a $30 million dollar school in Jefferson Terrace right now. Is it wise for the EBRPSS to be building a school they will likely have to just give away in the next few years?

So which current high schools are within the proposed City of SG limit?

LINK

Just woodlawn. Pretty amazing over such a vast area there's such a lack of schools.