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Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:32 am to the paradigm
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The population of Sandy Springs is 100K
And you also have Atlanta, an economic engine for an entire region, right next door. That is not a comparison for BR, sorry.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:32 am to the paradigm
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Which is why you don't understand our plight. I guarantee that if you were in my position, you'd feel the exact same way.
If it's about schools, then give us the plan and the numbers needed.
Taxes will definitely be raised. How will ZG fund the campaign to get the school district? How many buildings will be needed? Faculty?
People have been asking legitimate questions and receiving no answers. Just derision and emotional appeals.
This post was edited on 6/23/18 at 11:34 am
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:33 am to Shaft Williams
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I hope St. George comes to fruition. I have nothing but respect for folks trying to cut ties from a sinking ship.
I live a half mile inside of the BR city limits but I still hope it happens. My kid is already in middle school so I wouldn't move her anyway at this point.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:36 am to magildachunks
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Taxes will definitely be raised. How will ZG fund the campaign to get the school district? How many buildings will be needed? Faculty?
I agree that taxes will be raised.
I'm from Central and my dad still owns property there and his went up. It was more than offset by property value increases and quality schools.
If you have kids a slight tax increase easily pays for itself. Hell, we pay 12k for private school to keep my daughter out of BR schools.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:39 am to magildachunks
I find your lack of response telling.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:42 am to Ponchy Tiger
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Why don't you kick off the answer portion of this?
Economic vibrance and diversity, better schools, better infrastructure, tourism, clean, higher property values to keep poors like you out, and a population of people who care about those things. The list goes on. St G is a patch on a sucking chest wound.
Can we become better as a region and state. Yes. But it takes the people as a whole to make that change.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 11:57 am to magildachunks
At this time they are taking the first step to become a city. Until you become a city and know how many students you have it would be hard to give exact figures. They do have an idea again still hard as areas might get annexed in.
At this time being under served by schools in our area and lack of property bought for future schools in the SE & SW part of the parish it is still unknown.
EBRPSS more worried about magnet schools than dealing with the avg kids who do not get in magnet programs.
The people in our area should file a federal suit as to why inside of BR they fix, add, and replace schools in areas while our area outside BR paying the same taxes does not have enough schools to keep up with the population?
We should ask the court for the same funding of schools along with the quality of school with high tech science labs etc like BRHS and Lee in our area.
As far as paying legacy cost the people of this area also paid for schools. It sad we will like Central have to buy schools we paid taxes on if we become a city and get our own school district.
Why should we pay legacy cost when we will have to buy schools if we get our own school district?
As far as legacy cost for BRPD, city court, BRFD, and constables office we are not in the city and should not have to or be paying for these services.
At this time being under served by schools in our area and lack of property bought for future schools in the SE & SW part of the parish it is still unknown.
EBRPSS more worried about magnet schools than dealing with the avg kids who do not get in magnet programs.
The people in our area should file a federal suit as to why inside of BR they fix, add, and replace schools in areas while our area outside BR paying the same taxes does not have enough schools to keep up with the population?
We should ask the court for the same funding of schools along with the quality of school with high tech science labs etc like BRHS and Lee in our area.
As far as paying legacy cost the people of this area also paid for schools. It sad we will like Central have to buy schools we paid taxes on if we become a city and get our own school district.
Why should we pay legacy cost when we will have to buy schools if we get our own school district?
As far as legacy cost for BRPD, city court, BRFD, and constables office we are not in the city and should not have to or be paying for these services.
This post was edited on 6/23/18 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:04 pm to djangochained
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Whose we ?
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:12 pm to tigerpimpbot
Every voting citizen in the SW and SE part of EBRP in areas where we do not have an exclusive magnet school or even neighborhood schools.
That means white, Black (yes we have blacks who also care about their kids education), Muslims, Latinos, and people with handicap kids or special needs kids.
Why should the citizens out here not have schools closer in their area to serve their needs while BRHS came in way over budget just so they could keep the architectural look of the building?
If you do not live in this area STFU and stay out of our business. Worry about your city that needs to steal tax dollars from unicorporated areas to survive.
That means white, Black (yes we have blacks who also care about their kids education), Muslims, Latinos, and people with handicap kids or special needs kids.
Why should the citizens out here not have schools closer in their area to serve their needs while BRHS came in way over budget just so they could keep the architectural look of the building?
If you do not live in this area STFU and stay out of our business. Worry about your city that needs to steal tax dollars from unicorporated areas to survive.
This post was edited on 6/23/18 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:20 pm to magildachunks
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Will SG make real estate cheaper?
It’ll certainly be cheaper in BR
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:21 pm to StupidBinder
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I haven’t lived in BR in over a decade so I really don’t have an answer. I understand why St George wants to break away and I understand why EBR wants to stop them. Tough situation
SG the city isn't breaking away from EBR.
An ISD would be breaking off EBRSS. There are big advantages to doing this. Out parish becomes more like Travis County(Austin, Texas) and districts become more competitive with each other thus helping the community.
Folks don't have to leave the parish to get good neighborhood schools. They can stay home. That increases property values, business improves, less traffic moving on the interstate, and other benefits from a city and an ISD.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:21 pm to the paradigm
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need to get roughly 13k
Lol good luck with that
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:24 pm to the paradigm
What is this? The Madison of Louisiana?
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:26 pm to Collegedropout
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What is this? The Madison of Louisiana?
The unincorporated areas of BR are trying to form into a separate city with the ultimate goal being schools that are separate from EBRPSS. It's been done a few times on a smaller scale in the area
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:27 pm to magildachunks
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Will SG make real estate cheaper?
If an ISD becomes a reality your real estate values will likely increase.
The time to buy is now.
You can get in before the boom or wait and complain when it's too late.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:30 pm to doubleb
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SG the city isn't breaking away from EBR.
An ISD would be breaking off EBRSS. There are big advantages to doing this. Out parish becomes more like Travis County(Austin, Texas) and districts become more competitive with each other thus helping the community.
Folks don't have to leave the parish to get good neighborhood schools. They can stay home. That increases property values, business improves, less traffic moving on the interstate, and other benefits from a city and an ISD.
I might not be understanding the proposal then. I thought that SG wanted to incorporate so that they could form their own ISD. Are they trying to stay with EBRP schools and if so, then what’s the point of incorporating?
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:31 pm to StupidBinder
They eventually want their own school district. They’d also like to stop being a piggy bank for NBR.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:32 pm to Collegedropout
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What is this? The Madison of Louisiana?
Pretty much but in the same county.
Posted on 6/23/18 at 12:33 pm to StupidBinder
No you are exactly right.
I'm pointing out forming the City of SG is not breaking away from anything. We aren't part of BR.
But yes the goal is an ISD. That would be breaking away from the EBRSS.
Sorry I confused you.
I'm pointing out forming the City of SG is not breaking away from anything. We aren't part of BR.
But yes the goal is an ISD. That would be breaking away from the EBRSS.
Sorry I confused you.
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