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re: Who here is against St George?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:17 pm to RyseofRome
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:17 pm to RyseofRome
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Posted by RyseofRome This is the longest thread Ive ever started. But to all who are for St George, frick you. I want my niece to go to BRMHS. So keep your little Tom in CHS, and your little Sally in St judes. And shut up!
Too bad that isn't guaranteed because it's a lottery to get in.
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Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:18 pm to RyseofRome
That's the only argument I here from people in SG limits as to why they don't want it to go. Getting into the BR magnet program is a lottery system. I'm not taking my chances on a lottery system when it comes to my kids or my money.
I hope your niece gets in, but what are her options if she doesn't? Have you asked her parents this?
I hope your niece gets in, but what are her options if she doesn't? Have you asked her parents this?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:22 pm to paddys pub
I went to BRMHS. If she gets rejected, she can just go to McKinley gifted, then transfer for tenth grade. My sister doesn't want to pay for St Joes
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:25 pm to LSURussian
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Seriously, you've proven you're just making up shite and throwing it against the wall to see what sticks. That strategy doesn't work when you're dealing with adults in a discussion.
I stand corrected on the surplus, but unless you have some data stating legacy costs are in excess of 20.5million, you're just making shite up yourself. You have further proven you have no idea what the legal process is for the school district formation, nor do you have a clue what would have to happenfor the uunincorporated areas to be annexed in. You are guessing and wishing this away. It won't work.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:29 pm to paddys pub
quote:Wrong.
To annex those areas would need a majority of property taxpayers in the area to petition the council to make the change.
Not even close to how the process works.
All it takes is for ONE property owner to petition for his property to be incorporated into the city. His request is then put to a public hearing, after posting a 30-day notice of the upcoming hearing, where anyone is allowed to speak for or against the proposal. Of course the more property owners who are on the petition for incorporation, the better the chances of the proposal passing.
Then the metro council votes on an ordinance to incorporate the area. If it receives a majority of council votes, it is incorporated.
There is very little residential property in the Mall of La/Perkins Rowe retail district. There are some condos and apts in Perkins Rowe but other than that, it's almost exclusively commercial property.
I know the process. My property went through that process a few years ago. I didn't even know my property was being considered to be incorporated into the city until I read in the paper it was already voted on and passed.
quote:Yes, they can. And have.
They can't just annex a certain area.
Seriously, why do you people post crap that is so inaccurate?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:32 pm to RyseofRome
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I went to BRMHS. If she gets rejected, she can just go to McKinley gifted, then transfer for tenth grade. My sister doesn't want to pay for St Joes
It's not guaranteed she'll get in for her 10th grade year either. Her chances will entirely depend on how many kids got kicked out or left after their freshman year.
And don't think I'm some BRHS hater. I graduated from there myself. Unfortunately it's a lottery.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:32 pm to RyseofRome
Hey RyseoRome, here's a novel idea: Tell your niece's parents to move into the city of BR! Then attending an EBRPS won't be in question.
As for you, sign the petition to incorporate or don't sign it. I don't care. When it goes to the voting booth, vote or don't vote, again, I don't care. Oh, and if you don't live in the unincorporated area of EBRP, your opinion and your comments are irrelevant.
As for you, sign the petition to incorporate or don't sign it. I don't care. When it goes to the voting booth, vote or don't vote, again, I don't care. Oh, and if you don't live in the unincorporated area of EBRP, your opinion and your comments are irrelevant.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:33 pm to LSURussian
$250,000 for economic development 
Cities with 100k populations in major metro areas like that spend over $500k on operations and staff alone. That's before any local incentives are considered.
Cities with 100k populations in major metro areas like that spend over $500k on operations and staff alone. That's before any local incentives are considered.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:33 pm to RyseofRome
I went to Scotlandville when it was a pure magnet program and when they let in the neighborhood kids. The difference was night and day. Just because McKinley has a gifted program in it doesn't make it a good school. You still have to deal with all the hoodlums that are in it.
I don't want to pay for park view so I'm voting for SG
I don't want to pay for park view so I'm voting for SG
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:35 pm to St George Louisiana
quote:So the lead organizer's (Bill Rainey) comments are irrelevant? He doesn't live in the St George unincorporated area and he is one of the petition's main drivers.
and if you don't live in the unincorporated area of EBRP, your opinion and your comments are irrelevant.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:35 pm to LSURussian
Post a link to your facts. The annexation was discussed on several news websites and they all said this.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:38 pm to MikeBRLA
I went to BRMHS. Enough kids fail out or leave for his niece to go there. The thing is, the lottery system is stupid. When I was going there, BRMHS rejected really smart Asian kids, and they let in stupid white dudes like myself so 
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:44 pm to paddys pub
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Post a link to your facts. The annexation was discussed on several news websites and they all said this.
I'll do it for him...from the BR Business Report:
quote:LINK
Annexing 101
The East Baton Rouge City-Parish Home Rule Charter does not include a provision that allows the city to annex property.
“It's mainly a developer-driven issue,” says EBR Council Administrator Brian Mayers. “There's no initiative for us to say [the city] is going to annex this and we're going to annex that.”
Developers, individuals or civic associations who push for annexing land into the city must petition those who will be affected. That includes a majority—more than 50%—of registered voters and property owners in the area, including owners whose property accounts for 25% of the area's value. The Metro Council then gives final approval.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:46 pm to paddys pub
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I don't want to pay for park view so I'm voting for SG
Or, novel idea here, you could do what ZAachary did for years and actually get involved with your kids school to make sure that it was a good school. You know, get the entire community involved for fund raisers for uniforms, books, computers, instead of relying on the school board or taxes to provide all that stuff.
Do people forget that Zachary was a great school under EBRPSB? Always had great equipment and always had high test scores.
Also always had the community behind it.
BTW, while considered the best system int he state, the test scores are no longer as high as they once were for Zachary. Probably because the community got passive and decided to let the taxes and school board handle everything.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:46 pm to dragginass
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when 60% of the total revenue comes from St.George.
There you go again.....
The total general fund annual revenue for EBR is $299.4 million. The entire budget, including all revenue sources is $804.8 million. Page 17 of this EBR budget that was adopted in December shows the revenue breakdown
As I posted earlier, the entire St George general fund revenues are projected to be $80.8 million. LINK
Now tell us how $80.4 is 60% of either $299.4 million or of $804.8 million???
At most it's 27% of the general fund budget!
Stop posting wrong information. You're really embarrassing yourself.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:47 pm to LSURussian
All that matters is the vote. The rest of it is hot air.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:50 pm to Traffic Circle
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All that matters is the vote. The rest of it is hot air.
Well right now a vote can't even occur because they can't get 25% of the population's signatures needed to even consider the City.
Then, they will need to vote again, this time with the entire parish and state to approve the school district secession. With the majority still lying within BR's current city limits.
Good luck.
It's sad, all this effort spent on establishing a new city could have been spent directly on influencing the School Board and its leadership in a positive manner.
This post was edited on 2/11/14 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:50 pm to Tigerpaw123
quote:Is the phrase "life is fair" printed on your birth certificate?
If that happens , is that fair?
quote:Because there were questions raised about how it would affect the parish's bond ratings and the council directed their bond attorney to research that issue and report back at the next meeting.
also why did metro council table that vote if they are so sure it is going to happen?
quote:Yes. Three of them are almost entirely within the SG area. Four others represent a portion of the SG area and larger areas of the city.
Didn't you say that the majority of the council members have at least a part of their district in SG?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:51 pm to dragginass
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The laws are on our side. You can hope all you want that BR can annex sales areas, but your wishes don't have any place in a discussion on facts.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:52 pm to RyseofRome
This thread is still going? Do we have a solid count of racists yet?
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