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What Are Currently the Largest Issues with BR City/Parish Government?
Posted on 12/5/18 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 12/5/18 at 3:34 pm
Haven’t lived there since I graduated from LSU Law in 2010. I remember BR having some very run down areas, and downtown had nothing to offer. However, campus was nice and I usually stayed in that part of town.
I hear people complain about SWB and her cohorts, claiming they are the worst of all time. What exactly are they doing now to sabotage the city?
I hear people complain about SWB and her cohorts, claiming they are the worst of all time. What exactly are they doing now to sabotage the city?
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Posted on 12/5/18 at 3:36 pm to Longstreet
3 bans
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:13 pm to teke184
Total lack of vision and
people just worshipping the here and now.
When south gets something the north wants two
Except Libraries we all get six
people just worshipping the here and now.
When south gets something the north wants two
Except Libraries we all get six
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:19 pm to Longstreet
They keep raising taxes for various projects yet nothing ever gets done.
The MovEBR proposal wants money to fix traffic and infrastructure issues. One of the line items is synchronization of traffic signals. Why the hell do they need more money for this? Some idiot/thief in the transportation department should be fired if he isn’t doing this on a regular basis.
The MovEBR proposal wants money to fix traffic and infrastructure issues. One of the line items is synchronization of traffic signals. Why the hell do they need more money for this? Some idiot/thief in the transportation department should be fired if he isn’t doing this on a regular basis.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:38 pm to Bmath
Remember MOVEBR will be managed by a contract construction management company.
If this is true then why do we need all the village idiots at DPW?
We could just fire the majority of them and just have a head of dpw manage the contractor.
How much is this company going to charge?
If this is true then why do we need all the village idiots at DPW?
We could just fire the majority of them and just have a head of dpw manage the contractor.
How much is this company going to charge?
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:40 pm to johnnyrocket
It seems like these are questions that can easily be asked at the next parish council meeting. Are they refusing to provide answers? Because that could be a problem if they are attempting to commit fraud.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:40 pm to Bmath
That’s more of an extortion issue.
IIRC, they intentionally broke the synchronization so that there would be more traffic and that people would want to find the projects.
Kind of like the “road diet” where they are taking Government down to two lanes in an attempt to get people to use other roads.
Doesn’t quite work well when Claycut is closed for long stretches of time, Capital Heights is one way heading west, and some roads like North Blvd end at BRCC.
IIRC, they intentionally broke the synchronization so that there would be more traffic and that people would want to find the projects.
Kind of like the “road diet” where they are taking Government down to two lanes in an attempt to get people to use other roads.
Doesn’t quite work well when Claycut is closed for long stretches of time, Capital Heights is one way heading west, and some roads like North Blvd end at BRCC.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:40 pm to Longstreet
Downtown is actually pretty nice. A lot more activity and lot's of condos and hotels moving in...which will mean more activity and restaurants.
SWB is OK in a "meh." She isn't fixing any problems but she isn't some full blow SJW bent on creating more problems. But lots of other people ARE creating problems and she has spent NONE of her political capital trying to rein them in.
Most recent issue is the assault on business by "Together Baton Rouge." Mayor has been pretty quiet about this. She is too busy trying to pass a doomed road tax.
Oh and SE Baton Rouge is trying to incorporate and form their own city like Central (and Baker and Zachary). Whether you are for or against it, it is a big deal.
SWB is OK in a "meh." She isn't fixing any problems but she isn't some full blow SJW bent on creating more problems. But lots of other people ARE creating problems and she has spent NONE of her political capital trying to rein them in.
Most recent issue is the assault on business by "Together Baton Rouge." Mayor has been pretty quiet about this. She is too busy trying to pass a doomed road tax.
Oh and SE Baton Rouge is trying to incorporate and form their own city like Central (and Baker and Zachary). Whether you are for or against it, it is a big deal.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:46 pm to BigJim
quote:Is removing that large of a tax base the right thing to do? I’m not sure how big the area is, but SE Baton Rouge has a lot of the higher wage earners in the city.
Oh and SE Baton Rouge is trying to incorporate and form their own city like Central (and Baker and Zachary). Whether you are for or against it, it is a big deal.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:54 pm to teke184
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Kind of like the “road diet” where they are taking Government down to two lanes in an attempt to get people to use other roads.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 4:57 pm to Longstreet
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Is removing that large of a tax base the right thing to do? I’m not sure how big the area is, but SE Baton Rouge has a lot of the higher wage earners in the city.
Complicated issue that has fostered many a spirited debate here.
IMHO: Short-term probably bad for the city of baton rouge, but long-term will serve as a levee against the flood of people leaving the parish.
I was against it last time, but the many many misuses of tax dollars and lack of concern from the current administration have changed my mind.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:00 pm to Longstreet
BR can’t or won’t incorporate the area and has basically said “if you aren’t in an incorporated area, then frick you.”
And they wonder why the response is for St George to incorporate?
The “can’t” part is a combination of the city parish merger and Voting Rights Act. Merger
And they wonder why the response is for St George to incorporate?
The “can’t” part is a combination of the city parish merger and Voting Rights Act. Merger
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:03 pm to Longstreet
The entire northern half of the city is a poor, violent war zone showing no signs of improvement.
The residents there want to tax the productive citizens of the southern half of the city for handouts but don't want to do anything to help themselves. The single parent home rate in NBR is probably 80%.
In the 80s, the school districts were gerrymandered to make them more racially balanced. It had the opposite effect causing white flight to the suburbs and private schools. This ruined even the once decent public schools in SBR.
Poor city planning allowed developers to build apartments and townhouses near nicer neighborhoods which turned into Section 8 once they were old and fell into poor shape.
The residents there want to tax the productive citizens of the southern half of the city for handouts but don't want to do anything to help themselves. The single parent home rate in NBR is probably 80%.
In the 80s, the school districts were gerrymandered to make them more racially balanced. It had the opposite effect causing white flight to the suburbs and private schools. This ruined even the once decent public schools in SBR.
Poor city planning allowed developers to build apartments and townhouses near nicer neighborhoods which turned into Section 8 once they were old and fell into poor shape.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:04 pm to teke184
Hit post too soon...
The city quit incorporating most non commercial areas around 1980 due to the merger. Adding residential areas is problematic at the least due to the VRA claiming any change to the boundaries will dilute black votes.
The city quit incorporating most non commercial areas around 1980 due to the merger. Adding residential areas is problematic at the least due to the VRA claiming any change to the boundaries will dilute black votes.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:05 pm to Longstreet
Liberalism
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:08 pm to Longstreet
The most frustratingly fixable problem is the black hole that is their permitting department. Nearly every retail/food service business that tries to open here misses their expected open date by at least a year almost exclusively due to incompetence in that department. This causes an untold number of businesses to run out of runway and fail simply because the government couldn't process their shite fast enough.
The three biggest issues, however, are crime, education, and traffic.
The three biggest issues, however, are crime, education, and traffic.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:12 pm to BigJim
quote:
Downtown is actually pretty nice. A lot more activity and lot's of condos and hotels moving in...which will mean more activity and restaurants.
It's getting better. They need more police presence, fixing cracked and broken sidewalks, fix meters, and finally decide how to configure all of the streets.
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SWB is OK in a "meh." She isn't fixing any problems but she isn't some full blow SJW bent on creating more problems. But lots of other people ARE creating problems and she has spent NONE of her political capital trying to rein them in.
Broome has trouble hiring prople, she authorizes too many studies, she's ready to launch her SJ plan to put quotas on city contracts, and she makes a good appearance.
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Oh and SE Baton Rouge is trying to incorporate and form their own city like Central (and Baker and Zachary). Whether you are for or against it, it is a big deal.
Broome's screw ups and her Democrat friends are helping push this forward.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:14 pm to BigJim
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I was against it last time, but the many many misuses of tax dollars and lack of concern from the current administration have changed my mind.
Welcome aboard, I think folks are beginning to see the bigger picture.
An effective SG and a strong ISD can revitalize the parish in the long run.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:20 pm to Longstreet
Biggest issue is education and traffic, or traffic and education depending if you are in your car of not.
The state and the Feds have failed the region.
We are still trying to fix two messes they created in the 60s and 70s.
The school mess and the mess they call I10, I12 andI110
Both the school desegregation episode and the faulty design of the interstates are still hurting us.
The state and the Feds have failed the region.
We are still trying to fix two messes they created in the 60s and 70s.
The school mess and the mess they call I10, I12 andI110
Both the school desegregation episode and the faulty design of the interstates are still hurting us.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 5:28 pm to doubleb
I think a lot of the interstate problems are exacerbated by the other issues.
The bussing case caused booms in the suburbs and outer parishes as people moved out of bad school districts.
It also generated a boom in the unincorporated areas of the city from 1980 to now, as people moving to the suburbs caused the businesses to expand there.
Back in 1980, Essen Lane was considered “out in the country”, as only NBC 33 was out there. Then OLOL was built and things took off. Now it is one of the most heavily built up sections of town.
The bussing case caused booms in the suburbs and outer parishes as people moved out of bad school districts.
It also generated a boom in the unincorporated areas of the city from 1980 to now, as people moving to the suburbs caused the businesses to expand there.
Back in 1980, Essen Lane was considered “out in the country”, as only NBC 33 was out there. Then OLOL was built and things took off. Now it is one of the most heavily built up sections of town.
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