re: Budget comparisons between St George & other Louisiana cities

Your questions are good ones and I'd like to help answer them, but I've already spent all morning just coming up with the numbers I showed in my OP.

I don't have time to research your very valid questions. Perhaps you do or maybe someone else who is interested in facts would like to do so.

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your biggest gripe seems to boil down to "Hey! If you guys go through with this, it will cost more than the initial estimates so you are basing your decision on erroneous info.

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True.

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That may be the case and I'd sure like to see a more detailed explanation/breakdown and a revision of numbers if needed.

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You would think someone involved in the organization effort would take the time to do just that.

I wonder why they don't?

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an increase in property taxes may be worth a school system that is free from the current school board

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The increase in taxes for the new school district is separate from the increase in taxes needed for the city itself.

Both Zachary and Central increased their school taxes after they established their own school district. Zachary's school taxes are almost double the EBR property tax rate. Central's school property taxes are about 60% more than the EBR school system's property taxes.

If the organizers would just point out those facts, along with a reasonably comparative city budget to the residents of SG, I'd have no basis for criticizing their efforts.