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Metro council meeting runs out of time during library tax vote

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The agenda item was for a resolution to call for an election in October to renew a library tax for 10 more years.

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Metro council meeting runs out of time during library tax vote

The agenda item was for a resolution to call for an election in October to renew a library tax for 10 more years.

2 months ago·Baton Rouge, United States

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The Advocate

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Future of Baton Rouge library funding unclear after Metro Council fails to pass tax renewal

The fate of future funding for East Baton Rouge Parish's library system remains an unknown, after the Metro Council failed to pass a millage renewal Wednesday.

2 months ago·Baton Rouge, United States

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Amherst Indy

Town Council Calls for More Assurances on Library Project Funding - Amherst Indy

Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 10, 2025. Part 2 During a Town Council discussion of Town Manager goals on February 10, 2025, District 1 Town Councilor Cathy Schoen called for language that directs the Town Manager to make sure that funding is secured before entering into any contracts on the Jones Library demolition/expansion project. The original wording of the goal for the Town Manager with respect to the project …

2 months ago

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WBRZ

Metro Council meeting ends in stalemate over library tax proposal

BATON ROUGE - The Metro Council heard from dozens of people Wednesday about property taxes and the library system, but council members ran out of time and did not vote on the library tax renewal proposal.Mayor-President Sid Edwards, who took office last month after a career as a high school football coach, announced last week that he wants to reduce the amount of the library tax, but ask voters to rededicate some of it to pay police and for oth…

2 months ago·Baton Rouge, United States

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