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Rapides Parish

Local election results for Saturday, May 3, 2003. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA PROPOSITION (CITY MILLAGE CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 5 YEAR 11.25 MILLS PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION FOR CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING AND IMPROVING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

City of Alexandria, 11.25 Mills - City Council

Passed: 71.6% voted yes and 28.4% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Alexandria, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 11.25 mills on the dollar on all the property subject to taxation in the City for a period of five (5) years, beginning with the year 2003 and ending with the year 2007 for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, and improving the following capital improvement projects within the City: Bayou Phillips Pump Station Culpepper/Llewelyn Drainage Project Extension of Jackson Street Empire/Baldwin Drainage Project Extension of Versailles Blvd. (Phase 2) Hynson Bayou Pump Station (Phase 3) Hynson Bayou Pump Station (Phase 4) Hynson Bayou Pump Station (Phase 5) Park Acquisition & Development McAdams Drainage Project Railroad Avenue Drainage Project Prescott Road Drainage Project Hudson Road Drainage Georgetown Drainage Projects (Phase 2) Street Improvements and Repairs Residential Drainage Ditch Closures?

  • YesApproved

    71.6% 3,037 votes

  • No

    28.4% 1,204 votes

No precinct map: Rapides Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

4,241 votes cast.

PARISHWIDE POLICE JURY PROPOSITION (GENERAL LIBRARY TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 6.08 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR IMPROVING, CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE PARISH.

P/W Police Jury, 6.08 Mills, PJ, 10 Years

Passed: 86.5% voted yes and 13.5% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the Parish), continue to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of six and eight-hundredths (6.08) mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2004 and ending with the year 2013, for the purpose of improving, constructing, maintaining and operating the Rapides Parish Library and its branches, title to which is, and shall be, in the public?

  • YesApproved

    86.5% 9,661 votes

  • No

    13.5% 1,513 votes

No precinct map: Rapides Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

11,174 votes cast.