Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect, a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City, in the manner provided by state law, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning July 1, 2007, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be deposited in a special fund and dedicated and used for the purposes of constructing, acquiring, improving, operating, and maintaining fire department stations and equipment, sewerage facilities and public parks and recreational facilities in the City; and supplementing the cost of salaries and benefits of City employees (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for one entire year being $1,000,000); and shall the City be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into Bonds to pay the cost of making capital improvements for any of the aforesaid purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the Laws of Louisiana, including Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to extend the levy and collection of a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City, in the manner provided by state law, inclusive, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning October 1, 2007, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of improving, operating and maintaining the Westlake Police Department (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for one entire year being $500,000); and shall the City be authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into Bonds to pay the cost of making capital improvements for such purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the Laws of Louisiana, including Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?

Shall Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Three of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of 6.5 mills on all the property subject to taxation within the District for a period not to exceed ten (10) years, beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2017, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $458,124.70 for one entire year, for the purpose of maintaining and operating fire protection facilities in the District?