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CITY OF LAFAYETTE PROPOSITION (CITY PUBLIC BUILDINGS TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10-YEAR 1.13 MILLS PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
City of Lafayette, 1.13 Mill - City/Parish Council - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 65.3% voted yes and 34.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the City of Lafayette, State of Louisiana (the "City"), continue to levy a 1.13 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $975,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purposes of maintaining and operating public buildings of the City?
YesApproved
65.3%2,607 votes
No
34.7%1,387 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
3,994 votes cast.
COMMERCIAL CORE SUB-DISTRICT OF THE LAFAYETTE CENTRE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION (PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: 15 YEAR, 10.91 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSES CONTAINED IN THE LEGISLATION, AS AMENDED, CREATING THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED, TO THE PROVISION OF ENHANCED SERVICES SUCH AS SECURITY, CLEANING, TRASH REMOVAL, MAINTENANCE, PARKING, BEAUTIFICATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS, AND FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES; CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, OPERATING OR MAINTAINING PUBLIC FACILITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; AND FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT.
Shall the Commercial Core Sub-District of the Lafayette Centre Development District (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of ten and ninety-one hundredths (10.91) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $335,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of fifteen (15) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2022, for the purposes contained in the legislation, as amended, creating the District, including but not limited, to the provision of enhanced services such as security, cleaning, trash removal, maintenance, parking, beautification, business development, technical assistance, marketing and promotions, and financial and economic development incentives; constructing, acquiring, operating or maintaining public facilities contemplated by the redevelopment plan; and for the operating expenses of the District, said expenditures to be made to implement the redevelopment plans and programs of the District, or any portion thereof, in such a manner as to aid and encourage private development and to promote and coordinate public development?
YesApproved
96.6%84 votes
No
3.4%3 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
87 votes cast.
PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (PARISH COURTHOUSE AND JAIL COMPLEX TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10-YEAR 2.34 MILLS PARISH PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR MAINTAINING, OPERATING AND IMPROVING THE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX.
Shall the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a 2.34 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $2,500,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purposes of maintaining, operating and improving the Lafayette Parish Courthouse Complex?
YesApproved
62.9%3,405 votes
No
37.1%2,010 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
5,415 votes cast.
PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (PARISH MINIMUM SECURITY DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TAX RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10-YEAR 2.06 MILLS PARISH PROPERTY TAX RENEWAL FOR MAINTAINING, OPERATING AND IMPROVING THE MINIMUM SECURITY DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Shall the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a 2.06 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $2,200,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and improving the minimum security detention and correctional facility?
YesApproved
63.1%3,411 votes
No
36.9%1,991 votes
No precinct map: Lafayette Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.