Shreve Memorial Library system millage renewals on Apr. 21st ballot | Business

The Caddo Parish Commission has propositions on the April 21st ballot to renew the two Shreve Memorial Library system millages.  Both are essential to keep open all city and parish library branches.

Proposition No. 1 renews the existing tax millage enabling the library system to acquire books, digital content, material, and equipment, as well as to operate the library's twenty-one branches and bookmobile throughout the Parish.

Proposition No. 2 renews the existing tax millage, allowing the library and the Criminal Justice System to continue operating.

PARISHWIDE CADDO PARISH COMMISSION PROPOSITIONS

PROPOSITION NO. 1

(LIBRARY MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Summary: 10 year, 4.74 mills property tax renewal for acquiring, equipping, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating (including acquisition of library books, material and equipment) for the public library system, including branches thereof.

Shall Caddo Parish, Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy a tax of four and seventy four hundredths (4.74) mills on all property subject to taxation in Caddo Parish(an estimated $7,308,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023 (the "Tax"), for the purpose of acquiring, equipping, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating (including acquisition of library books, material and equipment) the public library system, including branches thereof, in and for said Parish?

PROPOSITION NO. 2

(LIBRARY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Summary: 10 year, 4.66 mills property tax renewal for (i) maintaining and operating the public library system and (ii) the Criminal Justice System.

Shall Caddo Parish, Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of four and sixty-six hundredths (4.66) mills on all property subject to taxation in Caddo Parish (an estimated $7,185,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023 (the "Tax"), with (i) 4.21 mills dedicated to maintaining and operating (including acquisition of library books, materials and equipment) the public library system, including branches thereof, in and for said Parish and (ii) 0.45 mills dedicated to the payment of mandated costs of the Criminal Justice System?

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