A special election scheduled for March to renew a property tax funding a little-known Acadiana agency could face questions from the Lafayette City-Parish Council when it meets Tuesday. A discussion item on the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District is on the agenda.
The agency was created as part of the 1966 federal Flood Control Act and is charged with ensuring a fresh water supply in bayous Teche and Vermilion through a pumping station on the Atchafalaya River near Krotz Springs. In November, the CPC approved a resolution calling for a March 27, 2010 special election to renew a 10-year, 1.5 mills property tax for the district. The Army Corps of Engineers requires the district to have a $25 million cash reserve by 2012 for maintaining equipment and other purposes. According to its 2010 proposed budget, the district currently has just over $20 million in reserve cash. The property tax, according to the same budget, generates roughly $3.2 million in annual revenues.
The Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District is governed by a five-member board and has an office on South College Drive in Lafayette.
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , December 18, 2009 - 04:26 pm
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... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , December 29, 2009 - 09:03 pm
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THERE WAS AH MASS EXODUS BY EVERY MUTANT LIVING ORGANISM IN THESE WATERS 50 YEARS AGO.........
65 YEARS AGO, YOU COULD CATCH EVERY KNOWN SPECIES OF FRESH WATER FISH IN THESE WATERS $ EAT EM!..........NOW, FOR THE PAST 60 YEARS, THE ONLY LIVING ORGANISM IN THES WATERS HAS BEEN SALMONELA..........EVEN THE LAFAYETTE AREAS, FAVORITE FISH "THE CHOUPIQUIE TOOK TA DA SALT MARSHES......THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOUISIANA..........THANKS.EDWIN.......