Comments for RE: Voting with Gravity at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 23 May 2013 23:27:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/5891-re-voting-with-gravity#comment-6523 §16. Special Districts and Local Public Agencies Section 16.(A) Consolidation. A local governmental subdivision may consolidate and merge into itself any special district or local public agency, except a school district, situated and having jurisdiction entirely within the boundaries of the local governmental subdivision. Upon the consolidation and merger, the local governmental subdivision shall succeed to and be vested with all of the rights, revenues, resources, jurisdiction, authority, and powers of the special district or local public agency. A consolidation and merger shall become effective only if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the local governmental subdivision as a whole and by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the affected special district. A local public agency shall be consolidated and merged only if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in an election held for that purpose in the local governmental subdivision in which the agency is located. (B) Assumption of Debt. If the special district or local public agency which is consolidated and merged has outstanding indebtedness, the authority provided by this Section shall not be exercised unless provision is made for the assumption of the indebtedness by the governing authority of the local governmental subdivision involved. Since LCG is the governing authority of the "City of Lafayette", when did they assume the the indebtedness? Where is the documentation? - andymhebert Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:36:35 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/5891-re-voting-with-gravity#comment-6515 We should sell LUS or give the citizens stock. - L. J. Prejean Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:35:24 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/5891-re-voting-with-gravity#comment-6511 Walter, you are correct. This is the most sensible way to address the LPUA issue. Having served as Clerk of the Council, I can attest that the LPUA issue has always been a problem and an administrative nightmare. There are still some administrative issues that must be involved but this is the way to go. - Lloyd Rochon Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:08:59 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/5891-re-voting-with-gravity#comment-6507 Then the charter is broken. If there's gonna be a "consolidated government", then there needs to be one tax base and all parish citizens vote on all issues. Why is there a "city residents" this and "parish residents" that when we're supposed to be "consolidated". Parish residents get to pay for downtown, and NGO's, and Festivals with their tax dollars, and city residents get to pay for parish road and drainage. That should be the deal. - ragin_cajun Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:32:26 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/5891-re-voting-with-gravity#comment-6506 Walter, I think Einstein replaced gravity in 1905 by the space-time contiunm. - El Nino Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:25:33 +0100