Comments for Choice, or Lack Thereof at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 18 May 2013 02:46:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15510 I am for a combined city-parish government as long as the outlying municipalities have to abolish their individual governments. Fair is fair, people. - MeMe Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:03:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15493 Karen Carson does drink TEA from what I understand. Thank God she stays away from Conque's Kool Aid! Sip Sip not Gulp Gulp. What a gorgeous day outside! - Compassionate One Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:07:49 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15492 FYI- MW Stagg, MR. Bacque was not a Durel appointment on the Charter Commission- He WAS a SAM DORE last minute FLIP appointment supported by- Guess Who- the Rural Councilman. And let's take a look at the TEA drinking Karen Carson on the Charter Commish-- what a flip was that Vote at last week's meeting. She choked the whole room up with her holier than the- turn (expect for two men). Just who was seen putting the pressure on her for that stunt???? I have been told no other than FORMERS- State REP and CITY Parish Council Chair..... who were in the room when the vote was called. Walter needs to do some digging on this--- someone's in the woodpile on this issue. - unincorporated Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:54:32 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15487 Walter: Does the proposed funding of the horse farm park and arts organizations come STRICTLY from city-generated revenues, i.e. just city property/sales taxes? If not, then "parish" councilmen have every right and interest in voting on such issues, just like councilmen who represent City of Lafayette make deciding votes on whether or not funding for a project in Carencro gets approved in the city-parish budget. Are there still two separate books? - RCajunrunner Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:58:31 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15486 Was Mr. Bacque appointed to the commission by Mr. Durel? Durel, Bacque and the Chamber have opposed any idea that gives the residents of the City of Lafayette the ability to control their own destiny. The fact that they have looked through this primarily through the lens of cost shows that they do not now and have never grasped the core of the issue which is: the right of residents of the City of Lafayette to elect their own leaders without interference or involvement of people who do not live inside the city. These are the same rights that residents of Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Scott and Youngsville have but we are denied. The finances of operating government are the purview of elected officials. The purview of the Charter Commission is to come up with forms of government from which the people can decide which one to choose. At a meeting at Holy Rosary Institute when Durel was conducting his town hall meetings on this issue, I told him that it was clear he did not want de-consolidation or any other change (other than changing his title to 'Mayor'). I also challenged him to declare what he wanted since he would not let the Charter Committee's idea come up for a vote of the Council. Durel did not have an answer then — at least not one he could own up to — but his appointment of status quo defenders like Mr. Bacque made clear his preference to keep things as they are while going through the motions of appearing to give voters a choice. Joey Durel and Don Bacque have betrayed a public trust by refusing to provide the citizens of the City of Lafayette the option to decide on our own fate. Thanks for nothing. Literally. - MW Stagg Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:58:19 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7907-choice-or-lack-thereof-#comment-15484 FYI History: Page 547 “Act No. 187, HOUSE BILL NO. 1064, BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, BACQUE, AND HIGGINBOTHAM AND SENATOR BARES. AN ACT …to authorize the creation of a Lafayette City-Parish charter commission for the purpose of developing a unified city-parish government for Lafayette Parish…” Former Representative Bacque was an original creator of “a unified city-parish government for Lafayette Parish”. Would you go against your own creation? - andy hebert Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:13:42 +0100