Jackson Parish voters will go to the polls on Saturday, April 29th to decide on a pair of tax continuation proposals regarding the Jackson Parish Health Unit and Jackson Parish School District One.
Both propositions ask for a continuation of taxes for a ten year period beginning with the year 2023 and ending with the year 2032, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and supporting each.
While the money to be generated is not an increase of the amount currently being received by either entity, the two propositions do involve a slight millage increase. This is necessary due to property values in Jackson Parish showing a decrease in the last appraisal period and to keep the total amount of money received by these two entities the same, a small adjustment in the millage paid has to be made.
See below for how each Proposition will be shown on the ballot per information provided by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
Parishwide Proposition
(Millage Continuation)
Shall the Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), continue to levy an eighty-two hundredths (0.82) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $155,300 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 2023 and ending with the year 2032, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and supporting the Jackson Parish Public Health Unit, said millage to represent a seven hundredths of a mill (0.07) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 0.75 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2022 pursuant to an election held on November 6, 2012?
Parishwide Consolidated School District No. 1 Proposition
(Millage Continuation)
Shall Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy an eight and forty-two hundredths (8.42) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $1,594,800 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 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of maintaining and operating schools in the District, said millage to represent a seventy-two hundredths of a mill (.72) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 7.7 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2023 pursuant to an election held on October 19, 2013?
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