spkm_0312_Newman_v_Dunham-10

Published 1:30 pm Friday, June 11, 2021

Kirk Meche

Dunham’s Carlos Stewart shoots against Isidore Newman during the LHSAA Marsh Madness Division III Championship at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Friday, March 12, 2021. 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Bell City’s Emma Merritt pushes the ball up the floor while guarded by Hathaway’s Lamiyah Sanchez during the LHSAA Marsh Madness Class B semi-final at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Lake Charles American Press, Kirk Meche)””2646c931-6258-57f5-be11-acabf7d3d3b72021-04-25T05:00:00Zzsystem/import25.election Allen Parish results

By Doris Maricle

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Doris MaricleJefferson Davis Parish Reporterhttps://www.americanpress.com/content/tncms/avatars/2/0b/363/20b363ec-3a6d-11e7-be79-bf9dc8973cf5.4ddcfc90d57047524e082314ecc99992.pngOBERLIN — Allen Parish voters on Saturday approved a tax renewal for mosquito control and renewed another tax to help support law enforcement.

Voters in parts of the parish backed the continuation of separate taxes for roads and recreation.

The returns are complete, but unofficial from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office.

Parishwide voters approved a 10-year, 8-mill property tax renewal for maintaining and operating equipment for mosquito control with a 1,144 – 256 vote, or 82 percent in favor.

The tax is expected to generate $748,000 a year for mosquito abatement.

Residents also voted to renew a 10-year, 6.47 mill property tax for the Allen Parish Law Enforcement District.

The tax renewal passed by a vote of 1,018 – 380 or 73 percent in favor with 10 percent voter turnout.

The tax was originally approved in 1992 to provide for salaries and necessary equipment for the Sheriff’s Office employees. It currently makes up nearly 20 percent of the salary budget, according to Sheriff Doug Hebert III.

The turnout for the mosquito control and law enforcement tax was 10 percent.

In Road District 1, voters approved the continuation of a 10-year, 11.86-mill property tax for maintenance and improvement of roads and bridges in the Oberlin area.

The millage, which represents a 1.51 mill increase due to reappraisal, passed 163 – 80, or 67 percent in favor.

The tax will generate $120,379 annually for operation and maintenance of parish roads and bridges in the Oberlin area.

Voters in Road District 2 area approved separate tax continuations for parish roads and bridges in the Kinder area.

Voters overwhelmingly passed a 10-year, 11.32 mill tax renewal for roads in Road District 2 with a vote of 286 – 86, or 77 percent in favor.

It will generate $367,900 annually for operation and maintenance of parish roads in the Kinder area.

The measure represents a .28 mill increase over the 11.04 mills tax due to reappraisal.

The same voters also passed a separate 5.66 mill tax for maintenance and operation of parish bridges.

The measure strongly passed 284 – 87, or with 77 percent in favor.

It will generate $183,950 for maintenance and operation of bridges.

Voters in the Reeves area approved the continuance of a 10-year, 10.89 mill property tax for operation and maintenance of roads and bridges in Road District 3.

It passed 82 – 33, of 71 percent in favor.

It is expected to generate $150,282 annually for maintenance and operation of parish roads and bridges.

It represents a 1.26 mill increase over the 9.63 mills tax due to reappraisal.

Voters in the Reeves area also approved a 10-year, 5.50-mill maintenance tax continuation for the Recreation District 6.

The measure, which represents at .50 mill increase over the current 5 mills due to reappraisal , passed by a vote of 76 – 39, or 66 percent in favor.

It is expected to generate $77,000 annually for maintenance, operation and improvements to recreational facilities.