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Metropolitan Council approves introductions, contracts and routine items; sets public hearings for June special elections
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Metropolitan Council introduced two special‑election resolutions for library and aging taxes, approved numerous contracts and change orders, and carried a series of motions to proceed on condemnations and administrative matters.
The Metropolitan Council of East Baton Rouge Parish addressed a broad slate of administrative and fiscal items on Jan. 14, introducing two resolutions that would place tax renewals before voters and approving multiple contracts, change orders and appointments.
Council members heard introductions of Item 2, a resolution ordering a special election on June 27, 2026, to continue a 9.5‑mill ad valorem tax for 10 years to support the East Baton Rouge Parish Library; and Item 3, a resolution authorizing a 2‑mill ad valorem tax (estimated to raise about $12,541,000 per year) to fund services for elderly citizens…
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