Vermilion Parish voters approve two Police Jury tax renewals

Vermilion Parish Police Jury President Mark Poché stated that when Vermilion Parish voters rejected the renewal of two tax proposals in April, the police jury did not effectively promote the renewals.
In an unexpected move, the jury placed the two defeated tax renewals back on the ballot. Fortunately, the second attempt was successful, as parish voters approved both renewals on Tuesday.

Here are the parish propositions.

Parishwide Proposition – 3.26 Mills Renewal
“Shall the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), continue to levy a special tax of 3.26 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,106,600 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads and highways of the Parish?”

Here are the results of the Nov. 5 election:

Yes – 14,056 (57 percent)
No – 10,707 (43 percent)

Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 – 5.06 Mills Renewal
“Shall Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a special tax of 5.06 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $416,700 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of maintaining the roads in the District?”

Here are the results of the Nov. 5 election:
Yes – 3,287 (53 percent)
No – 2,885 (47 percent)