The price tag

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Curious about what’s in the 2009 capital improvements package? Here’s where your money will be going if the proposal passes in November:

Public safety and protection of property

Parish prison complex $135,367,254

Juvenile services $44,004,294

Public safety complex $92,521,148

City Hall consolidation $38,788,281

Traffic signal replacement and synchronization $45,744,107

Total $356,425,083

Drainage improvements $178,290,771

[Triggers $137,000,000 in U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers funding]

Economic development and job creation

River Center Phase II $31,968,077

River Center Phase III $40,467,279

Parking garages $68,824,512

Alive $225,000,000

Total $366,259,868

Grand total $900,975,722

SOURCE: East Baton Rouge Parish

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Comments

Posted by StacieT on September 20, 2009 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This bond proposal won't pass, so it doesn't really matter.

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