The Metro Council voted down today a request by Mayor Kip Holden to hold a third vote on a parishwide bond proposal. The council voted not to introduce the $748 million package on the agenda for its Aug. 10 meeting. Holden had wanted to hold an election on the package Nov. 19. Voters twice rejected the bond package. This time Holden had stripped out the controversial Audubon Alive! attraction and broken it into three separate measures dealing with infrastructure improvements, public safety and economic development. But council members voiced frustration that Holden was slow to communicate details of the plan.
Metro Council votes down bond issue
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