Representatives from Together Baton Rouge, Capital Area Transit System, Tax Busters and the Blue Ribbon Commission on Mass Transit will be among the panelists at a public forum on Thursday called “Mass Transit in Baton Rouge: Necessity or Pipe Dream?” The League of Women Voters of Baton Rouge is hosting the forum at Drusilla Seafood, 3482 Drusilla Lane. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program to start at noon. The meeting comes as Baton Rouge’s roadways are more congested than ever and voters are being asked to consider a new property tax to act as a dedicated funding source for CATS and transit improvements. The tax will be on the April 21 ballot. Confirmed panelists are Dianne Hanley, Together Baton Rouge; Jared Loftus, CATS board member; Alex Velasquez, Tax Busters; and Raymond Jetson, chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Mass Transit. Other panelists may be added. Tickets to the forum are $25 for the public and $20 for LWVBR members. Reservations are recommended and can be made online here (online registration includes a $2 convenience fee), or by calling the LWVBR at 334-9999 or 927-2255.
Today’s poll question: If you were to vote today, would you support the new property tax that’s to serve as a dedicated funding source for the Capital Area Transit System?
