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Flooding prompts talk of tax hike in Jefferson Parish

Source: nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/08/flooding_prompts_talk_of_tax_h.html - Aug 11, 2017

Two recent heavy rainfalls that left some Jefferson Parish streets flooded have Parish President Mike Yenni and some council members looking to reverse a decision made in May to keep a lower millage rate dedicated to drainage.

Voters renewed a 6-mill drainage tax in December, but the Parish Council earlier this year voted overwhelmingly to collect only 4.6 mills, which was the 2016 rate. Only Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken, whose District 5 took the brunt of downpours on July 22 and Aug. 5, voted in favor of the administration's request for the higher rate.

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