Early voting for the April 24, election will begin Saturday, April 10, and continue through Saturday, April 17, excluding Sundays. The Registrar of Voters Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. according to Registrar Monica Fontenot.
The April ballot will have several propositions on it depending on what part of the parish you reside in.
•Law Enforcement District Proposition – (Tax Renewal) – Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a special tax of six-and-forty-seven-hundredths (6.47) mills on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $776,400 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of providing additional funding for the District?
•Parishwide Mosquito Proposition – (Millage Renewal) – Shall the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), continue to levy a special tax of eight (8) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $748,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of acquiring, purchasing, maintaining and operating machinery, facilities, equipment and materials necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement or control of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance?
•Road District No. 1 Proposition – (Tax Continuation) – Shall Road District No. 1 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy an eleven and eighty-six-hundredths (11.86) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $120,379 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining Parish roads and bridges within the District, said millage to represent a one and fifty-one hundredths mills (1.51) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 10.35 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2021 pursuant to an election held on October 22, 2011?
• Road District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 of 2 – (Tax Continuation) – Shall Road District No. 2 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy an eleven-and-thirty-two hundredths (11.32) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $367,900 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of constructing, improving and maintaining Parish roads within the District, said millage to represent a twenty-eight hundredths of a mill (.28) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 11.04 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2021 pursuant to an election held on October 22, 2011?
• Road District No. 2 Proposition No. 2 of 2 – (Tax Continuation) – Shall Road District No. 2 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a five and sixty-six hundredths (5.66) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $183,950 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining Parish bridges within the District, said millage to represent a fourteen hundredths of a mill (.14) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 5.52 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2021 pursuant to an election held on October 22, 2011?
• Road District No. 3 Proposition – (Tax Continuation) – Shall Road District No. 3 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a ten and eighty-nine hundredths (10.89) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $150,282 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2022 and ending with the year 2031, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining Parish roads and bridges within the District, said millage to represent a one and twenty-six hundredths mills (1.26) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 9.63 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2021 pursuant to an election held on October 22, 2011?
• Recreation District No. 6 Proposition – (Maintenance Tax Continuation) – Shall Recreation District No. 6 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a five and fifty hundredths (5.50) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $77,000 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2023 and ending with the year 2032, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and improving recreational facilities in the District, said millage to represent a fifty hundredths of a mill (.50) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 5 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2022 pursuant to an election held on December 8, 2012?
For more information, contact the registrar’s office at (337) 639-4966.
