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🌱 Why Albany voters turned down a new recreation property tax

Albany, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Albany voters turned down a new recreation property tax
  • Albany resident among many sentenced in this week’s regional court cases

Today's riddle: What do French fries do when they haven’t seen each other in a while? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 94, low: 74.
  • Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Killian voters OK public safety tax a year after disbanding police department; Albany rejects recreation tax (wbrz.com) — Albany-area voters have rejected a proposed 10-mill, 15-year property tax that would have raised about $495,000 annually for recreation services, keeping current tax bills unchanged for now. In nearby Killian, residents approved a 1-cent sales tax to fund public safety, infrastructure, and parks, while Walker-area voters renewed a fire protection fee.
   

• A busy week of Guilty Pleas for June 15-19 (pelicanpostonline.com) — A regional court roundup from Ascension Parish includes a case involving a 47-year-old resident of Albany who received a three-year state prison sentence after pleading guilty to mid-level theft charges. The lengthy report also details numerous other guilty pleas and sentences for theft, drugs, weapons, and violent offenses across south Louisiana.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: “ketchup!” (Thank you Fauna T. for sending it in!)
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