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Home » Mayor's Office » News » MAYOR CANTRELL ISSUES STATEMENT ON BGR REPORT ENDORSING THREE BALLOT INITIATIVES
October 29, 2019 | From City of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today issued the following statement on a report by the Bureau of Government Research (BGR) that endorsed three ballot initiatives designed to fund major infrastructure work through a bond sale and two tax propositions:
"Every piece of our 'Fair Share' effort has been thoroughly researched and rigorously vetted to ensure that we can generate much-needed revenue for our aging infrastructure in the most transparent and fiscally responsible way possible," said Mayor Cantrell. “On Nov. 16, there are four important items on the ballot that will help us bring home New Orleans’ ‘Fair Share’ and cross the goal line to get the funds our city needs.The BGR report recognizes and validates our approach to make the best use of our resources to move this City forward.”
All three ballot initiatives will be put before New Orleans voters in the Nov. 16 general election.
Read the report overview here. Read the report here.
The three ballot initiatives are:
A fourth proposition, establishing a Human Rights Commission as part of the Home Rule Charter, was not considered because of BGR's mission to focus on government finance issues.
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