[StBernard] St. Bernard layoffs blamed on inaccurate sales tax project...

[Westley Annis]

***causing the parish budget to go belly up---someone else can take on the
problem and blame you!!!  JUST AN OPINION!!!***



How will Peralta be responsible for the parish budget going "belly up" ?

Seems like he has come in, reviewed revenues, saw sales tax estimates were
overly inflated by the previous administration and now there's a hole in the
budget.  He's reducing the number of employees.  I'd say the next thing to
do is try to renegotiate the garbage contract and cut back on pickups.
Reduce road maintenance to what is absolutely the minimum necessary.
Perhaps increase the rents at the auditorium maybe?  And the last,
absolutely last thing would be to try for a sales tax increase.  I say sales
tax increase instead of millage increases because that way, *everyone* pays,
not just home/property owners.