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

[Westley Annis]

this was just a futuristic view of what could happen if Peralta doesn't get
a grip on the parish financial hardships.
 
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	***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.