VOTE ON THE
RENEWAL

(EARLY VOTING BEGINS APRIL 20TH.)

On Saturday, May 4 voters will decide whether to RENEW funding for the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District, which has kept fresh water flowing into the Bayou Teche and Vermilion River since 1983.

The pumping station in Krotz Springs is the heart of the Teche-Vermilion’s intricate system of weirs, canals and other infrastructure that:

 

  • Supplies fresh water for rice, crawfish, sugar cane, cattle, ship building and other industries.
  • Allows water levels that eliminate the need for over $100 million in wastewater plant expenses.
  • Prevents pollution and stagnant water that would hurt hunting, fishing, boating and other recreation.
  • Fights saltwater intrusion that threatens the local environment.

 

 

What you will see on the ballot: 

“Shall the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District of the State of Louisiana (the “District”), levy a one and one-half (1.5) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation within said District (an estimated $5,600,000 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 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of constructing, establishing, extending, maintaining, operating and protecting a fresh water supply and abating pollution in Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River within the said District, title to which public works shall be in the public.”

The cost of the renewal, for a property owner with a $200,000 home and homestead exemption, is about $1.56 a month. Less than the cost of a bottle of water.