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Officials tout OCC millage
by Michael DeVault - posted Thursday, March 29th, 2012 @ 2:55 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Local officials have taken to the streets to inform the public about the importance of a millage proposition that Ouachita Parish voters will entertain in the April 21 election.

The property tax in question is a 9.2-mill proposition that would fund operations at Ouachita Correctional Center. It would replace a combined 9.2-mill tax the Ouachita Parish Police Jury levied for OCC until Dec. 31, 2011.

Speaking at a meeting of the Monroe Rotary Club late last week, the three highest-ranking elected officials in Ouachita outlined why voters should approve the millage for the parish jail.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff-elect Jay Russell described the tax as vital to keeping dangerous criminal elements off the streets.
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