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V-tax refund pending
by Michael DeVault - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Property owners throughout Ouachita Parish could begin receiving checks in the very near future thanks to a promise parish officials made when voters were asked in 2009 to approve a new property tax to largely underwrite a financial incentives package for V-Vehicle Co.

At its next regular meeting, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury is expected to entertain a move to refund taxes collected to help pay for the $15-million incentives package. The Police Jury is scheduled to meet Monday, Dec. 5.
Police Jury President Shane Smiley said the Police Jury is prepared to refund "every last dime" of the $1.4 million in property taxes the parish collected to help finance the incentives package for V-Vehicle.

"Every penny of that tax payer money is in place and we're ready to pull the trigger," Smiley said.
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