?NOTICE TO VOTERS OF
SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
To the qualified electors of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 21st day of June, 2023, the Board of Commissioners, acting as the governing authority of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, ordered that a special election be held in the District on Saturday, the 18th day of November, 2023, for the purpose of submitting to all qualified electors of said Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, the following propositions:
MAINTENANCE MILLAGE
RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Shall Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, be authorized to renew, levy and collect a special tax of six (6.00) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2025, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $270,024 for one entire year, for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities including equipment and fire protection apparatus and accessories and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals, payment of a per diem to firemen for training and attending fires, reimbursement of expenses and paying for services for said District?
A portion of the monies collected shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.
Said election will be held at all polling places which are situated within the boundaries of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. All registered voters in each of the following precincts shall be eligible to vote on the proposition:
PRECINCT POLLING PLACE 560 Starks School, 137 Hwy 109 South,
Starks – 70661
ONLY THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PRECINCTS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF WARD FIVE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. ONE, OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSITION:
PRECINCT: POLLING PLACE
561* Starks School, 137 Hwy 109 South, Starks – 70661
562* Edgerly Fire Station, 2205 Edgerly Road, Vinton – 70668
661* Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Two Fire Station, 4775 Highway 27,
DeQuincy – 70633
Partial Precinct
The polls will be open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m. and shall remain open until not later than eight (8:00) o’clock p.m. The said special election will be held substantially in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and Section 1501 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 40:1501, et seq.). The officials appointed to hold the election or such substitutes therefor as may be selected, designated and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, will make due returns thereof to the Board of Commissioners, acting as the governing authority of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, will be entitled to vote. No voter shall be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property.
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, the 20th day of December, 2023, at 6:30 o’clock p.m., the Board of Commissioners will meet in open and public session at the regular meeting place of the Board, at 145 Old River Road, Starks, Louisiana, and will, then and there, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election.
The estimated cost of the election to be paid by the District as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and on actual costs of similar elections, is approximately $2,600.00.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Starks, Louisiana, by authority of a Resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners, acting as the governing authority of Ward Five Fire Protection District No. One, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on the 21st day of June, 2023.
/s/ CYNTHIA POLUK
CYNTHIA POLUK,
President
ATTEST:
/s/ CATHERINE BARKS
CATHERINE BARKS,
Secretary
Run: 8/23, 30, 9/6, 13 (Au-6)
