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coprolite

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6. If I was a resident of this new city

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2024, 03:39 PM

May 5

I might be worried where my water comes from and the location of the sewage treatment that my shit goes to.

Can the city of Baton Rouge cut off their water and sewage and force the new city to find their own water source and build their own treatment plant? Or increase their rates?

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A largely white Louisiana enclave gets the go-ahead to secede and form its own city [View all] Eugene May 5 OP

Not one penny for help with roads, schools, hospitals. No fema, either. flying_wahini May 5 #1

If you're familiar at all with BTR, you know how disgusting this move really is Docreed2003 May 5 #2

Can they annex Texas, Alabama and Florida? aeromanKC May 5 #3

As long as they don't add that cesspool California TexasDem69 May 5 #4

That's outright segregation through zoning. no_hypocrisy May 5 #5

If I was a resident of this new city coprolite May 5 #6

Can you say.... Chipper Chat May 5 #7