St. Tammany League Positions and Beliefs

League of Women Voters^®
of St. Tammany

St. Tammany League Positions and Beliefs

Important Issues for St. Tammany

Consider these positions and beliefs.

Position on Education. Land Use and Stewardship. Service and Performance. Parish Services.

Education of St. Tammany Children

--> Develop, test and incorporate curricula that motivate ALL students to reach their full potentials.
--> Full-time, CERTIFIED counselors in every school.
--> Pro-actively address dropout problems through out the system.
--> Allocate funds to individual schools based on:

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, GRADE LEVEL, SPECIFIC STUDENT ENROLLMENT NEEDS.

--> Transportation to community experiences for public school special education students parishwide.

Position on St. Tammany's Natural Resources

FAIR LAND USE AND NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION:
--> Planning and Zoning Boards backed by enforced ordinances.
--> Zoning ordinances that positively protect landscape and scenic overlay.
--> Comprehensive, parishwide LAND USE PLAN LINKED WITH DISTRICT-BY-DISTICT ZONING ORDINANCES.
--> PARISHWIDE BUILDING, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRICAL CODES.
--> Solid Waste Management Utilities using volume reduction technology.
--> Parishwide plan and execution of an effective drainage system.
--> Care and preservation of St. Tammany wetlands.

Beliefs on Parish Government Finance

The League believes that:

Public Records

Highways and Bridges

Waste Disposal Plants, Sewage Works

Proper Water Treatment

Good Hospitals with Adequate Beds

Facilities for Protection

SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE PARISH.

Concerns on Needs for Expansion of Parish Services

Considering the growth of St. Tammany Parish, the governing authority should expand areas of service including:

Animal Control

Ambulance Service

DWI Programs

Victims of Family Violence

Services for the Poor and Needy

Senior Citizens

Effective Parish Planning

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