The renewal of a Lafayette Public Library tax that generates 65% of the library system’s annual revenue is on the May 16 ballot.
Voters are being asked to renew the 3.12-mill property tax for 10 years starting in 2027.
The 3.12 mills is a renewal, but also represents a .21 increase due to the reappraisal of property in Lafayette Parish by the assessor’s office, according to the proposition on the ballot. The change is allowed by law so that the tax generates the same amount of money as before the reappraisal…