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The mission of Tammany Together, a nonpartisan organization, is to identify issues of importance to the citizens of St. Tammany Parish, to educate its members and others on these issues, and to exert a positive influence on their outcome by speaking out with a unified voice.

Parish Council Holding Public Departmental Budget Meetings

Tammany Together Encourages Parish Residents to Attend
As announced in the local newspapers, the Parish Council decided this year to discuss the proposed 2012 budget with each department. This is very different from past years. These meetings are open to the public and are a great opportunity to learn about how your tax dollars are spent. It is only by getting involved that you can have an impact on the future of the Parish.

Because the time available for each department to discuss its budget is short, it will not be possible for the public to ask questions at these meetings. However, there will be a public hearing on the budget at the Council meeting on Thursday, November 3 where you can comment. You can certainly also let your Council representative know your thoughts before then. The contact information for the Council members is at http://www.stpgov.org/leadership_parishcouncil.php.

The proposed 2012 budget is on the Parish website at http://www.stpgov.org/docs/1317254968.pdf.

Please review the schedule below and attend the departmental meetings that interest you. We recommend calling the Parish Council office at 898-2591 to confirm the schedule before attending.

October 2011 Budget - Finance Meetings
Estimate 30 minutes each / One Hour for Larger Departments

  • Wednesday, October 19th
    • 5:30 - Animal Services
    • 6:00 - GAC
    • 6:30 - Public Health
    • 7:00 - Social Services
  • Thursday, October 20th
    • 5:30 - Permits
    • 6:00 - Planning
    • 6:30 - Tammany Trace
    • 7:00 - OEP
  • Wednesday, October 26th
    • 5:30 - Federal Programs/Grants
    • 6:00 - Regular Committee Meeting
    • 6:30 - Public Works
  • Thursday, October 27th
    • 5:30 - Legal
    • 7:00 - Environmental Services

The Council's Budget Review Committee has given the departments a list of questions to answer. They are available on our website at www.tammanytogether.org/files/2012ParishBudgetQuestions.pdf. The answers will be interesting to hear, as they will give us all a better idea of the workings of our local government.

Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.

Your Tammany Together Board of Directors

Submitted by Tammany Together on Mon, 2011-10-17 08:30.

WWL podcast

Tammany Together founding board member Rick Wilke was interviewed by Monica Pierre in a recent broadcast on WWL and other Entercom New Orleans radio stations. Rick talked about why and how Tammany Together was founded, the issues that have engaged us over the past few years, and what the future might hold for the organization. A podcast of the entire half-hour interview is available on our Links page. Click here for a direct link to the podcast.

Your Tammany Together Board of Directors

Submitted by Tammany Together on Sat, 2011-04-23 09:40.

Online dues payment now available

In an effort to better serve our members, membership applications and dues payments may now be made online by credit card or PayPal account.

Please take advantage of this convenient opportunity to show your support of Tammany Together by becoming a member or paying your dues for the current year if you have not already done so.

For more information, see our membership categories page.

About Us

Tammany Together, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan, coalition of St. Tammany individuals, non-profit organizations, and homeowner and civic associations. We have come together without regard to east or west, city or parish, suburban or rural, rich or poor, life-long or newly arrived resident. For too long now, these labels have divided the citizens of our parish.

And our quality of life has suffered because of our divisions. No more! We now have a forum to speak with a unified voice rather than standing alone. This parish is everyone’s backyard!

Tammany Together, Inc. is a grass-roots organization. Members may attend the monthly meetings of the fifteen-member Board of Directors. There will be quarterly General Membership Meetings.

Member committees will study the issues and present their reports to the Board. The Board may ask for more information, take action, or ask the membership to vote on the matter. Tammany Together is committed to listening to the diverse voices in St. Tammany.

As a non-partisan organization, Tammany Together does not endorse or oppose specific candidates for public office.

Tammany Together, Inc. is organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana as a Domestic Non-Profit Corporation and has been granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(4) organization by the Internal Revenue Service.