RRWC Funding

bossier... some high profile investments by the red river waterway commission... have a lot of people talking about a typically low- profile group. but are residents in our area... getting their money's worth when it comes to funding from the waterway commission? ktbs 3's nick caloway goes in depth to find out. recent job growth announcements at the port of caddo- bossier... and events like the bassmaster classic. the two have one thing in common... they take place along the red river. and they both received some financial help... from the red river waterway commission. "One, it's all about jobs. And whatever's going to create jobs for the parishes and to stimulate the economies of those parishes." ken guidry with the waterway commission says one of the group's main goals is economic development. so the group has recently committed six-million-dollars for instrastructure improvements at the port. but recreation is also a priority. as evident in its funding of projects like another milion dolars for riverview park... and the controversial 200-thousand-dolar allocation for a dog park in shreveport. but how does the red river waterway comission... decide how to divvy up milions of dollars... among the seven parishes whose tax dolars fund the comission? "It's not particularly what's best for Caddo. t is it god for the district? Is it god for Caddo-Bossier? If it's good for Cado- sier, eventualy there wil be some good for Rapides and oyelles." e lion's sre of venues comesom caddo and ssier... in the form of 2.34 millproperty t.d in return..do and bosier picaly receive e lion'sre in nefits. more adolar backor every dolar they nibute. anwhile.. rapides and avoyelles are ually on thelosing end.. both geting less than 52 cents back on every dollar put in. to the waterway comision. food for thought.. while paying your operty taxes next ar. nick caloway, ks 3news. er the last 12 years.d parish residents have paid in nearly 28-million dollars in property taxes to the red river water way commission. and just more than 28-million dollars in investments were made here by the group. bosssier residents paid in about 15- million dollars... and received nearly 18- million dollars in benefits. that's more than 100 percent return on taxes paid for the two parishes. meanwhile.... avoyelles only received 44 percent... return on taxes paid... and rapides... only got 51 percent of its money back. it could be easy to take for granted .. turning on your water faucet and