[StBernard] Council Extends Deadline to March 31

[Westley Annis]

 ****This is going to be interesting. Not once have I thought I'd side with
Lynn Dean on an issue.

People who may not get an opportunity to decide/save their homes from
destruction. Knowing how slow answers are coming from federal government to
pass legislation to help defray the disaster costs to St. Bernard residents,
and so the residents have to make a decision based on uncertainties to them.

This is especially true to those who have little money and are away from
their once loved homes. I suspect that each of the "voters" had some sort of
"cushion" to fall back upon and found it easy to condemn homes of those who
were of less fortune to quickly rebound on their feet. Most had little to no
insurance for a reason: Many were living "hand-to-mouth", "day-by-day" or
"home-to-work" with little luxury for additional expense of more insurance
or were told they didn't need such or didn't realize (probably through
escrows, etc) that their coverages weren't escalating along with their
floor/homeowners fees.

Again, this is going to be interesting to tear down homes of friends,
parishioners, loved ones--knowing the enormity of the situation, rushing
them to a life of further desolation and financial ruin. 

Where, or where does it stop, oh Lord?


Jer.