[StBernard] TO GUT OR NOT TO GUT

[Westley Annis]

Heather and Bubby,
 
Hope you guys are well.  The simple answer is this.  At the end of March,
houses that have not consented for demolition will begin to be evaluated.
Houses that have been made sound by cleaning them up and making them look
presentable.  If a house looks clean, windows and doors repaired, and
maintained it will likely not get much attention right away.  Remember there
are an enormous number of houses that will have to be reviewed so by the
time a house is evaluated and any determination many of your questions will
likely be answered.
 
Good luck and God Bless,
Craig 
 
-----Original Message-----

Craig, 
Maybe you can help us out...we are torn about spending the money to get our
3 houses gutted. We really don't have the extra money to put out on gutting
it but we don't want to bulldoze until we get more definitive answers. We
don't mind putting the money out but we also don't want to be forced to make
decisions on rebuilding or bulldozing by March 31st, if we don't get answers
to some of our questions (ie. Murphy Oil, Buffer Zone, Baker Bill, etc.). 

We also hate to put the money out if our houses are going to be considered
in the "buffer zone", which we were told by a couple of people that they all
are...rentals behind LP&L and Delambert & St. Jean Baptist. 

The question is...IF we do gut the houses, and come March 31st...will those
houses be considered blighted? If they are cleaned up, gutted, grass cut and
fence around the pool??? We fully understand people's concerns of moving
back and having a bunch of empty houses...but we also don't want to put
thousands of dollars out on gutting it if we are going to be forced to make
decisions with a lot of unresolved issues. 

Thanks, 
Heather & Bubby