[StBernard] Road Home property buyouts-what happens

[Westley Annis]

Are you talking about Chalmette Vista as the area of low income housing 
along St.  Bernard Hwy near Kaiser?  That is a lot different than a low 
income development.

Didn't New Orleans either pass or propose that adjacent property owners 
would have first option on any buyout properties when they are sold?  I 
think that would be an excellent idea that would preserve the integrity of 
neighborhoods that have a few isolated properties that take the buyout.  
Some people would take the opportunity to expand the yard, lessening 
density.  Others may move a child or parent into the neighborhood.  I would 
think it would be much better that packaging them and selling them off to 
the politically connected or large developers that may seek to maximize 
shareholder value thru tax credits for low income housing or some other way 
to maximize shareholder value at the expense of the neighbors.

I would think areas that have mass buyouts would be better suited for 
packaging to developers.

Randy