[StBernard] Mr Campagna's RV Rental

[Westley Annis]

Craig
 
Just like the illegal concrete truck weigh station on Jacob Drive, our
current administration is making agreements which compromise our residential
neighborhoods.  

We were able to have the Parish CAO issue a Cease and Desist Order February
26, 2007 for an illegal trailer park, and yet the property owner is still
allowed to continue to bring in trailers to rent spaces.
 
Below is a copy of the letter forwarded today.  If at all possible, could we
discuss this next week.  We need yet another partnership to preserve our
residential neighborhood  and implement the necessary solution and obvious
plan of action.
 
Suzanne



-----Original Message-----
Mr David Peralta
CAO St Bernard Parish

Cease and Desist Order Dated February 26, 2007
 
We have repeatedly reported that our neighbor Mr Raz Campagna has on his R1
property additional RV's and camper units being rented out to workers and
nonrelated individuals.  These RV's and campers are on the R1 property
between Corinne Drive and Lena Drive behind Dalton's Tavern on St Bernard
Hwy. This illegal trailer park was ordered cease on 2/26/07 and your
compliance officer Clay Dillion informed us then that an agreement had been
made with the property owner and his attorney.  The agreement being that the
illegal trailer park would be allowed for only the existing three campers
and should any additional campers/renters be brought in then the entire
trailer park would be shut down.

We are requesting for the fourth time that this trailer park be shut down.

 
We reported September 17, 2007 that the large equipment trucks being parked
on this R1 property are overtonage, noisy, using bright lights and
machinery, waking up neighbors before 7am and after dark, and using Corinne
Drive (a residential street) to get from the trailer park to their daily
work sites.  They are all parked on R1 property and some are in too close
proximately to the Kien's Ditch drainage canal behind Corinne Drive.  Not
only is the property owners grass in violation, but the drainage canal also
has overgrowth which stops storm and rain water drainage.

We also noted two previous times that one of the original RV units is being
used more like a motel than a trailer park. That another of the original RV
units had been vacated and removed and then replaced with a new tenant. In
September we reported that TWO more units had been allowed to rent spaces
and there are more equipment trucks with each unit.

Today October 5, 2007 we informed your compliance officer Clay Dillion that
yet another RV unit has been allowed to rent a space.  This huge RV camper
is within view from my front yard.  My across the street neighbor's back
yard and bedroom window are in fullview of this RV camper and its large
overtonage equipment truck.  This equipment truck is parked directly east of
Kien's ditch.

Mr Clay Dillion as informed me of his recommendation submitted to you, Mr
Peralta, since our September report.  That recommendation being that the
property owner be ordered to desist the illegal business and the electricity
(for which they have no permit) be turned off.  Mr Dillion indicated that
this information has also been forwarded to Parish President Junior
Rodriguez and that your office is waiting on his direction.

Please, we are urging you once again to make another inspection and to
inform us of your findings and determination ASAP.

WE WANT THE CEASE AND DESIST ENFORCED!!

Sincerely,

Suzanne Kneale
District C Captain