[StBernard] Why didn't the federal court take action against City of NO re Lake Carmel & Eastover (Old Morrison Homes; Levy Gardens)

[Westley Annis]

                WHY DIDN'T THE FEDERAL COURT TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF
N.O. IN THE MATTER OF  LAKE CARMEL & EASTOVER REGARDING OLD MORRISON HOMES
AND LEVY GARDENS? WHY DIDN'T HUD, GNO FAIR HOUSING AND LA FAIR HOUSING
AUTORITY (LFHA) PURSUE THESE MATTERS

                Why are St. Bernard citizens any different (Chateau Laffite
Condo et al  V St Bernard Parish) than that of any other community?. The
citizens and their respective elected representatives have the right to
maintain property values and quality of life and fight developers as cited
in N.O. East housing controversies, especially as Sen. Duplessis so
elegantly described below "those that seek to use public dollars in ways
that are contrary to the interests of areas residents..".

Please see NOLA article/links (in date order)

11/12/2008         Court ruling suspends Levy Gardens construction eastern
New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/court_ruling_suspends_levy_gar.ht
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<http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/court_ruling_suspends_levy_gar.h
tml> 

 

01/22/2009         Homeowners, legislators battle eastern New Orleans
apartments 

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/homeowners_legislators_battle.htm
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<http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/homeowners_legislators_battle.ht
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02/04/2009         Guest editorial by State Senator Ann D Duplessis (re:
opposition "to the proliferation of new apartment complexes in eastern New
Orleans - especially those that seek to use public dollars in ways that are
contrary to the interests of area residents - will not be allowed."

http://blog.nola.com/guesteditorials/2009/02/citys_east_stakes_out_its_visi.
html
<http://blog.nola.com/guesteditorials/2009/02/citys_east_stakes_out_its_visi
.html> 

 

02/10/2009         Judge halts construction of controversial Levy Gardens
apts in eastern New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/judge_halts_building_project_i.ht
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<http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/judge_halts_building_project_i.h
tml> 

 

05/27/2009         City Planning Commission approves controversial plan for
'work force' housing on Morrison Road

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/city_planning_commission_appro.ht
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<http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/city_planning_commission_appro.h
tml> 

 

08/20/2009         N.O. City Council rejects housing plan (Old Morrison
Homes)

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/no_city_council_rejects_housi
n.html
<http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/no_city_council_rejects_hous
in.html> 

 

                 In the case of Levy Gardens, New Orleans' CDC Judge Kern
Reese ordered the City of N.O. to pull over one dozen building permits and
suspend another dozen permits so that the city's Safety and Permits office
could review them.  Why was that situation any different than that of St.
Bernard? (Court ruling suspends Levy Gardens multi-family. see link below)

                Please note that actions of N.O. residents and their elected
representatives were not labeled "discriminatory" and fought in federal
court.  It is convenient for Provident to play a race card to incite
opposition rather than reveal their real motivation - federal tax credits -
public dollars - OUR dollars.

DEBBY ROSENBERGER



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