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Tag: city planning commission

Bank-turned-burger joint: decidedly heavy on the dressing

by Karen Gadbois July 24, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

What's with City Hall's ongoing campaign to kill District Councils?

The New Orleans City Council will soon vote on the future of citizen participation in our city. It’s an ideal mandated by both a post-Katrina amendment to the City Charter and the city’s long-overdue master plan. But despite overwhelming popular support, it appears to be in grave peril.
by The Editors April 19, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Want to have a say in how government works? Two meetings seek suggestions

by Karen Gadbois December 13, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Council frustrated that rank-and-file jobs frozen while top-brass spots getting filled

by Ariella Cohen October 27, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Goldring redraws plan, but avenue mansion still faces wrecking ball

by Karen Gadbois August 16, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Citizen-participation plan gets chilly reception from council

by Karen Gadbois October 13, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

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