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As we have reviewed pondered and studied the City demolition program it all comes down to this This house will continue to sit here as is. While this house will be demolished. Why you ask? Because FEMA will not pay for the demolition of the first house but they will pay for the demolition of […]

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The only thing that saved her house from being demolished was the dumpster in front..the dumpster that was there because she was fixing her house.

“to see larger”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/2894501835/sizes/o/ Come one come all…

This home belongs to a vocal local attorney..it ended up on a demolition list this week.

We here at Squandered Heritage are running out of steam. The Demolition machine is out of control. Telling people they have 1 hour to come get their belongings and then demolishing under the guise of Imminent Danger of Collapse. People who evacuated for Gustav came home and found a Executive Order which was issued by […]

Here is a photo taken at the site of 3121 Josephine Due to the limited lot size and odd configuration nothing will ever be rebuilt at this site. What could have served as a tool of redevelopment is gone.

The Neighborhood Conservation District has this property on the agenda for next week. But a permit and approval has already been issued by the City… Of course this NCDC agenda is the same agenda that has a home listed which is owned and occupied by a very well know local attorney.

Here is one of the houses fast tracked for demolition under the Mayors Executive Order. We went to Recovery Committee Meeting to request that the Executive Order be repealed and instead we were given a lesson in political “niceness” No one raised their voices and nothing happened, it was a regular Tea Party. Now a […]