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Nishant Dahiya, NPR I spent 5 hours with this reporter trying to explain the Kafkaesque nature of these demolitions. “He did a good job of telling the story.”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18306959

January 28, 2008 10 am City Hall 7th floor Safety and Permits NEW BUSINESS: “4535 S. Prieur St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/4535.South.Prieur.Street “2622 Pauger St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2622.Pauger.Street “6220 Camp St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/6220.Camp.Street “2525 Bienville St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2525.Bienville.Street 9390 Belfast St. 1960 Josephine St. incorrect address “401 N. Carrolton Ave.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/401.South.Carrollton.Avenue “1001 Octavia St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1001.Octavia.Street OLD BUSINESS: “3240 Law Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/Lockett.School “8012 Forshey St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/8012.Forshey.Street “2612-14 Banks Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2612.Banks.Street “4605 Magazine […]

I think a lot of New Orleanians are pinning some big hopes on the building of the LSU/VA Complex. I know people who live in that area and from what I can tell they are seeking a “just and inclusive process”:http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2007-12-25/news_feat.php in this effort. They too would like to see a process that resembles transparency. […]

“Listed on the FEMA list”:http://www.crt.state.la.us/culturalassets/FEMA106/readnotice.asp?NoticeID=75 The damage estimate was actually revised DOWNWARD on this one, from 60.7% (on 12-31-06) to 26.69% (on 11-1-07 and today). Yet it was still listed as an IHT on both the 7-24-07 and 9-26-07 Imminent Health Threat lists, as well as on the latest city-targeted list. I suspect the IHT […]

And here is the map of the squares. “Does this have to do with this?”:http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1192688757141640.xml&coll=1 “I sure hope this business owners knows”:http://www.collegeinn1933.com/

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT U. S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Replacement Medical Center Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System VAMC New Orleans, LA The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces the preparation and availability of a document titled “Draft Environmental Assessment” (EA) for the proposed land acquisition and construction associated with the Replacement […]

Link to “today’s TP article”:http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/panel_denies_29_demolition_req.html Approved Demolitions “link to map”:http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=29.957017,-90.072956&spn=0.077933,0.167027&z=13&om=1&msid=105646371802170237687.000443c6238998711929f Denied demolitions “link to the map”:http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=29.957612,-90.074844&spn=0.077933,0.167027&z=13&om=1&msid=105646371802170237687.000443c6c885b2e27c829

I have been looking at the Master List that Matt McBride compiled using several data bases. Here is partial text of his letter The city’s notification process for demolitions has been notoriously ineffective. Lists of Imminent Health Threat and Imminent Danger of Collapse properties are posted to the city’s website, and then disappear within days. […]

Housing Conservation District Review Committee January 14, 2008 AGENDA NEW BUSINESS: “1405-07 Port Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1405.Port.Street “8537 / 39 Sycamore”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/8537.Sycamore.Street “33 Newcomb Blvd.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/33.Newcomb.Boulevard “1527 Antonie St.”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1527.Antonine.Street “4335 State Street Dr”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/4335.State.Street.Drive 1230 Lamanche Bld. A 1230 Lamanche Bld. B 1230 Lamanche Bld. C OLD BUSINESS: 9424 Oleander St. In addition Most of these properties are “linked here”:http://www.squanderedheritage.com/2007/12/29/642/

I just wanted to post these 2 properties while I work on the others The first is 33 Newcomb Blvd. The other is 1527 Antonine St Both of these properties have applied for Demolition permits and are on the agenda for Monday Jan 14