SB 573, the Ho Zone bill, is headed for committee tomorrow. The "stakeholders" of the bill and select politicos have been negotiating the bill for the past week. That's pretty amazing how you can "negotiate" with only one side sitting at the table.
As Jeffrey pointed out in the post "The sound of 100 hands not clapping", not a single legislator, city council member, rep. from the mayor's office, or tourism official bothered to show up at a town hall meeting held the other night by VCPORA, French Quarter Citizens, and the Fauborg Marigny Improvement Association to discuss the proposed zone. Although Councilperson Palmer did send a representative from her office.
I videotaped the entire meeting....here are the key speakers from the neighborhood associations:
The "stakeholders" and more importantly...elected officials....obviously don't care about the concerns of the neighborhoods affected by the Ho Zone. They may not care now but they will eventually...when they come up for re-election.
If you can make it to Baton Rouge tomorrow to protest the bill to the committee, please do. I will be there, hope to see you as well.
As Jeffrey pointed out in the post "The sound of 100 hands not clapping", not a single legislator, city council member, rep. from the mayor's office, or tourism official bothered to show up at a town hall meeting held the other night by VCPORA, French Quarter Citizens, and the Fauborg Marigny Improvement Association to discuss the proposed zone. Although Councilperson Palmer did send a representative from her office.
I videotaped the entire meeting....here are the key speakers from the neighborhood associations:
The "stakeholders" and more importantly...elected officials....obviously don't care about the concerns of the neighborhoods affected by the Ho Zone. They may not care now but they will eventually...when they come up for re-election.
If you can make it to Baton Rouge tomorrow to protest the bill to the committee, please do. I will be there, hope to see you as well.
5 comments:
AZ I doubt their listening.
They heard but they don't want to listen. That is why Senator Murray pulled the Ho-Zone bill from this morning's agenda.
Off topic, but have you seen Zurik's series on the oil leases yet?
Slabbed has a link to it. It is worth watching.
Is there a video of mitch's speech today? Who do we need to write if we can't make it to BR next week?
seems like the mayor has more pressing issues than HO Zone - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47363418/ns/local_news-new_orleans_la/
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