Blight 2416 Dante - Happy Birthday

From: Joseph I. Giarrusso
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 7:48 AM
To: NorthWest Carrollton
Cc: Amanda B. Rizzo ; T. Gordon McLeod
Subject: Re: Constantly Blighted Fw: Blight, 2416 Dante: Weeds and windows open to the elements

 

Amanda, will you please check on this?  Thanks.

 

Joe

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From: NorthWest Carrollton

Date: 12/18/18 9:55 PM (GMT-06:00)

To: "Joseph I. Giarrusso", Scott Andrews, Debi Theobald NorthWest Carrollton Crime Liaison, 311 <311@nola.gov>

Subject: Constantly Blighted Fw: Blight, 2416 Dante: Weeds and windows open to the elements

Please note the date of Jan 4, 2018 on the email below.

I have reporting this address to 311 no fewer than 3 times this year.

 

This photo is from May https://www.flickr.com/photos/nwcarrollton/41530313445/

 

I would like to understand why TODAY - December 18, 2018 it looks worse than it did in January.

Weeds are as high as they can grow. Portions of the building are open to the elements.

AND the fire hydrant on the corner - which you can no longer see! - is leaking.

 

PLEASE have something done before this goes on for 2 years.

 

Sincerely,

Jenel Hazlett

NorthWest Carrollton

 

----Forwarded Message-----
From: NorthWest Carrollton
Sent: Jan 4, 2018 4:00 PM
To: 311 Nola <311@nola.gov>
Cc: Debi Theobald NorthWest Carrollton Crime Liaison
Subject: Blight, 2416 Dante: Weeds and windows open to the elements


311:

Please create a request to have the blight at 2416 Dante Street addressed.

The below link shows some of the issues, specially the high weeds covering the sidewalk which creates a pedestrian safety issue.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nwcarrollton/24392522827/in/album-72157668137658999/

Some windows are also broken and open the property to the elements.

Sincerely,
Jenel Hazlett
NorthWest Carrollton

January 14 Forum on Parks Millage

There will be a meeting to discuss the millage (tax to be voted on in May)

MONDAY January 14th

6:30 PM - 8PM

St. Mary's Dominican High School

7701 Walmsley Ave

Secured parking and entry is from Burdeteel Street at the back of the school

Please see the article in Uptown Messenger for additional details


"Voters in May will decide on milestone changes to how the city funds and operates its public recreational spaces. To give New Orleanians a clearer understanding of how these cherished city services could be overhauled, the Carrollton Area Network is holding a public forum Jan. 14.
Presenters from the Audubon Institute, the New Orleans Recreation Development
Commission, Parks and Parkways and New Orleans City Park will discuss at a forum moderated by Keith Twitchell of the Committee for Better New Orleans.


The ballot proposal would give City Park its first dedicated millage while reducing the millage for Audubon Park by nearly half. Parks and Parkways and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission would see an increase in their funding. Property owners continue paying the same amount under the 20-year plan, city officials say.
The new parks overhaul also calls for unified oversight for the city’s recreational entities under a cooperative agreement approved by City Council on Dec. 20.


This agreement allows more resource-sharing among the four agencies. They could more easily leverage their buying power in negotiating contracts, share large equipment for maintenance and beautification projects, and exchange information and strategies on storm-water control, fundraising, social media communication and other activities.
Programming among City Park, Audubon and NORDC would be shared to increase access to recreational activities. The agreement also calls for increased safety and environmental initiatives.


The four agencies’ top executives are to meet quarterly under the plan and to hold public meetings twice a year.


The May ballot proposal would adjust the millage rates from 2021 to 2040. If the millage adjustment passes, the current 6.31 mills, expected to bring in about $22 million, would be distributed as follows:
• Audubon would receive 1.95 mills ($6.59 million) instead of the current 3.31 mills ($10.92 million);
• NORDC’s adjusted millage would be increased to 1.95 mills ($6.59 million) from 1.5 mills ($4.95 million);
• Parks and Parkways’ millage would be increased to 1.8 mills (or $6.08 million);
• City Park would receive .61 mill (nearly $2.06 million)."

Community Forum on Climate & Equity for District A

Hollygrove Neighbors Association invites you to

the Community Forum on Climate & Equity for District A

on October 11, 2018, 10 AM to 12 PM,

at the Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Center,

3300 Hamilton Street.

At this meeting we'll have an honest discussion on how climate change impacts our daily lives in New Orleans and the city's climate action plan. The truth is, we're going to have to make a few changes to ensure the brightest future for our children and grandchildren. It's going to be up to us to make sure those changes are fair and beneficial to our neighborhoods.

The forum will also highlight the work of local groups making great strides to strengthen our neighborhoods and our city. Leaders working to develop small businesses, create more transportation options, reduce waste, and balance our energy systems will join us as we develop our vision for a resilient New Orleans.


Questions contact

Dee Dee Green

Area Program Director
AFSC & Peace by Piece New Orleans
(504) 565-3596 (o)
(504) 418-5070 (cell)
vgreen@afsc.org

S&W Board Leak 2612 & 2614 Dublin

This leak is bubbling up from the street in front of 2612/14 Dublin.


It has water draining into the storm drains

at the Belfast



and Apple ends of Dublin Street.


Sewerage & Water Board has been notified. 

Parking & Infrastructure Damage 8200 Block of Apricot

This problem exists



BECAUSE this truck (photo taken in 2013) has been parking on the greenspace
AND the storm drain since the drainage repairs were completed.


While we wait for repairs a new truck now parks in the 2700 block Dante at the corner of Apricot.
Eventually this bit of infrastructure will end up needing repairs as well.



NOTHING will CHANGE without PARKING ENFORCEMENT.

2416 Dante - time for a new owner

Another 311 Request was sent today with the new council members cc'd.

This property is constantly blighted and has been since 2008.

The owner is DMK Acquisitions & Properties and this is not their 1st rodeo with blight.

Entergy has Rooftop Solar Meeting!

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS 
(LOCATION CHANGED TO SUNO’S LAKE CAMPUS – COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ROOM 100) - -

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC. (“ENO”) WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ENO’S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (“DG”) SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (“PV”) SYSTEMS, FILED WITH THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ON OCTOBER 6, 2017. ENO’S APPLICATION PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT MULTIPLE DG-SCALE SOLAR PV SYSTEMS, WITH A TOTAL COMBINED CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MWAC, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR ENO AND REPRESENTS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN ENO’S COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN RENEWABLE GENERATION RESOURCES.  IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING, ENO WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING:

HOW DO SOLAR PV SYSTEMS WORK?
                                      What is a DG-Scale System?                                             

IS THERE A MINIMUM SIZE FOR EACH SYSTEM?

WHERE WILL THE SYSTEMS BE LOCATED IN THE CITY?

WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS WILL THE PROJECT BRING TO NEW ORLEANS?

WILL LOCAL LABOR BE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT?

WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION BEGIN?

WHY IS THE PROJECT SUITABLE FOR NEW ORLEANS’ NEEDS?

HOW CAN CITIZENS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT?

HOW CAN CITIZENS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT?

 

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE
VIA ENO’S WEBSITE. www.entergyneworleans.com/powertogrow/rooftopsolar.

THE PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018,
AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION FROM 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.:

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS – LAKE CAMPUS 
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
6801 PRESS DRIVE, ROOM 100
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70126

 

 

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NOPD Online - property crime reporting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  November 15, 2017

NOPD Launches New Online Crime Reporting Tool NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Police department today announced the launch of NOPD Online, a new online reporting system that will enable citizens to file non-emergency police reports quickly and easily over the internet. The system is designed to take information and generate completed reports for non-violent crimes. The new system can be accessed here: https://nola.gov/nopdonline/ “The NOPD Online reporting system will allow citizens to report non-violent crimes quickly and easily, and enable our department to continue focusing manpower and resources on protecting public safety,” said Chief Michael Harrison. “It’s a win-win, for the city and for our officers.” On the site, citizens will be asked four questions to begin the process for submitting and printing incident reports instantly and free of charge. Reporting persons will be asked to verify: Whether the incident is or is not an emergency Did the incident occur within Orleans Parish? There are no known suspects Whether or not the incident occurred on an interstate or the Crescent City Connection The NOPD Online is designed to take property crimes reports such as a stolen bicycle, lost or stolen cell phone and incidents involving unknown offenders. When the reporting process is complete, citizens will receive a case number and see prominent notification that the report was successfully submitted. Reports can then be printed for records and used during the process of filing insurance claims. An NOPD officer will follow up on the report if further action is needed. Citizens should continue to report Incidents involving immediate danger through Emergency 9-1-1. The new “Desk Officer Online Reporting System” is operated by Lexis/Nexis and has been adopted by over 300 law enforcement agencies in the United States and Canada. The system streamlines the reporting and communication process so officers can focus on mission-critical aspects of their duties. The NOPD Online reporting system is anticipated to free up officers time in responding to calls in person and will improve NOPD response time for emergencies.

New Orleans Crime Coalition - survey results

Good Morning –

 

The New Orleans Crime Coalition has released the results of its annual resident satisfaction survey measuring public perception of the performance of the New Orleans Police Department.

 

We hope you will help spread the results of the annual NOCC Citizen Perception survey through your respective social media platforms using the attached neighborhood satisfaction infographic and #NewOrleansCrimeCoalition. For your convenience, we’ve also included some suggested copy below.

 

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

 

#NewOrleansCrimeCoalition releases results of annual resident satisfaction survey measuring the public’s perception of the performance of the New Orleans Police Department. Want to know how your district responded? View the report at: crimecoalitionnola.com/news.

 

Thank you in advance for your consideration,

Anna Koehl

 

Anna Corin Koehl, APR

504-524-3342

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For 90 years. The strength to shout. The wisdom to whisper.

BMF is a partner in IPREX, the global network of communication agencies

 

Training on How to Clean a Catch Basin being held throughout the city

See the link below for details and to sign up
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adopt-a-catch-basin-district-clean-ups-tickets-38128143303

DESCRIPTION

Please join the Neighborhood Engagement Office for a catch-basin cleanup day. Volunteers and residents will work together to clear vegetation and debris from around catch basins in their respective neighborhoods. Meeting locations for each district are:

• District C- October 7th (Eastbank- St. Roch Church; Westbank- Norman Playground)

• District B- October 14th (Taylor Playground)

• District E- October 21st (Lake Forest Charter School)

• District D- October 28th (Beacon Light Church)

• District A- October 28th (Brooks Shaw Church)

In November, after we learn how to do it, residents of NorthWest Carrollton are going to work to ensure that the front of the catch basins are clear.  Then we'll watch how they perform and call the ones that are problematic into 311.

And track them until they are fully functional.  

New Orleans and Drainage

It's a SYSTEM. It doesn't work when too many parts are broken.

And lots of parts are broken, above and beyond the pumps and the turbines.

Catch Basins not kept clean by the people who live on the street.
Catch Basins not mucked out by the city.
The city paving such that very little space is left for water to get into the Catch Basins.

People consistently breaking the laws like:
Littering which blocks up the Catch Basins,
Blowing leaf litter and grass cuttings into the storm drains,
Parking on the greenspace between the sidewalk and the street which grinds off the grass and lets dirt flow into the Catch Basins and reduces the ability of the compacted ground to absorb, and, if parked on, can damage the catch basins,
Paving front yards,
Over paving period.

And things not done that do help absorb water like:
Planting trees,
Holding water on your property whether it's taking advantage of deep Arts and Crafts eaves to live without gutters so the water doesn't run straight to the street or rain barrels and rain gardens,
Using new technology to create more permeable surfaces.

When we forget it's a SYSTEM and we allow incompetence and malfeasance we get what we got.

Catch Basins and Leaf Blowers

Is it legal to use a leaf blower to blow leaf litter and grass cuttings into the street?

NO!  

and if you don't believe me, below is the ordinance prohibiting this practice. 

Please remind your friends and neighbors who use yard maintenance contractors so that this practice does not occur.  And if you do it yourself, you should probably cut that out.

Sec. 66-287. - Sweeping from premises and sidewalks to be taken up.

The owner, his agent or occupant, of all premises shall be responsible to take up or cause to be taken up all aggregate sweeping of garbage, trash, litter, grass cuttings, leaves and all other waste materials from the premises, sidewalks and abutting property including the space between the property line and the curbline in front, extending 1½ feet from the curbline into the street or roadway and in the rear and alongside thereof of such premises owned or occupied so that such sweepings shall not under any circumstances reach the drains, gutters, streets or roadways. The owner, his agent, or occupant shall be responsible to have all sweepings placed into containers sufficient to prevent such sweeping from being scattered by the wind and placed out on the days designated for collection.

(Code 1956, § 28-19)

Sec. 66-287.1. - Use of leaf blowers to transfer or direct debris to public drains prohibited.

(1)

Definitions.

Leaf blower. A mechanical, battery-operated or gasoline-powered device which projects pressurized air forward to cause movement of leaves, grass or other debris commonly associated with grass cutting, lawn care, gardening or yard maintenance activities.

Public drain. Includes catch basins or gutters located parallel to public rights-of-way, open segments of city subsurface drainage conduits, flood control and water path canals or drains located on public property and incorporated into the public infrastructure for wastewater management or scipening.

(2)

Use of leaf blower to impede or restrict drainage or water flow prohibited. Use of leaf blower for private or commercial use in any manner which causes or results in the transfer, movement or directing of grass, leaves, yard debris, debris derived from yard maintenance, lawn care or any activities whereby debris is accumulated and projected to public drains or results in impeded water flow of public drains or restricts the public designated purpose of such drains is prohibited by law. Violators shall be subject to citation or administrative adjudication by duly authorized code enforcement officers or duly authorized law enforcement officers.

(M.C.S, Ord. No. 21912, § 1, 4-7-05)

Pump Locations and Power Sources

Taken from Nola.com, with thanks to Justin Kray who scoured the web to find this map.

Pump Station 24 (at the end of Pritchard Place on the Monticello Canal) uses only 60 cycle power.

How does drainage work in NorthWest Carrollton

Taken from http://www.guttertogulf.com/Field-Work with thanks to Matt McBride

"1830s-1850s Steam-powered, wooden paddle wheeled draining machine at Dublin used to drain the upriver communities. Claiborne is the limit of development. Beyond Claiborne are the backswamps."

It is amazing that this is still how the area is thought of, anything North of Claiborne and West of Carrollton is thought of as "not as good" as the rest of the area.   Living in this section of town we don't think it is true but we do recognize the tendency for this to be the way it is presented.

NorthWest Carrollton is in Service Area 6

This is how the subsurface drainage flows in NorthWest Carrollton

How drainage and the pumps work

Image from The Advocate

Campanella Map - Carrollton Ridge

NorthWest Carrollton is on the northwestern edge of the Carrollton Ridge

Healthy Catch Basins and 311

This is what a healthy catch basin looks like:
Greenspace not parked on,
Trees,
Clear of debris,
And most importantly: FLOWING.

If you see a catch basin surrounded by water today it is either because:
it is the lowest spot in the area (note the area in the background),
it is blocked and you can clear the blockage (and why not littering is important),
Or the city needs to MUCK out the catch basin.

Today is the day to do this assessment in your neighborhood.
If you see a problem be specific with the street address and call it in to 311
or better yet send a photo and an email to 311@nola.gov.
You don't see the problem when it's dry.


 

Healthy Catch Basin - no city installed curb

This is an example of a healthy catch basin.

Kudos to my neighbors who
Cleaned out the catch basin,
Cleaned off the street in front of the catch basin including edging the grassy area and then added bricks to keep the edges clean and the water FLOWING.

This street does not have a CURB installed by the city.

November NONPACC with NOPD

From: NorthWest Carrollton <nwcarrollton@mindspring.com> [Edit Address Book]

To: "nwcarrollton@mindspring.com" <nwcarrollton@mindspring.com>

Subject: NONPACC MEETING NOTES

Date: Nov 18, 2016 10:38 AM

A Northwest Carrollton Member attended the most recent NONPAC hosted by the Second District Police.  Attached are his notes. Comments are welcome. Just wanted to share the notes from the NONPACC meeting: They were happy that property crimes were down across the board Be careful with package deliveries because this time of the year thieves are looking to steal deliveries Lock your cars at night majority of auto break ins are from unlocked cars Leave porch lights on to deter crime and auto burgalaries