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

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.

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.

Primary Election Results for NorthWest Carrollton

The images below were pulled from maps provided by The Lens.

NorthWest Carrollton Voting Precincts are 17-8 and 17-10.
The voting precincts are shown as the small black outlined rectangle in each of the map images below
and noted with a red arrow in the 1st image.

There were more than 200 folks in these 2 precincts who came out to vote in the primaries.
It looks like we should be planning for higher attendance at our neighborhood meetings!