Rally at the Non Levee
Todays rally at the 17th Street Canal. Airline and Monticello.
This is a statement made by Carolyn Bell from Palm AirOn behalf of our Neighbors from Palm Air, HollyGrove, North Carrollton,
Gert Town,Broadmoor,Lakeview, Gentilly and Other Neighborhoods on the New Orleans side
of the 17th Street Canal,we want answers as to why our Neighbors on the Jefferson/Metairie side of the 17TH Street Canal are arming themselves with an elevated facade and the Orleans side is left defensless
Another issue which is puzzling is that the entire Canal is in Metairie, yet we are
told that it is Orleans Parish who is responsible for that side.
When you look at this elevation and pipes pointing towards your Neighborhood it is
quite alarming.
Peak Hurricane Season is approaching along with the Anniversary of Katrina, We feel
this is a time when all Parishes should be working together for an equitable solution
We cannot afford to be selfish,untrusting and unNeighborlyabout this problem
Each problem should be everyones problem.
We cannot afford to be hemmed into a City,to reexperience Death and destruction of
a Beautiful City such as New Orleans and other areas affected due to ineffective leadership and a Corp of Engineers which has been set up like an untouchable elusive
Ghost in the wind with Powers which have a negative impact on the Citizens, The City and other surrounding Parishes.
This City,Our Parishes,Baton Rouge and Washington D.C. have to devise a way to balance
equally the Distribution of Potential Innudation of water throughout our City
UPDATE FROM COUNCILWOMAN MIDURAS OFFICE
Monticello St. Drainage Canal –
The Councilmember has announced an outdoor townhall in Hollygrove with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Sewage & Water Board to address the communitys safety concerns over the Monticello St. drainage canal.
Your Councilmember will bring the Sewage & Water Board, Army Corps of Engineers and hopefully someone from Jefferson Parish to the community to get feedback directly from the nearby residents that will enable them to move forward on a plan with input from the neighborhood.
The townhall will occur Saturday, August 12th from 5-6:30pm at Mamie Conrad Playground in Hollygrove. The park is located at the corner of Hamilton and Olive St.
August 4th, 2006 at 12:32 am
I have often wondered exactly why there is a six foot wall on the high Jefferson parish side and not so much as a raised mound of dirt on the lower Orleans parish side. The JP side wall is no marvel of modern engineering, mind you, but it is something at least. No Phd. is needed to see that the JP wall ensures that any flooding will end up in Orleans parish side. More years of infighting and ridiculous back biting. Any govening agency that would build a protective wall on only one side of a flood drainage canal is guilty of murder. Thanks neighbors for addressing this ridiculous situation.