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Security District meeting with Senator Gray

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Jim S

Senator Cheryl Gray will host a Town Hall meeting on Monday evening, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s church, corner of Carrollton and Willow. Please attend if you can.

And there is a CRNA Board meeting tonight, Thursday April 10, at 7:00 PM at the Keller-Williams real estate office at Leake and Leonidas (8601 Leake Ave.; there is a small parking lot in front of the building). All are welcome. The Security District/Improvement District will be on the agenda.

FYI, here are links to a couple of other security districts which you might want to review:
Touro-Bouligny (Not updated for some time)
Lakeview 2006 budget

Also, a member of the Palmer Park association has started a blog on this subject. Visit it at mollygoesninja

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Important meetings coming up

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Jim S

Jerry Speir reminds us:

First, we have a place to meet tomorrow evening, Thursday, April 3, to continue our discussion about security/improvement districts. The folks at the Keller-Williams real estate office at Leake and Leonidas have kindly offered their conference room. The actual address is 8601 Leake, I believe, and there is a parking lot in front of the building for a dozen or so cars. We’ll start the meeting at 7:30 (there’s an Oak Street Association board meeting at 6:00, at which I and a few others who want to attend both meetings need to appear).

Don’t forget, we also have a CRNA board meeting scheduled for next Thursday, April 10, at 7:00. Details to follow.

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Monday night, 4/1/08, there was a meeting of the Carrollton Area Network group, at which Jeff Thomas from Dr. Blakeley’s recovery office (ORDA) and John Marshall from NORA appeared. Highlights:

–New “code enforcement” procedures have been passed
–Willow Street will be one of the targets for a “code enforcement sweep.”
–Safety and Permits will be re-organized, with new leadership, based on a study of other cities
–the “311” system for reporting problems to the city is being significantly upgraded
–a new, public GIS mapping system for blighted and abandoned properties is in the works

To read Jerry’s notes from the meeting click on the page to the right titled ORDA and NORA.

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Crime alerts, continued

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Jim S

A composite computer-generated sketch of the man wanted for the Walgreens robbery has been released:

Walgreens perp

Also, in the second incident reported yesterday:

Detectives were able to identify a possible suspect in this case. The suspect was positively identified by the victim via a photographic lineup. Detectives subsequently arrested a KNOWN 15 YEAR OLD JUVENILE.
[Updated message follows}
On March 25th at or about 2:30 pm, the victim was riding his bicycle on S. Carrollton under the Expressway. As he walked his bicycle around some construction equipment, he was approached by two black male subjects. The suspects were armed with a handgun and robbed the victim of approximately $15 in cash and his cell phone. Suspect #1 is described as a 17-19 year old black male, 5’7”, 150 lbs., wearing jeans and a black t-shirt. Suspect #2 is a 17-19 year old black male, 5’5”, 120 lbs., wearing jeans and a white t-shirt.

If you have any further information on this case, please contact Sgt. Shaun Ferguson or Det. Douglas Butler at 658-6024 or 658-6020. You may also call Crimestoppers anonymously at 822-1111.

Remember to report any suspicious persons or activities you see in your neighborhood by calling 821-2222. In an emergency, call 911 immediately.
Major Kirk Bouyelas
Second District Commander
New Orleans Police Department

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Crime alerts

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Jim S

This from our 2nd District:

Email Blast
NOPD 2nd District
On March 30th at or about 12:50 pm, a black male entered the Walgreens located at 718 S. Carrollton Avenue. The suspect loitered inside the store near the office door. On several occasions, he asked the employees about leg/ankle braces. When the manager and another employee entered the locked office door, the suspect followed them in. Once inside, the suspect removed a handgun from his waistband and robbed the store manager. The suspect is described as a 28-33 year old black male, 5’5”, heavy/stocky build, dark complexion, gold teeth, thick beard, wearing dark clothing. According to the store manager, the suspect stuttered when he spoke.
If you have any further information on this case, please contact Sgt. Shaun Ferguson or Det. Jerry Baldwin at 658-6024 or 658-6020. You may also call Crimestoppers anonymously at 822-1111.

Email Blast
NOPD 2nd District
On March 29th at or about 8:50 am, a black male suspect walked into the Shell Station located in the 3100 block of S. Carrollton Avenue. The suspect approached the cashier and handed her a handwritten note, written on a napkin. The note threatened the cashier with bodily harm and demanded money from the cash register. The cashier complied and handed over an undetermined amount of money. The suspect then fled the store on foot. The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20’s or early 30’s, thin build, dark complexion, unshaven, wearing a blue jump-suit with a blue knit hat. This robbery may be related to the March 14th robbery in the 1400 block of S. Carrollton Avenue.
If you have any further information on this case, please contact Sgt. Shaun Ferguson or Det. Jerry Baldwin at 658-6024 or 658-6020. You may also call Crimestoppers anonymously at 822-1111

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Change in board membership

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Jim S

At the recent General Meeting the following new board members for the 2008-10 term were elected:

*Pax Bobrow
*Tilman Hardy
*Alice-Anne Krishnan
*Gary Smith
*Betsy Weymann

Annette Bak, Earl Hamilton, Cindy Morse, and John Schackai will be leaving the board. We thank them for their service.

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Subscribe to the blog

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jim S

Use the new subscribe function on the right to get an email notification each time additions are made to this site. (Once per day.)

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General meeting/special districts

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jim S

The spring general meeting was held tonight at St. Andrews. Our new City Inspector General, Robert Cerasoli, made an enjoyable presentation about how he came to be here and the enormous task his office faces in plumbing the depths of the inner workings of our city government. His first task is to measure the beast, something that perhaps has never been done. So far he has uncovered the existance of 142 quasi-governmental boards and commissions that spend our money and potentially saddle us with debts for years to come. (Ever heard of the “Planetarium Commission”? Me neither. ) It should be an interesting ride.

Of more immediate concern: The proposed Carrollton/Riverbend Security District and the proposed Pensiontown Improvement District. Senator Gray has made a pre-filing of bills designed to establish each. The details are subject to change up until late May when the legislature is scheduled to adjourn.

Here is a link to a copy of each bill, as it reads today: CRNA Security District Pensiontown Improvement District

Oh, the details…

There was much confusion by the end of the meeting regarding a host of issues:

  • There are 3 possible types of districts: Security, Improvement and Development, with the latter having the widest scope. Which is most desirable or appropriate?
  • The legislation defines two districts, effectively cutting CRNA in half. Is this the best way to go? Is the reason (security districts should be compact) acceptable, or accurate? (What about economies of scale?)
  • The name “Pensiontown”–few had ever heard of it and fewer liked it. It has historical roots, but it might be seen as derrogatory. This seemed to be important to many people.
  • Much confusion about overlapping neighborhood association borders. CRNA, Palmer Park and the Pensiontown borders all overlap. May or may not be a problem, depending on the situation. I wonder, though: If the CRNA Security District is approved, will the boundaries of the CRNA efectively shrink to the area between Carrollton, the river and the parish line? (It extends up to Claiborne, now.)
  • Does a Pensiontown Nhb Assoc. really exist, officially? No one seemed sure. Does it matter?

    • These are just a few of the general issues that came up tonight. There are more specific questions about the mechanics of the districts, such as:

  • What kinds of properties get assessed (just residential, or commercial, too? Vacant lots?)
  • How multi-tenant buildings get assessed.
  • What happens if property owners refuse to pay?

    • What do you think? What are your questions? Answers? Opinions?

    Leave a comment. Let’s get a discussion going.

    There will be another public meeting soon, place and time to be announced.

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    City recycling survey

    Posted on March 17, 2008 by Jim S

    The City says it wants to know if citizens want recycling. They published a survey in the paper sometime last week. See it? Probably not. Click this link to download a copy to print out and mail in.

    recycling survey

    Yes, mail it in. (Like they really want to make it hard for you to give your opinion.) Maybe you could stuff your and your neighbors’ in a single envelope.

    They claim to have a way to take the survey on the city’s website but I could not find it. You might also try to call 311 to express your opinion. Not sure that works, though. Aparently it does–see comments.

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    Carrollton Courthouse area 1883

    Posted on March 13, 2008 by Jim S



    Carrollton Courthouse area map

    Originally uploaded by nola-shiva.

    The source is Robinson’s Atlas of the City of New Orleans, 1883.
    Note that the streetcar station was at the river and St. Charles. The tracks did not extend up Carrollton at this time. Note also the market on Dublin north of Hampson. Look also for a couple of wells, a livery station and a sawmill on the map.

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    New Orleans Street Railway Association

    Posted on March 12, 2008 by Jim S

    Yes, there is one and it is a nonprofit educational organization.

    The website features some photos of streetcars on Carrollton Ave and Willow Street in 1901. I am struck by the very nice shelters that they had along the route back then.

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