Sen. Mary Landrieu said:
“The City Council’s decision smartly recognizes that demolition and renewal must be considered hand-in-hand in order to move forward. It reaffirmed a wise commitment to the principles of affordable housing, community partnership, HANO reform and mixed-income development laid out in the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act. In so doing, the Council rose above the divisive and misleading destroy-and-forget arguments of Senator Vitter, the Times-Picayune and other opponents who refuse to look beyond the wrecking ball to see the foundation of a more smartly-designed community of tomorrow.
“I am proud of the council members for considering this issue with their heads and their hearts and for ultimately reaching the right conclusion for New Orleans and her people. I am also proud of the Catholic and Episcopal churches, local community leaders and all others for understanding that this effort was never about demolition, but about what happens next; and for having the courage to stand up for one greater New Orleans.”
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary. Here's what Bishop Charles Jenkins asked for:
In an open letter to the New Orleans City Council on December 6, the Rt. Rev. Charles Jenkins, Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, urged council members to “reclaim and renew existing Federal Housing Projects as temporary and dignified homes,” for those still in FEMA trailers and returning residents until the proposed, mixed-income housing is developed.
Where's the hold on demolition? What happens next, Mary? Where will the folks living in the buildings go, Mary?
To think I gave her campaign contributions the first time she ran!
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