P.O. Box 24378 New Orleans, LA 70184 504.324.2270
LCIA does not take
any responsibility for the below suggestions, they were taken from people who
filled out a Suggestion Survey card.
Updated 03/21/06
| Category | Suggestion |
| *Building/Construction | 40' frontage for lots with Single Family homes |
| *Building/Construction | A moritorim enacted on townhouses that threaten to deplete home ownership in the neighborhood |
| *Building/Construction | Extend the Street Car all the way up Canal Blvd to the lake. |
| *Building/Construction | Good place to start is to get rid of all the flooded houses that need to go down. I'm waiting on a mass bulldozing.I have flood insurance w/ ICC money but I was hoping to use all of the $30,000 to elevate a new structure. I think many of us are waiting on this. I have continuously read that the federal government has money for bulldozing if the city coordinates it, like St Bernard has done. The city government is understaffed and overwhelmed and each time they move to tear down blighted housing they are met w/ objections. Lets get together our own list and consent forms and deliver it to the city. We can develop and oversee our own demolishing under city authority. |
| *Building/Construction | How about a hotel or B&B perhaps near Canal and I-610, or near Harrison and Canal. Something like Homewood Suites or Residence Inn that look a bit like houses. (another way to contribute to the Orleans tax base.) |
| *Building/Construction | I believe it is important for residents to state what their intentions are regarding their property. I suggest a survey to all residents via internet, television, and newspaper (with preprinted forms and return mailing address)that asks if the resident intends to rebuild, sell, demolish, or abandon their blighted property (block by block). Although there will be some resistance from property owners who don't wish to disclose this information, I believe the majority will be willing to comply, as it is vital to our rebuilding effort. We have to start somewhere, and this information may help some undecided residents determine their course of action. Lakeview needs to take the lead for neighborhood redevelopment. We have the resources to do this. Dr. Erin B. Stein |
| *Building/Construction | If there was a nice retirement community in Lakeview, then they could come back. There should be room to spread it out a bit now, so no high-rise ugliness is required--It could consist of bungalows with covered walkways, almost like a resort setting |
| *Building/Construction | Improve the parking situation. So many people have to park on the streets, which is hazardous when cars meet to squeeze by and for children who dart out from between the cars. Perhaps empty lots in the center of some blocks could be turned into parking parks, similar to the neutral ground on Harrison. |
| *Building/Construction | Some additional stylish shopping/office area as a buffer zone along I-610 would be an idea to pursue. I HATE sending all my sales tax dollars to JP. |
| *Building/Construction | Streetcars extended to the lake. Being near the streetcar line is great for people. You can drink wine with dinner, and not worry about a DWI on the way home, plus save money on parking. |
| *Financial Incentives | All federal funds initially be used to restore the equity of everyone from Lakeview and compensate them for all of their current and future additional living expenses due to levee breach flooding. |
| *Financial Incentives | Everyone from Lakeview receive a federally funded financial incentive if they return home or relocate anywhere in Orleans Parish. |
| *Financial Incentives | Two years after someone rebuilds and is still living in their home they get a Federal Income Tax deduction for the entire amount of their construction or purchase cost, besides their casualty loss they already took. |
| Building/Construction | Affordable housing for seniors that is above the BFE yet accessible and also close to Harrison for those who may not like driving. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | (1) Set and enforce reasonable height and size limitations on new construction. Big houses are fine, but if they are built to within inches of the property lines (as many of the 'big boxes' are,) we could end up with blocks that look like the row-houses of the Northeast. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | A constant worry about the trailers in City Park is that they will not go away. Hynes Elementary has a hugh piece of property, that could accommodate a lot of trailers By installing trailers on the school property, there WILL be an ending date-August 2006 when the school reopens. Either the OPSB or Hynes could benefit financailly from this arrangement. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | A deadline for deciding what to do with property so we don't end up with blocks of deserted houses. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | A lot swap program would be great. I would move. Second, we need to use some of the empty lots for green spaces on each block. Some could be playgrounds (Lakeview has essentially NO neighborhood playgrounds and lots of families!). Some could have benches and flowers/shrubs, or basketball hoop, or soccer goal...... |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | A program should be put together that allows for a person that owns a house on a block that doesn't have many/any other homeowners returning can 'swap' with another person on a different block that has decided to sell if that lot is on a block where most of the other homes are being fixed or rebuilt. This would do away with people being alone on the block and would help people who are still on the fence for that very reason. It also does away with the Jack o lantern effect people are worried about. That would open up blocks that could be turned into 'greenspace' while allowing other blocks to be completely rebuilt to help maintain home values. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Adopt neighborhood standards that unify how houses are sited on the lot and recommend design elements that keep LV looking as it does now. Start with voluntary guides (e.g., pattern books) like Mississippi prepared for rebuilding the coast, but also consider stronger measures (codes/regulations) in case big developers enter LV with stronger incentives for short-term profits than for residents hiring arachitects and/or builders for houses they will live in. http://www.mississippirenewal.com/info/plansReports.html ftp://129.171.38.228/msforum/Rep_PatternBook.pdf |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Elevate, elevate, elevate... |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Enact a new law specifically regarding what is done with homes that sit untouched for some agreed upon timeframe. Designate that as a nuisance property, a blighted piece of property, or house that's not paying property taxes. But there has to be some guidelines. If a house has the yard cleaned up and maintained, doesn't mean no one is coming back. It could mean that the owners are waiting on one of many things (i.e. better levee protection, medical facilities, and a host of other reason) |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Ensure houses are not allowed to just sit without being renovated. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Establish a 'lot swap' process where a person planning demolition can move to another soon-to-be-vacant lot in Lakeview. Target certain areas to be vacated as completely as possible, and others to be re-populated as fully as possible, via the swaps. This should help eliminate areas pocked with empty lots, and create larger blocks of vacant land for new projects, such as boutique shopping, professional office space, retirement villages, etc. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Going forward we should not allow any living areas below sea level. Over time sound prudent judgement will prevail on safe elevations national. Over time there will be no practical flood insurance or home loans for properties below sea level. Those area will large percentages of homes with the living area below sea level will convert to slums. To save Lakeview from this fate we need to pass some real elevation regulations before the major rebuilding gets underway. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Houses slated for demolition that have not had flooded furnishings removed are going to be a problem to those residents that are returning and refurbishing. Children playing in the neighborhood will be attracted to explore. The empty houses will attract |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I believe that having plans by block are important. Also, we need to have a deadline for people to either bulldoze or rebuild. If they bulldoze they must have monthly maintenance on the lot to prevent mosquito outbreaks and rat infestation. They must be torn down in a timely manner or they are just a huge termite feast. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I think Lakeview should be allowed to continue to change from a middle-class neighborhood to upper middle class as was taking place. The majority of the older homes were suffering from a lack of care. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I think that the neutral ground area that were damaged by all the debris and trees, should be cleaned up and put back to their pre-Katrina stage. Constantly looking at this area is very depressing and gives the image that not much has changed since 10-01-05. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I would like to see some uniformity in the Lakeview homes. Rather than McMansions, I would like Smaller homes (or at least smaller looking homes) with more traditional styles such as arts and craft style homes. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | If we had an aerial map of lakeview sections we could map and monitor intentions of property owners. Property could be labeled and coded. My property would be designated D&RB (demo and rebuild). Another might be labeled D&S (demo & sale). A lot of this info could be gathered on line or some info could be gathered by block captains and all could be on a data base and map. This would fit our required parish plan and would also help neighbor and business planning. I'm sure lakeview grocery would love to know when to expect lakeview residents back and how many. I suggest forming a committee/command center to get this done. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | In Phoenix, Arizona, there was a zoning law in effect that prevented a certain number of certain types of businesses from being in proximity to each other. For example, there could be only a certain number of bars within a stated number of square miles. For those people concerned that doubles, or any other type of multi-family construction, might take over Lakeview, we could maybe put a similar zoning law in effect. I think it would be a shame for Lakeview to lose its diversity. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Keep in place the regulations that allow for property with a double on it to be demolished and rebuilt with a double. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Keep the feel and aesthetics of Lakeview the same. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Lakeview needs to have true covenants, not just setbacks, etc., but architectural, materials, etc. type requirements that would truly increase our property values. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Moratorium on doubles or other versions of densely populated housing. It is bad enough parking my two cars in front of my house. If there is an increase on doubles you will end up having people park in front of other people's houses. This density is not what I would like to see. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Moratorium on duplexes/doubles. Encourage home ownership and less renting. Have some guidelines on the styles of house to be built. Resist the "McMansion" trend. We can have big houses, but with exterior styling cues that fit the cottage character of the neighborhood (porches, etc.). Perhaps define what percentage of a lot may be filled up with house. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | no doubles |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | One "organized and rationale" plan |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | organize realtors to plan a procedure to assess/appraise Lakeview property pre-Katrina to facilitate obtaining appropriate funds as proposed by state/city to assist property owners in rebuilding their homes, recouping losses,buyouts,etc. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Put a moratorium on building those big box houses on single lots going forward. Try to encourage new development using New Orleans style homes....save some of the character of Lakeview. Not interested in rebuilding in an 'Old Metairie Box' house block. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Set some building standards making the traditional raised cottage style the easiest to get approved and the two story box ... townhouse ... with no character the hardest to get approved. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Set some building standards making the traditional raised cottage style the easiest to get approved and the two story box ... townhouse ... with no character the hardest to get approved. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | support the Baker bill |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | The ideas on the Mississippi renewal web site are a great start that the civic leaders of Lakeview should look into. I think there should be some strong zoning on the architectual styles and sizes and type/use of new homes in the Lakeview area. Set aside areas for single family homes. An area for mixed use, condos, apartments, etc. But I think the areas should be controlled. Don't let apartments pop up all over the place. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | There is not enough trades people in all of La to do what needs to be done. It needs to be made much easier for out of state, qualified plumbers and electricians to do business in La. This will also help to halt some of the outrageous, take it or leave it price quotes. I can tell you first hand some have been beyond outrageous. I don't know what steps to take and I am running back and forth between Houston and New Orleans with no set schdule but am willing to take direction from from someone or someones. Been married for 30 years. Used to being told what to do and will work for Lakeview. Steve Vicknair |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | This is more of a concern. Many of us are in the rebuilding process, and I am greatly concerned about when/if electricity will be restored within weeks, month/god-know-when. We need an enery advocate. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Townhomes and McMansions are not necessarily bad. For anyone other than a pre-existing Lakeview resident to be willing to invest in Lakeview, given the level of devastion and the uncertainty of levee protection is amazing. It makes no sense to be elitist at this point when you're talking about distressed property. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | We need better building codes -- more green space requirements per lot, more reasonable height requirement (absolute height constraint, not this formula they are using today -- certain roof designs allow for much higher absolute heights than the 35' code) and less variances approved. Once construction starts, we need to enforce building site clean-up. Most of the construction projects in Lakeview before Katrina were not using dumpsters, supplies were blocking sidewalks, portable toilets were positioned on the street -- if we are all going to be living in Lakeview with this volume of construction ongoing for such a long time -- we need to make sure these sites are not as much of an eyesore as they were prior to Katrina. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | We need to get the city to demo the houses asap. Empty lots will provide at lease a glimpse into who will be returning. Plus an empty lot is more appealing than a blighted house that no one cares for. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | We should post the survey results on what our neighbors intent with their properties are on line. so indecisive people can see that a larger proportion of their neighborhood is returning they may make their decision to rebuild. We need information on what surrounding properties are doing. Information is powerful. How many people in Lakeview plan to rebuild? |
| Education | 1.Support Hynes Charter School effort. 2. Support move to have School Board or State lease Kennedy school site to Holy Cross High School. |
| Education | Let's get Hines back up. |
| Education | Rebuilding of Hynes as neighborhood public school. Having a public school option for our multi-use Lakeview community creates a vital connection to rest of New Orleans and offers families important options regarding affordable/quality education. |
| Financial Incentives | 3% 40 year loans on property regardless of you insurance coverage or economic status. Cheap money for anyone willing to 'homestead' in a disaster area with insufficient flood protection. |
| Financial Incentives | Allow homeowners to buy building and furnishing items at wholesale prices, and allow merchants to recoup profits through government subsidy. This would help to rebuild New Orleans. The Baker bill helps people sell their property and leave. The rebuilding would be strictly through the 'developers' who are not the residents. I do not want a developer to rebuild my Lakeview. I want the residents to rebuild Lakeview. I want to give the residents a way to rebuild, rather than leave its rebirth in the hands of out of town developers. |
| Financial Incentives | Buyout by either a federal authourized Baker like bill to reimburse owners at 90% to 100% of pre-K value of their home (less what the owner has received for their dwelling from insurance), the same proposition from the La. Recovery organization. Without |
| Financial Incentives | Get assistance from legislators in the fight to get the most financial assistance from FEMA--Find a way to get all FEMA reps on the same page as to what assistance is available to whom and what documentation is required. The citizen shouldn't have to tell FEMA how to do their business. |
| Financial Incentives | I called the tax assessor's office and learned that it was cheaper to pay property taxes ($60) on an abandoned empty flooded house then if I cleared the lot ($3,000). Lets not allow these kind of obstacles to slow down recovery. I plan to bulldoze and rebuild. I will be rebuilding early next year, but I want to bulldoze ASAP for the good of Lakeview. We must get some kind of exemption due to the disaster. Also, I looked into buying a house uptown in the meantime and was told that I would not get my first time buyers homestead exemption. This must also be addressed. We want to keep people here, investing in the parish! I would have never left my first home if not for Katrina. |
| Financial Incentives | if payouts are made 'less' insurance settlements...I want to be compensated for the years of premiums that I payed. Those without insurance are may be compensated at full value and have not paid high priced premiums for years. |
| Financial Incentives | Incorporate 70124 as a seperate city within Orleans parish like Kenner in Jefferson. We pay way too much property tax and get way too little in return. If we were our own city (70124), our taxes couls pave our streets, provide excellent schools for our ki |
| Financial Incentives | low cost loans to help rebuilding effort. Possible rewrite mortages to cover full cost of rebuilding with 30 or 15 yr payoffs |
| Financial Incentives | Money should be given to those in Lakeview to help recoup losses for those who were not insured. |
| Financial Incentives | So that middle class people like me can afford to rebuild in Lakeview |
| Financial Incentives | The city needs to decrease the amount of property tax that is charged in order to encourage young people that are in the market for a home to even consider new orleans as apposed to one of the surrounding parishes. That is of couse besides the obvious p |
| Lakeview Businesses | Expand the amounting of shopping in the Lakeview area by expanding the parking as well. Keep the sales tax dollars in the immediate area versus going to Jefferson. I would expand the North side and South side of Harrison Ave with low rise shopping and parking. Turn Harrison ave. netural ground back to green space with Parking to the rear of the existing business. Zone in Apartments between the shopping and the single family homes. |
| Lakeview Businesses | have clean up days - where residents can go help a business clean up so it can open sooner - the quicker things are open the more people will start coming back |
| Lakeview Businesses | I don't want to see fast food restaurants or hotels/motels in Lakeview. |
| Lakeview Businesses | I think it is really important that there are incentives for Lakeview businesses. I am talking mom and pop, not corporate. That was one of the things that made Lakeview so special. Every child growing up in Lakeview can remember the time they were allowed to walk to Mr. Frank's or the 'Mini' to get a treat. |
| Lakeview Businesses | I would like a restriction on the size and type f business that will be allowed in this neighborhood. |
| Lakeview Businesses | Incentives for Lakeview businesses. I am talking mom and pop, not corporate. That was one of the things that made Lakeview so special. Every child growing up in Lakeview can remember the time they were allowed to walk to Mr. Frank's or the 'Mini' to get a treat. |
| Lakeview Businesses | More restaurants on Harrison Ave, with outside dining tables. |
| Levees | aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee they ready!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Levees | Build a big enough pumping station at the end of the 17th Street Canal so levees are not needed. We can make the canal an underground culvert. |
| Levees | Bury the outfall canals and add pumps at the lake end of the Outfall canals. |
| Levees | Category Five Levees. No less. |
| Levees | Enclose the canals in with large cement piping like a tunnel and put earth over them... They can't breach! |
| Levees | Fix the levees first BEFORE anyone rebuilds. We don;t want to lose anybody else. I'll bet $5000 that another major hurricane will hit New Orleans within 2 years. |
| Levees | If they are not MUCH BETTER than Pre-Katrina level, I have no confidence in rebuilding. |
| Levees | Just make them strong |
| Levees | Levees first. Nothing else matters if it's all going to get flooded again. 1. Crime preventions as important as the levees system. I am moving back. Before there was safety in community numbers now there is only a smattering of people on each street we need to pick up night time patrols and or close passage on the Harrison and Fillmore bridges into Lakeview. 2. Remove the festering abandoned homes in Lakeview. My neighbor has not come back, his refrigerator is still in the house and his windows are closed leaving it to fester. I have two little girls and I don't want to live next to that. Thanks, Mike Brady General Haig 504 xxx-xxxx |
| Levees | Make sure the levees are built right this time - no matter the cost. There's no point in rebuilding Lakeview if the levees can't stand up to another Katrina. |
| Levees | Move all Orleans Parish pumping stations out to the head of the canals at Lake Pontchartrain. It's not the best looking structure to have on your waterfront, but it sure prevents the water from entering into the City. |
| Levees | Multiple levee system to compartmentalize the City |
| Levees | No one will come back without the security of their investments. Levee protection is key. |
| Levees | Put two huge 'Dutch style' flood gates at the east end of Lake Pontchartrain to protect all of the lake shore and keep the levees where they are needed along the lake. This was proposed in the seventies and discarded because higher levees were the choice. Higher levees near the lake clearly are the wrong answer for hurricane protection due to atrocious soil conditions near the lake. Flood protection is measured by how many years a flood event occurs. The Dutch are protected from an event every 10,000 years. Our protection is built for an event every 100 to 200 years. Future hurricanes will be far better handled by a flood gate system like the Dutch versus building levees higher. The costs of maintaining this type of flood protection could be generated through taxes on real estate and tourism. |
| Levees | Subdivide the big planning district into smaller sections. Create pocket parks in small areas where people do not return. |
| Levees | We need a Cat 5 Levee system now. I will settle for a strong Cat 3 Levee but want plans for a Cat 5 presented. I am rebuilding my home and hope to be in by June just in time for the next Hurricane system and want assurance that I my new home will be protected. We all in Lakeview need this. |
| Levees | without adequate levee protection we cannot think that most of our residents are going to return. it is absolutely necessary that we reorganize our pumping stations, and begin to brand our community in a better light. we must work diligently to repair |
| Levees | without adequate levee protection we cannot think that most of our residents are going to return. it is absolutely necessary that we reorganize our pumping stations, and begin to brand our community in a better light. we must work diligently to repair Lakeview's image as a major flood prone area of the city |
| Other (please specify) | As a person planning to rebuild our home, it would be helpful to know which houses in our area are going to be demolished, re-built, sold, etc. I realize that this is the information that you asked on your survey, but there are many Lakeview residents that are not aware of your website/survey. Perhaps flyers or signs could be placed around the Lakeview area so when people visit their homes they would be informed of the website/survey. I think that the more Lakeview residents are informed the faster people will be willing to rebuild and move back home. |
| Other (please specify) | I think one key to success is going to be recruiting NEW Lakeview residents to take the place of ones who will not return. Let's think of ways to reach out to the harder hit neighborhoods, and make them feel welcome here. |
| Other (please specify) | Lakeview needs to provide a senior housing complex, apartments. This could be at the Lakeview school site and would meet with HUD directives. This woudl accomplish two things: 1, give seniors a place to return to and 2, provide options for those now still working but retiring in a few years. |
| Other (please specify) | Lakeview was desirable the way it was pre-Katrina. We don't need streetcars running down Canal to the lake. We don't need hotels on Harrison. Leave Lakeview the way it was. Let's get things back to normal! |
| Other (Please specify) | Lakeview was desirable the way it was pre-Katrina. We don't need streetcars running down Canal to the lake. We don't need hotels on Harrison. Leave Lakeview the way it was. Let's get things back to normal! |
| Other (please specify) Blighted Property defined by time | A time limit on unoccupied and untouched property in lakeview. Blighted properties is one of the main concerns for people who are on the edge of coming back or not. If there was a time limit on activity on a property then everyone would move more quickly to either tear down, repair, or place up for sale. Then a tangble count of who is coming back and who is not is actually visible. |
| Other (please specify) environmental | We should demand soil remediation of all our flooded yards. We should scrape and refill with new dirt. We should also require tenting and containment when bulldozing homes so dust is not flying everywhere. |
| Other (please specify) Property Resale values | If you desire to sell your damaged property, keep the asking price up. Carefully consider who you sell to. Before selling to a potential buyer, as yourself 'would I want to be their neighbor'? |
| Other (please specify) Separate governance for Lakeview | The best idea I've heard is to 'un-annex' Lakeview from the City of New Orleans. There is no reason that Orleans Parish needs to be coterminous with the City. I would have a longer-term orientation to staying if I had confidence that my taxes and government were going to be reasonable, efficient and affordable. |
| Other (please specify) Streets | Although our most pressing inssue is quality levee repair at this time, eventually we need to focus attention on the repair of our dilapidated streets. They were bad before the storm and the combination of flooding and heavy equipment have rendered some of them unpassable. |
| Other (please specify) streets | Since the area is empty, maybe this would be a good time to get the streets re-done. I feel now would avoid the inconvenience of having to park down the street and walk home while your street is being re-worked. Also, now may be a good time since we have a lot of people's voices together. |
| Other (please specify) transportation | as lakeview rebuilds with potentially fewer families than before the storm, there is no reason for a light rail down Canal blvd. about 2 years ago, a RTA rep came to the LCIA meeting and presented that the population of Lakeview, Lakevista, Lakeshore did not use the bus service often enough to warrent the routes or #of busses on the route. therefore, we do not need/nor can afford to wast $$ on a light rail system on the same route. Additionally, I believe that in time the beautiful sunken gardens on canal and the trees closer to harrison, can all be replanted and will provide the true definition of green space. If one looks at the street car tracks on canal blvd near carollton, how sad that all the beautiful azaleas were torn out. perhaps the transportation needs in that area warranted it, but in Lakeview we do not need it |
| Other (please specify) Transportation | I think running the streetcar up Canal Boulevard would be a beautiful thing. Look at the boost Mid-City got from the streetcar line. I think it would encourage somewhat denser development, which would help keep housing prices down a little bit, and allow more diversity in the population. |
| Recreation | Block-sized parks make for great places to stroll, chat, walk the dog, and let the kids play? The plan should identify blocks where the return rate will be low for conversion to parks. |
| Recreation | I would love to see provisions made for a 1st class community pool with a sports facility and adequate parking. Not having a pool in the community has been a real drag. Why not have a YMCA in our neighborhood. |
| Recreation | If available, use some of the proposed green space for a dedicated dog park - all you need is a fence, some benches (for residents to sit and chat while the dogs are playing) and garbage cans! |
| Recreation | more green space and shops on harrison. can we swap around lots so that we could get a couple of block to convert to green space. |
| Recreation | Playgrounds with organized activities for our youth i.e. dance classes/gymanstics/sports such as the playgrounds Jeff. Parish offers. |
| Recreation | subdivision' called River Ranch in Lafayette. It is beautiful, and was built to resemble New Orleans. There are French Quarter type townhouses is one area, a commercial area, and then single family housing. There are some camel-back houses that looked like they were plucked right out of Uptown. I would love to see Lakeview move into this direction. On another note, I have been thinking for some time since the bike paths were put on West End, it would be great to have a playground/park on the neutal ground on West End. |
| Recreation | Turn some of the vacant properties into the 'pocket parks' suggested by the BNOB. There would be an issue of funding - fairly purchasing the property from the owner, but I would like to see small, local areas for kids to play in. |
| Recreation | We need more small parks scattered throughout lakeview. Open spaces are a way to add green open space and fight blight throughout the neighborhood. |
| Levees | First and foremost, repair the levees and the infrastructure. The streets were deloplorable before the flood and we should not have to drive on those same streets after they sat in floodwater for 24 days. |
| Levees | WE NEED THE LEVEES FIRST BEFORE WE CAN MOVE ON |
| Financial Incentives | I would propose that the 'Broken Levee buyout program' does not start at $150,000, but rather be 'capped' at $150,000. Most homes in Lakeview were valued $300,000 and up before Hurricane Katrina. The program should take their FMV less any insurance received and then take the lower of FMV less insurance or $150,000. Right now the program capps at $150,000. We had about $140,000 insurance and would only be eligible for $10,000 under the program. This program rewards people who had no insurance. Also, I like to remind the city that the homes valued $150,000 and up were paying a large portion of the real estate taxes in prior years. |
| Financial Incentives | Similar to the Baker Bill. Give residents the choice to rebuild or sell. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Bull doze what need and get other strated in rebuilding. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Consider rezoning some areas to reduce density of residents. Put more high density housing on or adjacent to major streets i.e., Harrison, Canal, Robt. E. Lee instead of the middle of blocks deeper in the neighborhood. Maybe retail on first floor and residential on the scond floor. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I live in South Lakeview. I would like to see a whole lot more attention paid to this area. I am between the 5400 and 5500 blocks of Canal Blvd.The area has historic interest.I am just steps off of Canal Blvd on Aymard Court. I do not want a bus barn right down the street on Canal Blvd. I would like to see more attention paid to the types of new construction allowed in the area particularly commericial construction and more attention paid to zoning issues for that area and more attetion paid to the historic value of many of the existion homes. I would like to see more coffee shops and neighborhood gathering places. I am a practicing attorney and if I can assist with these issues will be happy to do so. |
| Leave Orleans Parish | Figure out a way to become either a self contained neighborhood and get out of Orleans Parish. Or try to become annexed by Jefferson Parish. Orleans Parish doesn't deserve a neighborhood like Lakeview. It obviously doesn't appreciate us just or money. |
| Financial Incentives | equal financial incentives to all property owners in lakeview whether they are homeowners or rental property owners and regardless if they have insurance or not- we need as many properties as possible to be rebuilt - everyone should be encouraged to return to this neighborhood lars edegran |
| Beautification Project | I suggest that the old school located in the 5900 block of Milne bounded by Harney, Brooks, and Colbert Street be torn down. Rumor has it the school was donated to the City of New Orleans by the Smith-Lupo family, with the stipulation that it be used as a school. However, I believe it is used as a warehouse for school equipment. IF the school was torn down, this would be a perfect location for a small park - bringing green space to Lakeview. It could look similar to Lake Vista where homes face lawns and trees ..... |
| Financial Incentives | Many people have not begun renovations out of uncertainty about the levee situation. Since this issue is very complicated to resolve and requires federal inputs, we must find a way to motivate residents to start renovations. In order to stimulate this process, financial bonuses should be offered to residents who begin construction - reconstruction before a certain deadline to be determined by a vote of Lakeview residents. |
| Financial Incentives | I did not have flood insurance, however, the destruction to my property was done by a breach of the levee system, therefore, I believe the government is fully responsible for the destruction/damage. Proposal: Government to pay in full for all damage to property, both public and private. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Is there a kind way to approach our neighbors and encourage them to make a decision so that we all do not lose property value due to blighted housing? The properties need to be cleaned so families will feel safe to return with their children. I am hoping that this is the purpose of the block captains. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | It is a fact that less people will be living in the City(the soup bowl) in the future. The City should allow more 2 family homes in Lakeview. There will be a great need for housing in the areas that rebuild. New Orleans will fast become a place to visit, not a place to live. That means more housing 'turnarounds' and thus a need for more temporary housing, like doubles. Lakeview will ALWAYS be subject to repeated flooding. No one will ever guarantee our levees no matter what they rebuild them with. Only a few 'rich' prople will be able to afford the price of single family homes in Lakeview in the rebuild stages. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Levee each property a nominal fee and beautify the entire neighborhood with nice black iron street lights and street signage - and for pete's sake have some minimal esthetic requirements like working shutters and reasonable architecture (think RiverRanch in Lafayette). The fee would be more than made up for in increased property values. |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | I would like to see a NORD playground developed between The 17th St. canal and West End or at least Fleur de Lis near Veterans. This would be an ideal location building a new facility similar to LaSalle to draw visiting teams. If NORD doesn't want a new playground to maintain the city could build a skateboard park. The new skateboard parks in Hammond are drawing many families on the weekends. |
| elections | a forum for Dist. A City Council candidates to help residents of Lakeview choose the best candidate. |
| clean up | Why can't we have a group like the Katrina Krewe that meets and picks up and bags the trash in certain areas of Lakeview on a regular basis? We could do it every other Saturday, or sometimes on a week day. What do you think? |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | People need to be aware of the city's inaccurate damage assessments. The city is allowing building permits and not requiring homes to be raised unless damage assessments read over 50%. Problem is almost none of the assessments are based on fact or real |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | bike paths should be incorporated into any new street construction projects. |
| Levees | we want a better levee system |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | corp to tear down |
| Levees | We should have Lakeview people regularly check the entire Lakeview levee system, so as to advise appropriate authorities as to obvious leaks and/or other possible weaknesses in structure or design (eg. the building of floodgates near the Lake but far inla |
| Financial Incentives | ASK CITY HALL TO ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO REBUILD FOR UP TO 3 YEARS TO HELP SUBSIDIZE HIGHER FLOOD INS AND UTILITY PAYMENTS. IF THIS GETS MORE PEOPLE TO RETURN THE CITY WILL REAP HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES LATER AND INCREASE |
| Building/Construction/Zoning | Architectural planning...... to prevent the 'french country square' homes. Keep the cottage feel. Have a planning committe that you have to bring your architectual plans to and they must be approved by the committee before building. It will be a pain in |
| Recreation | Before the Hurricane you could drive down Harrison and see many children skateboarding up and down. They would skateboard St. Dominic's, Hynes and almost anything. I suggest making a public skatepark in Lakeview to keep our children out of trouble with th |