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Demolition of three public housing complexes, scheduled to start this weekend, was halted Friday amid complaints about the scarcity of housing for the poor after Hurricane Katrina.
The Housing Authority of New Orleans, run by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, agreed to postpone the start of the demolition pending a hearing on Thursday before the City Council.
Opponents of the plan had filed a lawsuit contending that the Council’s consent was required by the city charter.
Work crews had been expected to start demolition on Saturday under the housing authority’s plan to replace 4,500 federally administered public housing units with mixed-income, mixed-use development. Demolition at a fourth complex, B. W. Cooper, can continue because the City Council
approved demolishing 14 buildings there four years ago, lawyers said.
Rachel Wisdom, a lawyer for the housing authority, said that because the city ordinance was vague, the agency agreed that the Council should take the matter up.
The Council backs redevelopment, but with caveats. On Nov. 1, it passed a resolution to support a Congressional bill that calls for phased redevelopment and one-for-one replacement of public housing units. By comparison, the federal plan envisioned quicker redevelopment and a reduction in the number of public housing units.
The proposal has prompted lawsuits, Congressional legislation and street demonstrations in a city where housing for the poor has been scarce and homelessness has soared since Hurricane Katrina. Advocates for current and former residents of public housing say the redevelopment plan would not make enough housing available to allow the thousands of displaced residents to return.
We will know this Thursday if we will be able to start. This has been a very hot topic of discussion around here and it has the potential to get very ugly.
The Big Easy was the Big Rowdy today. The Demolition Permits were approved but we will see what happens. We are ready to go to work hopefully without any violent outbursts from some of the public. It is tough to think that you are the start of major improvement to a community or City and this is what is going on around the community. New Orleans needs change I just hope they don't blow it. I do know it will not stop us from bidding the last two that are coming out for bid. We are ready to rock on and knock some buildings down!!!!!!!!!
As far as ending the year, we got some nice backlog to keep us busy for awhile
Looks like they are still causing problems. I heard the police are barring people from coming down there now. Just a rumor I heard. Can you confirm that John?
Housing Demolition Is Halted
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