June 2009
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By admin on June 30, 2009
“This is a major component of hurricane protection for New Orleans,” Clarkson said. “We owe Senator Boxer a sincere ‘thank you’ for taking up our cause and insisting the Corps give New Orleans real flood protection. We also owe as great a ‘thank you’ to Senator Landrieu, who has continued to powerfully advocate for this cause in Washington.”
Posted in News, Press Releases, Recovery, Storm Protection and Preparedness | Tagged 100 Year Flood Protection, Options 1 2 and 2a, Outfall Canals, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By admin on June 27, 2009
The administration wants the council to ratify the agreement as early as Thursday. However, Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson and other members have demanded more detailed information about how much the move would cost, how it would be paid for and what would happen with the current City Hall site.
Posted in City Government, News, News Articles | Tagged City Hall
By admin on June 26, 2009
“This significant win for New Orleans was the result of hours and hours of work by an extraordinary coalition of New Orleanians – neighborhood leaders from Lakeview to the Lower Ninth Ward, non-profit organizations, the business community, elected and appointed City officials, and many others. Against the odds, we came together to save the City’s master plan and the promise it holds for quality of life and economic development in every corner of the City.”
Posted in City Government, Economic Development, Good Government, News, Press Releases | Tagged Land Use and Zoning, Master Plan with the Force of Law
By admin on June 24, 2009
He’s called it a good deal, and Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson, a Realtor, agrees that the price is right. But she and other council members want to know about all the other costs involved — and rightly so.
Posted in City Government, News, News Articles | Tagged City Hall
By admin on June 22, 2009
“The 2008 charter amendment, supported by the administration and six of seven councilmembers, was meant to change that. It promised a coherent, meaningful plan that would bring desperately-needed stability to our City. But Senate Bill 75 threatens to derail this.”
Posted in City Government, Economic Development, Good Government, News, Press Releases | Tagged Land Use and Zoning, Master Plan with the Force of Law
By admin on June 19, 2009
As the author of the 2008 charter amendment and as an elected official who worked vigorously for its passage, I have spent the past several weeks working against Senate Bill 75 in the Legislature…
Posted in City Government, Economic Development, Good Government, News, News Articles | Tagged Land Use and Zoning, Master Plan with the Force of Law
By admin on June 17, 2009
“It’s fitting that this manufacturer of storm-resistant, energy-efficient homes has chosen to locate a site in New Orleans, where now more than ever we need to pursue innovative and sustainable housing,” Clarkson said.
Posted in Economic Development, Housing, News, Press Releases, Recovery | Tagged Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Building
By admin on June 17, 2009
Clarkson said she thinks $8 million is a good price for the buildings but is not yet convinced it makes sense for the city to buy them. She said she wants more information on questions such as how much it would cost to build out the interior space for the city’s needs, how expensive the move to the new quarters would be, how long the city’s leases for space it now is renting in other buildings have to run, and how much FEMA money is available for the project.
Posted in City Government, News, News Articles | Tagged City Hall
By admin on June 16, 2009
“Veolia and RTA are helping the most devastated areas of the city recover,” Clarkson said. “They are leading us in approaching public transportation in an innovative, forward-thinking way.”
Posted in News, Press Releases, Public Transportation, Recovery | Tagged Gentilly, Lakeview, Light Transit, Lower Ninth Ward, Regional Transit Authority
By admin on June 11, 2009
Councilmember Jackie Clarkson and her husband, Arthur “Buzz” Clarkson, joined their five daughters in New York this week for the premier of Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works,” starring Patricia Clarkson, Councilmember Clarkson’s youngest daughter.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Economic Development, News, Press Releases | Tagged Film, Performing Arts
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