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City offering training in battle against blight
Residents of the Rosedale area recently gathered for a neighborhood association meeting and shared concerns about blighted property and high grass. Tall weeds had taken over a large apartment complex in the neighborhood, but thanks to constant calls by Paula McFarland, the grass recently was cut.
The city's code enforcement department is hold training sessions to educate neighborhood associations about city ordinances regarding blight, the code hearings process, inspections and steps toward establishing a community "blight committee." The training is free and open to each association.
In September, Linda Williams, association president, attended a code enforcement training day where neighborhood groups submitted lists of blighted properties.
Follow-up hearings will be held Nov. 9-13 at St. Maria Goretti Church.
Williams said code inspectors will be in the area and a cleanup day is set for Saturday.
The training day was also attended bShirley and Louis Alexander, Mary Bachemin, Gladys Bowman, Inett Branch Sr., the Rev. Robert Brown, Inez Carter, Sarah Darby, Mercedes Duckworth, the Rev. Mac Dunbar, Gregory Jefferson Sr., Robert Jefferson, Aubrey Jones, Adam Lee, Hilda McCall, Paula McFarland, Sylvia McKenzie, Veroetta Robinson, Briana Sawyer, Melvin Thurn Jr., state Rep. Austin Badon and yours truly.
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VIET will host its h seventh annual Lights on Afterschool event today from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Reed Elementary School, 5552 Read Blvd.
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The Renaissance Marketplace of Eastern New Orleans will be held Saturday from 4-7 p.m. at 5700 Read Blvd. at the Interstate 10 Service Road in front of Lowe's. The theme is "Falling into the Community" and along with food, items for sale and a Kids Tent, entertainment will include DJ Patrick Brumfield, Caren Green and Kendra Williams.
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The Excite All Stars and the Church at New Orleans East, 10555 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 9J, will present a Super Saturday event for children 6-14 on Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m....
