[FoCHAT] Government-Sponsored Meetings About the Road Home

[Melanie Ehrlich]

Dear Concerned Citizen,
   
   
  Here are two notices of government meetings about the Road Home Program and a statement about a promised and awaited third notice.
   
  1. Senate: State of Louisiana
  P. O. Box 94183
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
  (225) 342-2040
  TO: Senator Sherri Smith Cheek
  Senator Donald R. Cravins, Jr.
  Senator A. G. Crowe
  Senator Cheryl A. Gray, Vice Chair
  Senator Lydia Jackson
  Senator Julie Quinn
   
  FROM: Senator Derrick Shepherd, Chairman
  Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee
  The Senate Local & Municipal Affairs Committee will meet as follows:
   
  DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2008
  TIME: 5:00 p.m.
  PLACE: Gretna City Council Chambers
  2nd Street @ Huey P. Long
  Gretna, LA
   
  AGENDA: To discuss the Road Home Program
   
   
  2. The Louisiana Land Trust (formerly Road Home Corp.) Board Meeting
   
    Has been set for Friday, March 7th, 2008 – 2:00 P.M.
   
  Please note the location is in New Orleans – I will forward the minutes and the agenda.
   
   
  City Hall
  1300 Perdido St.
  New Orleans City Council Chambers
  New Orleans, LA 70112
   
   
  Carolyn Carolina
  Louisiana Land Trust
  11601  Southfork Drive, Building D
  225-395-0778 (office)
  Baton Rouge, LA 70816
  ccarolina at lalandtrust.org
   
   
  3. KC King and myself, citizen advocate members of the LRA Housing Task Force (HTF)since May 2007 are awaiting announcement of a promised LRA Housing Task Force meeting for input into planning the elevation allowance and mitigation grant strategies. The only HTF meetings since we were appointed to the task force have been in May, Oct.,  and Dec. 2007 and on Jan. 4, 2008.
   
  We were told that this meeting would be in New Orleans early in March with sufficient notice for the public to try to attend. Such a meeting with meaningful input from and a chance for a vote by the LRA Housing Task Force after public comments from non-task force members would be in accord with Gov. Jindal's statements about transparency in government. 
   
  Stay posted.
   
  Melanie 
   
  Melanie Ehrlich
  Founder, CHAT
   
   
  PS Lagniappe from a core CHAT member: a website with LA home insurance information
   
    http://www.ldi.state.la.us/consumers/miscellaneous_pubs.htm


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