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Council approves bond package; debate centers on housing cost, project list
Summary
The New Orleans City Council approved a bond package covering affordable housing, drainage/stormwater and broader infrastructure projects after debate about costs, project specificity and oversight.
The New Orleans City Council on a recorded vote approved measures tied to a proposed $510,000,000 bond package, with separate votes on affordable housing, drainage and an infrastructure proposition.
Council member Jerusa, who led much of the presentation, told colleagues the package targets long-neglected neighborhoods and projects including a multipurpose center in Desire, pool repairs, a solar project on the former Gordon Plaza site and street work such as Piety Street. “Please recognize that this bond issue as you go to vote includes a lot of suggestions and a lot of projects that will help to enhance the recreation climate in our city,” Council member Jerusa said.
Why it matters: Council members said the bond aims to address recreation, drainage and neighborhood infrastructure citywide. The bond package will appear on a council-called…
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