tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171454842009-02-21T03:04:54.821-08:00New Orleans Council District AJay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-60027361614564306522007-08-28T10:27:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:30:56.425-07:00Katrina Anniversary Celebration of Thanks Wednesday at 10 in Jackson Square<div>Please help us show the nation our appreciation. Please attend if you can, or send a friend or representative.</div> <div><br></div> <div>The 'Celebration of Thanks'<b> Katrina 2nd Anniversary event at Jackson Square</b> is a community based acknowledgment of the gratitude of the people of the New Orleans region. The various speakers will thank specific groups that have helped in the recovery. We will also give the status of the recovery and try to inform the public of our future goals.</div> <div><br></div> <div>What-<x-tab> </x-tab>'Celebration of Thanks' - A Katrina 2nd Anniversary Event</div> <div><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Thanks for helping in our recovery</div> <div><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Where we are in our recovery</div> <div><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Where we still need to go</div> <div><br></div> <div>When-<x-tab> </x-tab>Wednesday - August 29, 2007 - 10 am to Noon</div> <div><br></div> <div>Where-<x-tab> </x-tab>Washington Artillery Park - River side of Decatur at Jackson Square in New Orleans</div> <div><br></div> <div>Program-</div> <div><br></div> <div>Introduction:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Jimmy Delery - New Orleans Recovery Activist</div> <div>National Anthem:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Irma Thomas - Local Legend - with Comments</div> <div>History of New Orleans:<x-tab> </x-tab>John Magil - Historic New Orleans Collection<x-tab> </x-tab></div> <div>WWII Vet:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Bert Stolier</div> <div>Beacons of Hope:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Connie Uddo - New Orleans Recovery Facilitator</div> <div>CHAT:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Melanie Ehrlich - Homeowner Recovery Activist &</div> <div > <span ></span > <span ></span > <span ></span > <span ></span > <span ></span > <span ></span> Citizens' Road Home Action Team co-founder</div> <div>Mardi Gras:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Blaine Kern - Mr. Mardi Gras</div> <div>LPBF:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Carlton Dufrechou - Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation<x-tab> </x-tab></div> <div><font size="+1"><b>Washington D.C.:<x-tab> </x-tab>Senator David Vitter</b></font></div> <div>New Orleanians:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Thanks in the many languages of New Orleans</div> <div>More Music:<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Doyle "Trumpet Red" Cooper - NOCCA Student</div> <div><br></div> <div>Help us show the nation our appreciation.</div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-6002736161456430652?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1155275116182508762006-08-10T22:45:00.000-07:002006-08-10T22:45:16.276-07:00Your PAM Report<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td>Jay, take a look. Results-based customer automation may be exactly what your business needs. Pam</td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/marketingautomation_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/marketingautomation_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/marketingautomation_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="11,10,763,230" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collectpamreport.asp?AdID=4067"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collectpamreport.asp?AdID=4067"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collectpamreport.asp?AdID=4067"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-115527511618250876?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1152847503157857882006-07-13T20:25:00.000-07:002006-07-13T20:25:03.266-07:00Meeting with Mr. Fritsche<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="10,10,762,230" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-115284750315785788?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1152437002824392362006-07-09T02:23:00.000-07:002006-07-09T02:23:22.883-07:00Meeting with Mr. Fritsche<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td>Jay, Take a look at the following and set up a time for us to talk. -- David</td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://mrgoffer.com/images/franchiseopp2_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="10,10,762,230" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://mrgoffer.com/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-115243700282439236?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1151036318457320322006-06-22T21:18:00.000-07:002006-06-22T21:18:38.533-07:00Franchise meeting with David<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> Jay, I thought you would enjoy this. Please take a look and I'll speak with you soon.<br> <i>Best-David </i> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td></td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/franchiseopp_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/franchiseopp_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/franchiseopp_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="10,10,762,230" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3690"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-115103631845732032?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1150267760987465572006-06-13T23:49:00.000-07:002006-06-13T23:49:21.083-07:00One more Meeting with Pam<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td>Jay, Take a look one more time. </td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/resultsguaranteed---4_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/resultsguaranteed---4_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://216.55.149.75/images/resultsguaranteed---4_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="11,10,763,230" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3601"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3601"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://216.55.149.75/collect.asp?AdID=3601"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-115026776098746557?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1148980610845195012006-05-30T02:16:00.000-07:002006-05-30T02:16:51.073-07:00Meeting with Pam<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td>Jay, please consider this for your business. You will be glad you did. </td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/resultsguaranteed---2_01.gi f" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/resultsguaranteed---2_02.gi f" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/resultsguaranteed---2_03.gi f" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="11,10,763,230" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3475"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3475"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3475"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114898061084519501?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1148357846176589082006-05-22T21:17:00.000-07:002006-05-22T21:17:27.040-07:00Meeting with Mr. Wilson<!-- ImageReady Slices (PTP Event Ad Image Cropped 1.3.jpg) --> <TABLE WIDTH=774 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <tr><td> </td></tr> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/kick-start-email_01.gif" width="774" height="189" border="0" usemap="#Map"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/kick-start-email_02.gif" width="774" height="281" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <img src="http://www.marketingresultsgroup.com/images/kick-start-email_03.gif" width="774" height="195" border="0" usemap="#Map3"></TD> </TR> <tr><td><hr><br><font face=arial size=1>230 Park Ave. Tenth Floor New York, NY 10169</font> </td></tr> </TABLE> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="11,10,763,230" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3261"> </map> <map name="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="17,27,760,197" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3261"> </map> <map name="Map3"> <area shape="rect" coords="7,3,762,216" href="http://mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/collect.asp?AdID=3261"> </map><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114835784617658908?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1147544226400064722006-05-13T11:17:00.000-07:002006-05-13T11:17:06.406-07:00Status of Drainage Pump Station #6<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <st1:date Year="2006" Day="11" Month="5" w:st="on">May 11, 2006</st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Councilman <st1:PersonName w:st="on">John</st1:PersonName> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jay Batt</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Council District A<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1300 Perdido Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New Orleans</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">LA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">70112</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Dear Councilman Batt:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Over the previous 255 days since Hurricane Katrina, the Board of Directors of the Sewerage and Water Board and its staff has focused on restoring the water systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Our focus has been on all systems, Drinking Water, Sewerage, Drainage, as well as the Power System, which supports both the drinking water, and drainage systems. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>The purpose of this correspondence is to share with you the status; immediate and long-term plans for Drainage Pump Station # 6 located at 345 Orpheum Street, Metairie, Louisiana. Through a long term, agreement with Jefferson Parish the Board provides drainage services for 2,500 Acers of Jefferson Parish through DPS # 6. In order to best describe the current status and future plans for the station the following table was developed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Drainage Pump Station # 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt'> <tr> <td width=158 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:118.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>System Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=157 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:117.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commercial Power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=148 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:111.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SWB Power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=70 valign=top style='width:52.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=77 valign=top style='width:.8in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>15<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>9,480 cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=70 valign=top style='width:52.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3,200 cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=77 valign=top style='width:.8in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>9<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>6,280cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SHORT TERM – PUMP STATION MOTORS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Within hours following Hurricane Katrina, the Board immediately begins the process of drying and baking pump motors in order to be able to use the equipment to de-water the city once the CORPS of Engineers completed levee closures. Since <st1:date Year="2005" Day="29" Month="8" w:st="on">August 29, 2005</st1:date> the SWB Board of Directors has authorized over 60 million dollars of repair work to the pumping and electrical systems It was vital for the pumping equipment to be available for the fall, winter and spring rainfall. Because the majority of our equipment was submerged in salt water, it was critical that long-term repairs be scheduled. The Board staff issued several emergency contracts to begin the re-winding process while concurrently working with the CORPS technical staff and our congressional delegation to not only fund but also authorize the long-term repairs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>March 2006, the CORPS notified the Board that it had received authorization to accept responsibility to repair all pump motors at a 100% federal cost. On <st1:date Year="2006" Day="8" Month="5" w:st="on">Monday, May 8, 2006</st1:date>, the CORP accepted proposal to have motors re-wound, which included the motors at DPS# 6. The CORPS anticipates the work will be accomplished within 160 days from contract execution<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>IMMEDIATE TERM- PUMP STATION MOTORS, STRUCTURAL REPAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>In addition to the motor re-winding program, the CORP will also complete other structural and motor repairs. The CORPS in is the process of awarding several engineering and construction contracts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Before Hurricane Katrina, the Board of Directors had authorized the staff to purchase diesel generators to provide full back-up power for the six pumps (3,200 csf) served by commercial-Entergy power. The back-up power project was originally scheduled to be funded and completed over a two-year period. The generators ordered before the hurricane have been delivered Recently, the CORPS notified the Board that it will assume complete financial and installation responsibility for the purchase of the remaining parts and equipment and will accelerate the installation of the generators.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h1><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>LONG TERM- NEW PUMP STATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>In order to prevent another storm surge from entering the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">17<sup>th</sup> street</st1:address></st1:Street> canal which receives discharge from the following location:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DPS # 1 (Broad & MKL)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pritchard Pump Station<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hoey’s Cut (Jefferson Parish)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1-10 Mound (Underpass)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Canal Street Station (<st1:place w:st="on">Jefferson</st1:place> Parish)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>The CORPS is installing Flood Structures at <st1:place w:st="on">Lake Pontchartrain</st1:place>. The structures will affect the ability of the SWB to drain both <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Orleans</st1:City></st1:place> and parts of Jefferson Parish. To correct the problems of the flood control structures the CORP has been authorized by Congress to design and construct a new drainage pump station at the intersection of the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">17<sup>th</sup> street</st1:address></st1:Street> canal and <st1:place w:st="on">Lake Pontchartrain</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>I trust that the above information will assist you in addressing so of the concerns of the Lakeview Community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Marcia A. St. Martin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>cc: Mayor C. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ray Nagin</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> Tommie Vassel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114754422640006472?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1147544117314746832006-05-13T11:15:00.000-07:002006-05-13T11:15:23.356-07:00Status of Drainage Pump Station #6<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <st1:date Year="2006" Day="11" Month="5" w:st="on">May 11, 2006</st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Councilman <st1:PersonName w:st="on">John</st1:PersonName> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jay Batt</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Council District A<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1300 Perdido Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New Orleans</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">LA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">70112</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Dear Councilman Batt:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Over the previous 255 days since Hurricane Katrina, the Board of Directors of the Sewerage and Water Board and its staff has focused on restoring the water systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Our focus has been on all systems, Drinking Water, Sewerage, Drainage, as well as the Power System, which supports both the drinking water, and drainage systems. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>The purpose of this correspondence is to share with you the status; immediate and long-term plans for Drainage Pump Station # 6 located at 345 Orpheum Street, Metairie, Louisiana. Through a long term, agreement with Jefferson Parish the Board provides drainage services for 2,500 Acers of Jefferson Parish through DPS # 6. In order to best describe the current status and future plans for the station the following table was developed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Drainage Pump Station # 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right: 6.75pt'> <tr> <td width=158 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:118.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>System Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=157 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:117.6pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commercial Power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=148 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:111.1pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SWB Power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=70 valign=top style='width:52.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=77 valign=top style='width:.8in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'># Pumps<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Capacity <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>15<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>9,480 cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=70 valign=top style='width:52.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top style='width:.9in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3,200 cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=77 valign=top style='width:.8in;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>9<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> <td width=71 valign=top style='width:53.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>6,280cfs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SHORT TERM – PUMP STATION MOTORS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>Within hours following Hurricane Katrina, the Board immediately begins the process of drying and baking pump motors in order to be able to use the equipment to de-water the city once the CORPS of Engineers completed levee closures. Since <st1:date Year="2005" Day="29" Month="8" w:st="on">August 29, 2005</st1:date> the SWB Board of Directors has authorized over 60 million dollars of repair work to the pumping and electrical systems It was vital for the pumping equipment to be available for the fall, winter and spring rainfall. Because the majority of our equipment was submerged in salt water, it was critical that long-term repairs be scheduled. The Board staff issued several emergency contracts to begin the re-winding process while concurrently working with the CORPS technical staff and our congressional delegation to not only fund but also authorize the long-term repairs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114754411731474683?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1147106805575338642006-05-08T09:46:00.000-07:002006-05-08T09:46:45.636-07:00Hynes to Open as Charter School<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>The Edward Hynes Charter School Fall Application along with the <BR>current Charter Document is now available on the HynesSchool.org <BR>website. As everyone has heard, we need to get the word out, please <BR>tell everyone you know and someone that you don't know. Here's the <BR>announcement:<BR>Angela D. 504-416-3146<BR><BR>Edward Hynes Charter School (formerly Edward Hynes Elementary) is <BR>now accepting applications for August 2006 registration. We're back <BR>and proud to announce our partnership with the University of New <BR>Orleans as a professional development site! Let us provide your <BR>child with the educational experience that has been the hallmark of <BR>Hynes for over 53 years. <BR><BR>Completed Applications will be accepted during the Registration <BR>Period of Monday through Friday 9:00AM to 3:00PM at the Hynes <BR>Registration Center, University of New Orleans Health & Physical <BR>Education Center and Saturdays 9:00AM to 12:00 PM at Lakeview <BR>Information Center, Gulf Coast Bank Harrison Avenue Branch from May <BR>8, 2006 to June 2, 2006. Applications will be accepted for grades K-<BR>8th and Gifted/Talented Pre-Kindergarten from all formerly enrolled <BR>(as of 08/29/2005) Hynes students, as well as students new to the <BR>Lakeview area, students of faculty and staff at the University of <BR>New Orleans and the Research and Technology Park, and other current <BR>Orleans parish residents. <BR><BR>Applications can be picked up in person at the Hynes Registration <BR>Center and Lakeview Information Center or downloaded from the <BR>school's website at www.HynesSchool.org during the Registration <BR>Period. Only applications with original signatures (no copies, <BR>faxes, or scans) will be accepted in person at the Hynes <BR>Registration Center (as above) during the Registration Period OR by <BR>mail at Hynes Charter School, P.O. Box 56058, Metairie, LA 70055-<BR>6058. All applications must be complete and received in person by <BR>3:00 PM on 06/02/2006 at the Registration Center or postmarked by <BR>06/02/2006 and received no later than 06/08/2006 at the Hynes <BR>Charter School Post Office Box. The admissions process and further <BR>details are available with application packet or on the school's <BR>website, www.HynesSchool.org. <BR><BR>Go Hynes Huskies!<BR></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114710680557533864?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1145709809232019122006-04-22T05:43:00.000-07:002006-04-22T05:43:29.446-07:00Jay Batt Council District A Election Information<P align=center><IMG style="WIDTH: 406px; HEIGHT: 248px" height=937 src="http://www.cmaserver.com/mailsystem/admin/../admin/images/acasey/Jaylogo.jpg" width=1121></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Jay Batt Election Day Information</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5></FONT></STRONG> </P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Jay Batt will vote at 10:00am at St. Dominic's School</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5></FONT></STRONG> </P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Election Night Party at 8:00pm</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Batt for Council Headquarters</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>8118 Oak Street</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5></FONT></STRONG> </P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>For more election day information, </FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>call Ashley Casey at 225-268-5307 or 225-907-4551</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG><FONT size=6></FONT></STRONG> </P><br><img src="http://cmaserver.com/mailsystem/lt/t_go.php?i=82&e=MTE3NDc=&l=open" width="1" height="1" border="0"><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114570980923201912?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1144382078909921002006-04-06T20:54:00.001-07:002006-04-07T13:52:27.626-07:00Batt Endorsed by PANO, ACORN<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16;">Councilmember Jay Batt Endorsed by PANO, ACORN<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"> (April 6) New Orleans City Councilmember Jay Batt today garnered the endorsements of PANO, the Police Association of New Orleans and ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Action Now. In making their endorsements, both organizations cited Council Member Batt's dedication and leadership on the Council.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"> "Your commitments to the needs of law enforcement have proven that you are dedicated to improving the New Orleans Police Department. Your years serving the city will only enhance what is already in place. PANO looks to the future with promises of a new beginning for this city and, what you will do to make New Orleans a better place to live, work and raise a family," said David M. Benelli, President of the Police Association of New Orleans. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"> "ACORN Political Action Committee members are pleased to announce their support for Councilmember Jay Batt for District A. ACORN members in the Carrollton-Hollygrove communities have been working with Councilmember Batt on establishing a police substation for the area and a variety of other neighborhood concerns," said Joe Sherman, Carrollton-Hollygrove ACORN chairperson. "Councilmember Batt has been a leader since Katrina in supporting all residents of District A in their efforts to rebuild their homes and lives. We would like to thank Councilmember Batt for always taking the time to meet with ACORN members and look forward to working together in the future."</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"> "I am honored by the diverse groups of citizens that have stepped up to support my re-election to the New Orleans City Council District A seat. I am proud of my leadership in repealing the residency requirement for police, firefighters and other city employees and my efforts to work with community leadership to solve our housing problems and strengthen our neighborhoods as we rebuild," said Councilmember Batt. "Over the next four years, I will be proud to work with both PANO and ACORN on finding common ground and solutions to the problems we face in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabindex="0" st="on"><st1:place style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x; BACKGR: left bottom" tabindex="0" st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>."</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">These prominent organizations in <st1:city style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabindex="0" st="on">New Orleans</st1:city> join the diverse group who has endorsed Councilmember Batt including the <st1:city style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabindex="0" st="on"><st1:place style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabindex="0" st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:city> for Good Government, the Forum for Equality and the Regular Democratic Organization. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><o:p> -30-</o:p></span></span></p></div><img height="1" src="http://cmaserver.com/mailsystem/lt/t_go.php?i=53&e=MTE3NDc=&l=open" width="1" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114438207890992100?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1143789881196394092006-03-30T23:24:00.000-08:002006-03-31T20:36:08.510-08:00HAD ENOUGH OF THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN? JAY BATT HAS<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;color:black;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9;color:black;">Jay Batt’s political opponents are counting on one thing: You wanting to throw out all current officeholders because of Katrina. And they won’t let something like the truth get in the way of their desperation to win at any cost.<br /><br />These are the facts behind the attacks:<br /><br />SHELLEY MIDURA<br /><br />Shelly Midura passes herself off as a simple citizen reformer. But in fact she’s fronting for and funded by for the wealthy lawyers who’ve attacked Jay with a website full of deceit. See her campaign finance report FOR THE TRUTH.<br /><br />She attacks Jay Batt in an expensive mailpiece saying Jay took flights on an Entergy jet, and that Entergy contributes thousands of dollars to his campaign.<br /><br />THE TRUTH:<br /><br />1. JAY BATT PAID HIS OWN WAY, AND HAD TO PAY FIRST CLASS FARE, to get on the plane in the days after Katrina when the airport was barely functional and commercial flights were virtually nonexistent, in order to stand up for his constituents in Congress and lobby FOR the Baker Bill and FOR stronger levees. And this was while Shelley Midura was still away from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:city st="on">New Orleans</st1:city> in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Virginia</st1:place></st1:state>. FOR THE TRUTH, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT JAY BATT PAID HIS OWN WAY AND FOUGHT FOR YOU.<br /><br />2. JAY BATT HASN’T TAKEN A DIME FROM ENTERGY.<br /><br />3. If Jay hadn’t fought for the same kind of assistance from the Federal Government for Entergy that they supplied to New York City and ConED after 9/11, the citizens of District A could be faced with no infrastructure rebuilding on the power grids for the district, as well as rate increases of up to 300%! Jay’s fighting to keep your utility bills LOWER.<br /><br />You see, the only thing missing from the Midura mailpiece is THE TRUTH.<br /><br />NOBODY’S PAL<br /><br />Sal has a cute negative ad running, attacking Jay for missing a large community meeting, Back to the Breach, after the storm. This former car-booter turned political opportunist fails to mention THE TRUTH:<br /><br />*That JAY WAS ON THE GOUND HELPING CITIZENS GETTING BACK INTO DISTRICT A for weeks after the storm, getting them through the barricades and bringing them safely in from all over the south. ON RE-ENTRY DAY, JAY PERSONALY HANDED OUT OVER 10,000 BOTTLES OF DRINKING WATER TO RETURNING CITIZENS.<br /><br />*That Jay missed that one meeting because he, like many of you, lost his home in Katrina. He went to Houston to help his wife and children set up in temporary quarters in Houston ONLY AFTER ATTENDING TO HIS DUTY TO THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT A. JAY HADN’T SEEN HIS WIFE OR DAUGHTERS FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE HE WAS ON THE JOB, SERVING THE FAMILIES OF HIS DISTRICT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE TWO CITIZENS WHO PULLED TOGETHER THE BACK TO THE BREACH EVENT ARE BOTH SUPPORTING JAY BATT FOR RE-ELECTION! The meeting was unfortunately scheduled after Jay could alter his family travel plans.<br /><br />THE CITIZENS OF LAKEVIEW KNOW THAT JAY’S BEEN FIGHTING FOR THEM. They've seen Jay at every Lakeview Civic Improvement Association Meeting, giving him their input and hearing his reports on the status of rebuilding and recovery efforts. THAT’S WHY JAY HAS THE SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT OF NEARLY EVERY PAST AND PRESENT LEADER OF THE LAKEVIEW CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. They know Jay’s been fighting for us.<br /><br />THAT’S THE TRUTH.<br /><br />And if you’ve seen Sal’s oversized signs, one thing’s very clear: Sal loves Sal.<br /><br />ANY BODY BUT BATT JUST WON’T DO<br /><br />Wealthy trial lawyers are behind the smear assault, and they don’t care about you or the truth.<br /><br />* They’re mad because Jay took the advice of the City Planning Commission and supported the 111 Iberville Hotel project in the French Quarter. But the smear machine omits something kind of important, like THE TRUTH:<br /><br />* Did you know that, before the hotel project that will create new jobs and a serve as a new tax source for the city, the site in question was zoned in such a way that anyone could have bought that property and put A FACTORY OR A SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT on that very same space WITHOUT THE COUNCIL BEING ABLE TO STOP IT??? That’s because the space was zoned as industrial use, not as French Quarter residential. You probably didn’t know that, because that would involve telling THE WHOLE TRUTH.<br /><br />* They’re mad because they didn’t get their way about renovations to Bruno’s, an uptown restaurant and bar. THE TRUTH IS THIS:<br /><br />While the neighborhood institution and the surrounding neighborhood groups’ leaders reached a compromise on the issue that received City Planning Commission approval, Jay’s opponents wanted it their way or no way, and the smear campaign began.<br /><br />THE TRUTH IS THAT JAY HAS ALWAYS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">ALL</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">MAJOR</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">LAND</st1:placetype></st1:place> USE ISSUES. ALL OF THEM. THE TRUTH IS JAY BATT TOOK POLITICS OUT OF THE PROCESS, AND HIS OPPONENTS WANT TO PUT IT BACK IN.<br /><br />FYI: THE GROUP SPONSORING THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAY IS LISTED IN THE STATE ETHICS BOARD PAC SECTION. THEIR FINANCE REPORT SHOWS THAT THIS IS ALL THE WORK OF, AND FUNDED BY, 5 DISGRUNTLED PEOPLE, 3 OF THEM TRIAL LAWYERS.<br /><br />This is no grassroots movement. This is political smear, paid for by some rich guys, and at the expense of the facts and your future.<br /><br />Is that really what you want? More politically connected lawyers in backrooms deciding what they’re going to do to you next? WE DIDN’T THINK SO.<br /><br />Or do you want a businessman who’s still committed to rebuilding yours and his community, creating jobs and helping business instead of raising your personal taxes and utility bills?<br /><br />THEY’VE GOT LOTS OF MONEY, THEY’RE LOUD, AND THEY’RE DESPERATE. DON’T BUY THE GARBAGE THEY’RE SELLING.<br /><br />JAY BATT IS A GOOD MAN, DOING A GREAT JOB IN A REMARKABLE SITUATION. HE’S BEEN STANDING UP FOR YOU ALL ALONG. AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO WHEN YOU RE-ELECT HIM ON APRIL 22.<br /><br />FOR THE TRUTH, DON’T BELIEVE THE PAID POLITICAL SLEAZE, VISIT WWW.JAYBATT.COM .<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114378988119639409?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1143591737692900482006-03-28T16:22:00.000-08:002006-03-28T16:22:17.746-08:00Jay Batt needs your Help - Vote Now on WDSU Poll<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>From: "David Picou" <dpicou@tracknetonline.com><BR>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:49:22 <BR>To:"Meredith Picou" <mpicou@tracknetonline.com><BR>Subject: Urgent to friends of Jay Batt...need action NOW<BR><BR>WDSU-TV is hosting District A candidate debates on their “6 on your side live” show -- Jay is on tonight, but viewers are already emailing in who they're voting for to come back to the show for a final 3 District A finalists showdown. Jay needs you to go to wdsu.com, click on the 6 on your side live panel on the left of the screen, and vote for him to be a finalist. <BR><BR><BR>This link should take you to the voting page:<BR><BR><http://www.wdsu.com/6onyoursidelive/index.html> Click here: WDSU.com - 6 On Your Side LIVE <BR><BR>If it doesn't, please go to wdsu.com, click on “6 on your side live,” find the place to vote, and vote for Jay. <BR><BR>Please share this information with any other friends of Jay that you know.<BR></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114359173769290048?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1142486785281127492006-03-15T21:24:00.000-08:002006-03-15T21:26:25.306-08:00Batt Endorsed by Alliance for Good GovernmentAt last night's Orleans Parish Alliance for Good Government meeting, City Council Member Jay Batt won the endorsement of the Alliance against a slate of seven other candidates. Batt, who has consistently stood up against the status quo in city government, said that the endorsement was a coveted seal of approval for his leadership on the Council.<br /> "I am grateful and humbled by the Alliance for Good Government's endorsement of my fair, responsive and consistent leadership in the Council. This is the first time that the Alliance has endorsed my candidacy and it reflects the meaningful change I have worked for on the Council," said Batt. <br /> The Alliance for Good Government endorsement comes one night after the Republican Parish Executive Committee endorsement; both are added to a list of over 100 business, community, preservationist, political and neighborhood leaders who have formally endorsed Councilmember Batt for re-election. Early voting will be held from March 10 - 15 and election day is on April 22.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114248678528112749?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1142485941780463212006-03-15T20:54:00.000-08:002006-03-15T21:12:21.800-08:00Batt Endorsed by Orleans Republican Parish Executive CommitteeAt last night’s Orleans Republican Parish Executive Committee meeting, City Councilmember Jay Batt won the endorsement of the PEC against a slate of two other candidates. Batt, who led the Council to repeal the residency requirement for Police and Firefighers, pledged to continue his record of responsive service to his constituents and to stand up against the status quo in New Orleans city government.<br /> “I am thankful to the Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee for recognizing my record of service and endorsing me for another term. Over the past four years, as the lone Republican on the Council, I have been on the short end of many votes as I have stood up for what is right and fair. Yet through my persistent efforts, we have seen meaningful changes unheard of four years ago, like the repeal of the residency rule,” said Batt. “I have stood up for the City of New Orleans in lobbying the White House, Congress and the Legislature and I am glad the PEC recognized my relentless efforts to find solutions to the problems we face.”<br /> The Republican Parish Executive Committee is the latest addition to a list of over 100 business, community, preservationist political and neighborhood leaders who have formally endorsed Councilmember Batt for re-election. Early voting will be held from March 10 – 15 and election day is on April 22.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-114248594178046321?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1139668727019344152006-02-11T06:34:00.000-08:002006-02-11T06:38:47.023-08:00Batt to Seek Re-Election to District A<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6628/1645/1600/DSCN0206.1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6628/1645/320/DSCN0206.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Thank you all for joining me today. We have been through a lot since I took office as your District A Councilmember and I want to thank everyone here today for standing by me – especially my wife Andree and my daughters Bailey and Kelly – we’ve all grown a lot over the past four years. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Over the past few months, many people have asked me to run for higher office in this election and I was humbled by each and every one of their requests – but after careful consideration, I have decided I want to complete the job I started by running for re-election to represent New Orleans City Council District A. <br /><br /> <br /><br />My entire life has been spent in District A – I was born here, I grew up in Lake Terrace, graduated from College at Tulane and I am currently living Uptown while I rebuild my house in Lakewood South. Over the next four years, there is a lot of work to be done in District A and I want to devote myself to bringing the New Orleans neighborhoods in this district back better than ever! <br /><br /> <br /><br />In my first campaign, I made some promises – I promised to see that roads in District A were repaired and 4 years later, countless streets throughout the district have been resurfaced and yet the work continues. I promised to eliminate the residency requirement for police officers and 4 years later, they are finally free to serve New Orleans and live with their families wherever they choose. I promised to bring a new grocery store to Carrollton and I did. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The promises I want to make for the next 4 years are a little different. They are a little less specific and on a much larger scale. Hurricane Katrina and the breach of the man-made levees have created the greatest urban rebuilding project in American history. It is too soon to know exactly what the New Orleans City Council will have to consider with regards to developing a new plan for the City of New Orleans and determining how the footprint of the City will shrink – but whatever comes before us, I promise that I will give it careful, thoughtful consideration - watching out like a hawk for District A while making the tough decisions necessary for New Orleans to survive. I promise that I will work diligently on the issues of public safety, housing and business development while lobbying Washington and Baton Rouge to rebuild our levees and protect New Orleans.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Our city must be safe to survive and with my leadership in successfully eliminating the residency requirement, we will now work to retain and honor the great men and women of the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans Fire Department. The Police and Firefighters who are here today are national heroes – they never gave up in the face of the largest national disaster in American history – they rescued countless fellow citizens, they have stayed in uncomfortable living conditions and they are committed to our city. And I am committed to them. I will work to see that their pay is competitive with other major southern cities, that they have ample housing choices in Orleans Parish should they choose and this community honors them for their service by giving them the respect they deserve every day.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Speaking of housing, we cannot rebuild New Orleans without a place for people to live. Last fall, I testified before Congress in support of the Baker Bill – and regardless of the political wranglings and bureaucratic red tape that may occur in Washington and Baton Rouge, I am committed to working with officials in both places to reach a creative solution to the housing crisis we face today. We need the funding any which way we can get it. FEMA has said that 46,000 units of temporary housing were needed in Orleans Parish – when all is said and done, they are spending over $60,000 for each trailer that - that $2.7 billion could restore permanent housing in New Orleans as fast as the temporary trailers can be built – and I am working to send Congress the message that the policies of the past don’t make sense in New Orleans – fiscal responsibility does. If we can restore permanent housing, working people will return home. We cannot rebuild this city without a plan for every working person to own their own home because home ownership – not failed government projects – are what have made New Orleans neighborhoods so strong and vibrant.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Our neighborhoods are vibrant because of the small businesses, like the Ye Olde College Inn, that are at the heart of the community. Batt means business and I am committed to working to bring small businesses the assistance they need to re-open their doors. Now more than ever, we must work diligently to change the perceptions of the past and create an open business friendly atmosphere where old companies are compelled to return and new big businesses are no longer afraid to open their doors in New Orleans. 4 years from now, if we do the job right, national business leaders will no longer sit around at conventions griping about how it is so hard to do business in New Orleans – they will come in for their conventions and decide they never want to leave! New Orleans is at the heart of this region and from a business perspective, we must embrace the fact that we are not an island, but rather the biggest player in a rapidly changing region. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Hurricane Katrina changed the role of the Council forever. It thrust the New Orleans City Council into the national spotlight and the leadership the Council provides over the next four years will be critical to the survival of New Orleans. I pledge to work with whoever serves on the New Orleans City Council and whoever resides in the Mayor’s office. I will work with them to make New Orleans a better place but I will not go along with things I can’t agree with just for the sake of unity. Things like putting trailers in parks and playgrounds that our children use every day, things like putting geographic housing constraints on the men and women who work to protect our city and things like repopulating areas that it does not make sense to invest in providing city services because they are not safe. Today, we have to think big, act smart and get things done.<br /><br /> <br /><br />It has been an honor to represent District A for the past 4 years and I would love the opportunity to serve you for another 4 years.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113966872701934415?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1137821219881916232006-01-20T21:26:00.000-08:002006-01-20T21:26:59.913-08:00Batt Passes Ordinance Allowing Electricians to Conduct Electrical Inspections <FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>On Thursday, New Orleans City Councilmember Jay Batt authored an emergency city ordinance allowing Class A Electricians and Electrical Contractors to conduct electrical inspections on commercial and residential properties in Orleans Parish, certify compliance with the Uniform Building Code of the City of New Orleans and report inspection results to Entergy of New Orleans to initiate electrical service connections and to the Department of Safety and Permits.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"With only 3 City Electrical inspectors, it was clear to me that we needed to do something to help New Orleans get the lights on - people have waited long enough," said Councilmember Batt. "By allowing every Class A electrician and electrical contractor to conduct inspections on their work, people should finally get some much-needed electricity."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Electricians are liable for the work they certify. A similar ordinance governing plumbing inspectors was also passed by the Council.</DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113782121988191623?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1137170460127637222006-01-13T08:41:00.000-08:002006-01-13T08:41:00.160-08:00Statement on BNOB Commission Report<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>After taking some time to digest the proposals of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, I first want to applaud the extensive, creative effort of the Commission.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They have given hundreds of volunteer hours, completed a tough and thankless task and created a plan for the city.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But it is just that - an advisory plan, not binding legislation and to date, nothing has changed regarding the issuance of individual building permits.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Their proposals, which were unveiled in a very disconcerting manner, failed to take into account the tremendous rebuilding activity that is taking place in many of the neighborhoods where they want the city to stop issuing building permits.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>While encouraging all citizens to return home, the Mayor’s office has continued to issue building permits citywide and the availability of permits has led citizens to start rebuilding. Right now throughout my district and the City of New Orleans, people are settling with their insurance companies, working with their lenders, drawing up plans with architects and meeting with contractors.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Homes and lots in all neighborhoods in my district are selling for surprising sums.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I strongly encourage people to stay active in their neighborhood associations, know what their neighbors are doing and push ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We cannot tell people that they have to wait another 4 months to get on with their lives. It is my understanding that the Mayor's office will contiune to issue permits as the broad rebuilding plan is scrutinized by the people.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am hopeful we will have an individual buyout plan that takes into account the desires of each neighborhood and the means of each homeowner, such as the Baker Bill.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In New Orleans, we've seen steady progress, and the pace of positive change has clearly been picking up steam in recent weeks. Do difficult decisions have to be made? Yes, but we must be sympathetic to the plight and the burden people face every day.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Will we take into account the desires of the communities and the realistic progress they have made on their own?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Yes. Ultimately, it will be the unique, unbreakable spirit of the City of New Orleans and the indomitable fortitude of our people that rebuild this great city - not government bureaucracy. I choose to stand with the people and welcome any and all ideas that you may have. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please keep in touch with me as you make your rebuilding decisions and remember to remain active in your civic and neighborhood associations as they are the voice of our community. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113717046012763722?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1136841585860995752006-01-09T13:19:00.000-08:002006-01-09T13:19:45.890-08:00Batt Statement on Meeting with Governor Blanco<p class="mobile-post">Last night, I had an extremely positive and productive meeting with<br />Governor Blanco, her staff and representatives from FEMA. At that<br />meeting, we discussed the need to fill the 46,834 requests for temporary<br />housing that FEMA has received from Orleans Parish, including the urgent<br />need for housing for the 3000 first responders and essential city<br />employees who are currently housed in the cruise ships that will leave<br />March 1. It was clear from the meeting that tough decisions must be<br />made quickly to bring New Orleans back.<br /> <br />At the meeting, I explained to Governor Blanco that my constituents, the<br />City Park Board and I opposed using City Park for trailers because<br />viable green space is a valuable commodity in the city for our children<br />and families. Understanding the State's need to use the park which they<br />own, I expressed that the Board wants the North Golf Course to be put<br />back into use as a revenue producer as soon as possible and would not<br />like for it to be used as a trailer site. I explained how the Board (of<br />which I am a member) feels that if it is absolutely necessary to use<br />City Park the location that should be used is the South Golf Course<br />which was taken out of service 8 months ago. The South Golf Course sits<br />on higher ground and is more centrally located so it would be the better<br />choice for housing. The other area that can be used is Marconi Meadows.<br />Governor Blanco, her staff and the FEMA representatives appeared to<br />understand the reasonable logic of my position and they said they would<br />begin work on this shift with us immediately. I applaud the Governor's<br />commitment to this issue.<br /> <br />I have consistently held that if the South Golf Course and Marconi<br />Meadows are used, they should be dedicated for use by first responders,<br />essential city employees and Lakeview area homeowners who cannot fit<br />trailers on their lots while they repair their homes; its use as a<br />trailer site should have a definite sunset date in approximately 18<br />months and on-site management and security should be provided to prevent<br />a situation like has evolved in Charlotte County, Florida. From my<br />contact with Mayor Nagin, I understand that his intention is to use City<br />Park for first responders and essential city employees, then residents<br />of the immediate neighborhood surrounding the park and that requirement<br />should be stated in the ultimate lease arrangement. FEMA group housing<br />sites are designed to encourage people to find permanent solutions and<br />as the author of the repeal of the residency requirement for all city<br />employees, I am confident that many permanent options will emerge within<br />the year. <br /> <br />I was encouraged by FEMA and the Governor's plan to try and quickly<br />bring up to 20,000 apartments in New Orleans back into use as an<br />alternative to using trailers. My office will work with them to<br />identify usable apartments and rental housing in District A that can be<br />brought back on line. This will help people who depend on rental income<br />to get back into business quickly, help renters find apartments and<br />houses and bring our neighborhoods back. I believe that renters should<br />go back into the permanent solution of rental housing as opposed to<br />trailers unless the trailers are for first responders, essential city<br />employees or at their place of business or a private site provided by<br />their place of business.<br /> <br />As your Councilmember, I have listened to all of your concerns and tried<br />to make decisions that take into account all of the needs of our<br />community - housing, green space, safety and a strong workforce.<br />Everyone who lives in District A, whether they are in a house, an<br />apartment or a trailer, is a member of my constituency and I will work<br />to serve them to the best of my ability. I will be active in monitoring<br />any group trailer sites in my district, ensuring that they are safe<br />communities, that ample city services are available and that their<br />residents are able to find permanent housing solutions. We are living<br />in an unprecedented time that has already taught us so much about our<br />community and revealed the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans; I think<br />everybody now needs to show consideration and compassion for their<br />fellow man so we can complete the tough job of rebuilding.</p><p class="mobile-post">BlackBerry service provided by Nextel</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113684158586099575?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1136482073242877882006-01-05T09:27:00.000-08:002006-01-05T09:27:53.276-08:00Decisions due on taking private land for levee upgrades<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Homeowners along the canals that breached following the Aug. 29 hurricane may learn this month how much private property the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to take over in order to strengthen local flood protection. <BR><BR>Frederick Young, the corps manager of the levee repair and upgrading projects now under way, told a committee of the Orleans Levee Board today that an evaluation of land needs along the canal floodwalls is in process. He said the repair and restoration of three damaged levees is 40 percent complete and said the corps intends to complete the restoration of the levees to pre-Hurricane Katrina strength by June 1. <BR><BR>Young's comment on the need to acquire private property came in response to a question by homeowner Danielle Miller, who said her Lakewood South home, which was damaged by the flooding, lies adjacent to the 17th Street Canal. <BR><BR>Weve gutted our house, but were waiting to find out if youre going to take any of our property before we start renovations, she said. <BR><BR>Young said the corps is looking at the need to acquire more land on either side of the 17th Street, and London Avenue canals in order to provide better access for levee maintenance and Sewerage and Water Board personnel, among others. <BR><BR>Within two to three weeks were going to know where we have to go, he said. <BR><BR>In an update to the Levee Board committee, Young said the seven contracts under way on repairs to the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also known as the Industrial Canal, are 40 percent complete. Most involve T-wall construction to bolster the existing levees, he said. <BR><BR>Initial repairs to the 17th Street and London Avenue canals are complete and the final phase of construction on those canal improvements will begin in the next two weeks, he said. <BR><BR>Young said the corps has not yet made final decisions on protective structures to be built at the lake ends of the 17th Street, Orleans and London Avenue canals. He previously has said that some type of gate will be the likely short-term solution to protecting the canals from storm surges from the lake. <BR><BR>In response to a question by Levee Board member Darrel Saizan on how the corps will handle acquisitions of private property, Young said the corps will seek help from the city. <BR><BR>We will go to the mayor and ask the mayor (for) assistance in obtaining the property, he said. <BR><BR>Young said a final plan for completing the levee and floodwall upgrades in the local area will be complete no later than Jan. 25 in order to meet the June 1 construction completion deadline. He said the Corps of Engineers, the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board, the levee boards of Orleans and Jefferson Parish, and the state Department of Transportation are cooperating in writing the plans. <BR></DIV> <DIV>- Kathy Finn<BR></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113648207324287788?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1135721537283124042005-12-27T14:12:00.000-08:002005-12-27T14:12:17.656-08:00Memo to Mayor Nagin on Trailer Placement<p class="mobile-post">On December 18 and 23, I sent memos to Mayor Nagin detailing my preferences for trailer placement in New Orleans District A. We had a promising exchange and plan to meet after the holiday to discuss options for City Park, where I also sit on the Board. I am confident that a solution can be found that will bring people home while preserving our parks and playgrounds for our children and out health. Please feel free to contact my office with any concerns.</p><p class="mobile-post"> December 23, 2005</p><p class="mobile-post">TO: Mayor Ray Nagin </p><p class="mobile-post">FROM: Councilmember John A. Batt, Jr. <br /> </p><p class="mobile-post">SUBJECT: Trailer Placement </p><p class="mobile-post">As per the Times-Picayune article today regarding the final decision on<br />trailer placement in the City of New Orleans, I wanted to thank you for<br />excluding the requested parks in District "A" as per my December 18 memo and ask you to respectfully reconsider using the City Park North Golf Course. As a board member of City Park, I know that City Park derives the majority of its revenues off its three golf courses and in the near future, we hope to have all three courses functional again. I have<br />received an outcry of concerns from citizens and neighborhood<br />associations in my district about using City Park and at the last City<br />Park board meeting, we had over 100 residents speak out against using<br />the North Golf Course. I hope that you will take my recommendations<br />seriously as you develop the final plan for trailers in the City of New<br />Orleans. </p><p class="mobile-post">The position I sent you on December 18 is as follows. I would welcome<br />the opportunity to discuss these recommendations with you and your<br />housing advisor in the near future.</p><p class="mobile-post">Moratorium for trailers and/or modular homes on the following City owned<br />parks and playgrounds:</p><p class="mobile-post">- Cuccia Burnes </p><p class="mobile-post">- Daneel Park</p><p class="mobile-post">- Audubon Park</p><p class="mobile-post">- Palmer Park</p><p class="mobile-post">- City Park: No trailers in North Golf Course and no modular<br />homes any where in City Park. Modular homes should be placed on lots<br />where residents' homes have been destroyed. (Alternative: South Golf<br />Course may be used for First Responders and residents of immediate<br />neighborhoods.)</p><p class="mobile-post">- Avenger Field (to be used for trailers only for employees of<br />Children's Hospital) </p><p class="mobile-post">- Lakeview Playground (Delgado)</p><p class="mobile-post">- Carver Playground (for Tulane employees only)</p><p class="mobile-post">I have suggested alternative sites in District "A" and would like to<br />share them again with you. HANO owns property at Imperial Street near<br />LSU Dental School. Additionally, this land is adjacent to private<br />property at Sere and Encampment which are available for trailers. The<br />property has streets, utilities, and street lights. My office has<br />forwarded the property description and property owner's contact<br />information to Tony Faciane with Neighborhood 1, as well as<br />representatives with Shaw Group and Fluor. </p><p class="mobile-post">Please feel free to contact me or my office for additional information.</p><p class="mobile-post">Cc: Dr. Brenda Hatfield, Chief Administrative Officer</p><p class="mobile-post">BlackBerry service provided by Nextel</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113572153728312404?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1134849197387077702005-12-17T11:53:00.000-08:002005-12-17T11:53:18.743-08:00Letter to Sen. Richard Shelby Urging Passage of Baker Bill<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Honorable Richard Shelby<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">United States</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> Senate<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">110 Hart Senate Office Building<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Washington</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">DC</SPAN></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:PostalCode><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">20510</SPAN></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">VIA FAX (202) 224-3416<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="12" Day="17" Year="2005"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">December 17, 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear Senator Shelby:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">I am writing to urge you to pass the Baker Bill, HR 4100, which will provide essential relief to the homeowners in the City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">New Orleans</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">. The breech in the </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">17th Street</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> Canal flooded thousands of homes in the Lakeview area of my City Council district, including my own. When you hear the stories as I do every day, it is clear that a vehicle is needed to relieve homeowners of the immediate burden of their loss and assure those who want to rebuild that they will be able to without fear and uncertainty over what their neighbors will do.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Congressman Baker’s Louisiana Recovery Corporation is the sensible solution that will let people who can rebuild with confidence while allowing those who cannot to be compensated for their loss and have their mortgage paid off.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It will prevent a wave of bankruptcy filings from underinsured, unemployed homeowners and give those individuals the first right of refusal to repurchase in their old neighborhood once they are on their feet again. It will encourage historic preservation in one of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">America</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">’s most historic cities because those properties will not become blighted, instead they will be saved.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Banks will be relieved of the burden of foreclosing on thousands of properties.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By using U.S. Treasury bonds which will be paid back by private investors, it is a fiscally responsible vehicle to provide relief to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">As a City Councilmember, I am constantly faced with zoning decisions and the decisions I will be faced with in the aftermath of these hurricanes concern me.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I need to know the status and outlook for each of our beloved neighborhoods.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By quickly determining the direction homeowners are taking in each of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">New Orleans</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">’ neighborhoods, the Baker Bill will allow for master planning and effective community redevelopment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Without the Baker Bill, we risk becoming a wild west of opportunistic house flippers and fly by night developers who create an incoherent hodgepodge of a city.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">New Orleans</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> neighborhoods have always been what city planners across the </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">US</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> are striving to achieve: traditional neighborhood developments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Children can walk to school and to the corner store to get a popsicle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Families walk to church on Sundays and to local restaurants at night.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Neighbors meet over coffee on their front porches.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We want our neighborhoods to be rebuilt in this manner - but better than ever.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">The Congress did a great thing for my district in passing the Gulf Opprortunity Zones bill yesterday and the $1.5 billion levee commitment from President Bush has given people the confidence that if they rebuild, they will be protected. Before you go home for Christmas, I urge you to do one more thing for the City of </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">New Orleans</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> and pass the Baker Bill. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">John A. Batt, Jr.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ranking Republican Member<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">New Orleans City Council District "A"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113484919738707770?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17145484.post-1134843920287893692005-12-17T10:25:00.000-08:002005-12-17T10:25:20.336-08:00Call, Fax and E-Mail Congress to Pass the Baker Bill<FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>The past two days, New Orleans has gotten good news from Washington with the passage of the Gulf Opportunity Zones and the commitment to greater levee protection but its not over yet. Over the next few days, Congress will be considering passage of The Baker Bill, HR 4100, the Louisiana Recovery Aurhority. This legislation is essential to rebuilding the City of New Orleans and we need to URGE Congress, especially the Senate to pass this measure. As the Times Picayune wrote today, <P>"This measure is crucial to individual homeowners and to the recovery of this region. Many residents owe large amounts of money on mortgages for houses that aren't usable right now. If those residents can't scrape together enough cash to cover their costs, entire neighborhoods could lie fallow and eventually die."</P> <P><STRONG>Please take a moment today to call, fax or e-mail some key members of Congress. </STRONG>Tell them that the future of the City of New Orleans depends on the passage of HR 4100, the Baker Bill. New Orleans has done a great job at putting the pressure on Washington over the past few weeks but we can't stop now! Forward this message to all of your friends, too!</P> <P>God Bless the City of New Orleans,</P> <P>Jay Batt</P> <P>Sen. Richard Shelby, Chair, Senate Banking Committee</P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A title=http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://shelby.senate.gov href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://shelby.senate.gov" target=_top>shelby.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A title=http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=158&type=CO&state=AL href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=158&type=CO&state=AL">senator@shelby.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SH-110<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-0103<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-5744<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-3416</SPAN></P> <P>Sen. Bill First</P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A title=http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://frist.senate.gov href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://frist.senate.gov" target=_top>frist.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A title=http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=540&type=CO&state=TN href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=540&type=CO&state=TN">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SH-509<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-4205<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-3344<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 228-1264</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Sen. Mitch McConnell</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://mcconnell.senate.gov" target=_top>mcconnell.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=262&type=CO&state=KY">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SR-361A<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-1702<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-2541<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-2499</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Sen. Rick Santorum</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://santorum.senate.gov" target=_top>santorum.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=498&type=CO&state=PA">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SD-511<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-3804<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-6324<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 228-0604</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Speaker Dennis Hastert</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://www.house.gov%2Fhastert" target=_top>www.house.gov/hastert</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=227&type=CO&state=IL">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>235 CHOB<BR>Washington, D.C. 20515-1314<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 225-2976<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 225-0697<BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Rep. Roy Blunt</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://blunt.house.gov" target=_top>blunt.house.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=357&type=CO&state=MO">Contact Via 'Write Your Rep.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>217 CHOB<BR>Washington, D.C. 20515-2507<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 225-6536<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 225-5604</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Sen. Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://reid.senate.gov" target=_top>reid.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=370&type=CO&state=NV">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SH-528<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-2803<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-3542<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-7327</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>Sen Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member, Senate Banking Committee</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Web Site: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://sarbanes.senate.gov" target=_top>sarbanes.senate.gov</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>E-mail: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><A href="http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=286&type=CO&state=MD">Contact Via 'Web Form.'</A><BR></SPAN><IMG height=5 alt="" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/spacer.gif" width=1 border=0><BR><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Washington Office:<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>SH-309<BR>Washington, D.C. 20510-2002<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Phone: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-4524<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubbold>Fax: </SPAN><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>(202) 224-1651<BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal>If you would like to e-mail and call more Senators, go to <A href="http://www.banking.senate.gov">www.banking.senate.gov</A> and contact all of the committee members.</P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <P><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal><SPAN class=cwsubnormal></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P></DIV></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17145484-113484392028789369?l=jaybatt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jay Batthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560246495359438121noreply@blogger.com