Irish Channel Neighborhood Association

Minutes of the Meeting of the General Membership of the Irish Channel Neighborhood Association

July 13, 2006

A presentation was made by Stacy Head, our Councilperson.  Ms. Head stated that the contract for the city’s trash pick up is being relet.  She is trying to organize a big clean-up day for the area coupled with an education program about littering.  She is organizing an effort to have people drive around checking for trash and issuing citations, starting with the

A neighbor asked Ms. Head about the crime problem.  She suggested staying in touch with the neighborhood’s quality of life officer.  Her office can help with enforcement of the health code and zoning.

Stacy Head’s office phone number is 658-1020.

Rev. Tilton offered a phone number which got him quick results on trash removal:  877-286-6431.

District Attorney Eddie Jordan made a presentation updating the membership on the state of the criminal justice system.  He would like to see the quality and timeliness of police officers’ incident reports improved.  He would also like to see police officers reporting to court when needed.  He said that people in his office need more training and better salaries, as a major problem is people rotating out of the office. Mr.

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Mr. Lex Kelso then made a presentation regarding the two lots at the river, Uptown corner of Washington and Laurel which he currently has under contract.  He plans to build a double on each lot.  He asked the membership’s support for two zoning variances.  At issue are the