HANO Demolition Fight Continues

By Donna Kimura

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must provide evidence of its redevelopment plans before the city will issue demolition permits for two large public housing projects, reported The Times-Picayune.

Nagin wrote a letter to HUD after a contentious public hearing in December when the City Council agreed that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) can demolish four developments. City leaders had added conditions to the demolition approval.

Nagin’s letter went further, saying that demolition permits won’t be issued for two of the HANO projects, St. Bernard and Lafitte, until other conditions are met, including documentation of financing plans and executed development contracts, reported the newspaper.

Look for more details on New Orleans housing in the March issue of AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE.

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