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Summer is Here - Officially Who knew? Did you think summer had already come this past May & June? You'd be wrong. As of June 21st, summer has now officially begun. Wow! If this is a harbinger of the rest of our summer please make sure your air conditioner is in peak form. Since the Spring General meeting your new Board has been working hard despite the weather. Thank goodness the majority of our work is done inside.
We've started a new e-newsletter. If you aren't on the members email list you didn't get one. If you want to stay on top of things, please sign up - it really is the only way we can get time-sensitive information out quickly. We haven't decided on a schedule yet so the e-newsletters may come at different time intervals. Once we have those kinks worked out we'll establish a regular schedule. The hard copy of our newsletter will continue to be printed and hand-delivered. Please be sure to thank your volunteer block captain for this service. They are our "boots on the ground". SB 804 Has Been Signed Into Law What does this mean for Lake Vista? Mostly good news. With the amendments in place, the lakefront subdivisions will have 2 seats at the table. The four presidents (Lake Shore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace and Lake Oaks) will have the opportunity to nominate two members of the Non-Flood Asset Management Authority. Regardless of who is appointed from our area, I intend to stay on top of this extremely important issue - our own back yard is at stake! The new authority will function under the open meetings rules so that means the public must be notified of meeting times and places. Please plan to attend if you can. If the new Authority doesn't have our input they will proceed with what they think best for the Lakefront and all of its assets. Hurricane Season
On another front we are now in hurricane season. This means you must be prepared to evacuate. A recent series of communication with a local resident and City of New Orleans resulted in a topic that all of us need to consider: the elderly. If you have a neighbor or friend who cannot provide means of evacuation for themselves then they should be encouraged to contact the city and explain their situation. The City has plans to aid and assist those who cannot get themselves to a pre-selected pick-up site. It is highly discouraged to let the elderly stay in their homes if a storm threatens the area. The City has made it perfectly clear that non-critical areas of the City may have no services at all - medical, sewer or power. If you can identify residents on your street that fit this bill let me know. I'll put them in contact with the right City agency. I cannot stress how important this issue is. Other News... On a more pleasant note, we'll be redesigning our main web page soon. We hope to make it more interactive and user friendly. For what it is worth, our web site had more "hits" during the immediate post-K maelstrom than any other neighborhood website. The new Board members that will be taking over Beautification are working hard with the Garden Club to repair and spruce up the large iron signs in all the parks. We will also partner with the Garden Club to make these signs more attractive with our "adopt a sign" campaign. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Joni Diaz or myself.
John Schneller, our restoration chairperson, has been working hard to identify blight and report it to the City. We are hoping that, with the new City administration, that the immediate post-K lax rules will be tightened so that the chronic offenders can be notified and the properties remediated. Construction on the I-walls near the Interim Control Structure along the Orleans Ave Canal involves reinforcing the current I-walls with deeper sheet pilings. This work should take about 2 months.
We will continue to participate in the Night Out Against Crime this coming August. Look for more specifics with the new e-newsletter service.
Lake Vista Gardener & Landscapers The LVPOA would like to thank everyone who has pitched in to maintain our parks and common spaces in the neighborhood. We have compiled a list of Gardeners and Landscapers working in or community to assist the LV residents in need of lawn and landscaping services. To view the list Click here Add your name to the email list
To increase the level of communication between the LVPOA members and the Board we have set up an e-mail distribution list for the dissemination of information to the membership. If you would like to be added to the list and receive e-mails please send your request to Susan Garcia and be sure to put (E-mail List) in the subject field and you will be included Lake Vista Newsletter The Lake Vista newsletters have been posted. For your convenience each edition of the newsletter will be posted on our website. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the file. Read more |
Park Permit A permit is required for Lake Vista residents that contract services and the hired individual has a need to cross or come into contact with Orleans Levee District (OLD) property, i.e., Lake Vista parks or lanes. Examples of such services are catered events in parks, improvements to lane sidewalks, trimming of trees on OLD property (the lanes), etc. Once the form is filled out, the property owner or contractor must bring it to Louis Capo's office for approval. Questions may be directed to Louis Capo at (504) 355-5990. New Lake Vista Garden Club Blog We have a new Garden Club blog where you can stay up-to-date on upcoming events and leave comments for your fellow club members. Click here to view the new site. Lake Vista Zoning Permitted land use in Lake Vista, 30% maximum lot coverage, required setbacks, fencing, and other restrictions that are part of the Lake Vista Building Restrictions, were incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance under the Lake Vista chapters of the Lake Area Zoning Ordinance on October 18, 2007. Of particular significance to residents are Chapters 9A.2, 9A.4 and 9A.6 but park and commercial uses are included in later Chapters. To be accurate, the pdf of the ordinance at the following link ("Read More") is used in combination with the City Planning Commission map of Lake Vista. Both can be found on the home page of the City Planning Commission website. (click here) 3rd District Police "Hot Sheet" In an effort to improve the quality of life
in Lake Vista, the LVPOA is pleased to provide the 3rd
District Police "Hot Sheet". Hot sheets are to be used
to identify those areas where illegal activities have occurred or
potential problems exist. Items to be reported using
the Hot Sheet are: PDF Format: click
here to download Do you have a dead tree on City property? The following are two choices Lake Vista homeowners have for the removal of dead tree on City property (street trees). The property owner can contact Park
and Parkways and request for the City to remove the tree. This process
is taking one to two months. The City is not grinding any stumps. The number
for the Park
and Parkways is 658-2176. Or you may wish to hire a Licensed Tree Company
to remove the tree at the property owner's expense. The Tree Company
will apply for a permit. Park and Parkways will make a site visit within
two weeks and issue the permit. list
of arborists
City of New Orleans Reporting System Has Changed
Downtown residents, business owners and visitors with questions may call the DDD Public Space Operations department at (504) 561-8927. |
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