New Orleans Mayor often says that the City is poised to begin its greatest recovery ever.Early this week at the Louisiana Governor’s Mansion, he said that the City could expect a recovery for at least ten years.
Now, there are signs of it.
In a press release, entitled “City Installs Pre-Construction Signs at Recovery Project Sites, Nagin and the City are communicating the rebuilding process:
“NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 16, 2008) –This weekend, the City of New Orleans will begin installing “Our Recovery In Progress” signs at more than 100 project sites throughout the city.The signs identify facilities and other sites that have already been funded and are passing through the city’s Project Delivery Unit.
“Thee signs give citizens another way to identify Recovery projects in their communities,” said Ceeon Quiett, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Communication. “We will not wait for construction to begin before we start communicating about these projects.We are committed to sharing in the process with our citizens.”
The signs will direct citizens to the City’s Recovery Projects Information Website at www.cityofno.com/recovery, which has more details about individual projects.The website was one of the ways that the city kept citizens informed about recovery.In addition to the www.cityofno.com/recovery site and the project signs, the City has also developed the “Recovery In Progress” booklets, which list the name, location, scope and current status of each project.The booklets were developed to give those citizens who don’t have Internet access a method to identify and track the progress of projects in their communities.Over 6,000 of these booklets have been distributed to locations across New Orleans and will be re-issued quarterly.A copy can also be downloaded from the www.cityofno.com/recovery site.
The pre-construction signs are the first of two signs that will be installed on project sites.The objective of the fist sign is to help the public identify a particular site as a Recovery project.The second group of signs will be posted on a project site just prior to the construction start date.These construction signs will communicate further details such as a project’s funding sources and highlight any unique sustainable or environmentally friendly design elements being incorporated into the facility or surrounding landscape.
“Construction may not occur for several months on some of these project sites,” said Mayor C. Ray Nagin. “But these projects are still progressing through the necessary phases of design and resource procurement.We invite citizens to track our progress as we continue to move these projects forward.”
Ohmahgod!!!! Is there any similarity to this and "Caution Road Work Ahead" signs???? Written by Jumpin BeCheezus, More Image Crap
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Nagin, dear, signs do not indicate recovery. Recovery is indicated by return of major businesses, improvement of education, homes reconstructed, hospitals erected, etc. Enough of the signs - show the building cranes erect in this city and more. Three years later and this city remains in an uproar and devestation. Such a shame, dear, such a shame and what caused it - your incompetence and that of other leaders. Too bad someone else could not have been elected and that it came down to you and the other politician. Too bad. Yes it will be ten years but the New Orleans we had hoped for will not be the result of your actions but will be the results of hard working people determined to rebuild in spite of the political gumbo that has been in charge. The neglect and inaction of leaders of this city for the past 5 decades caused its downfall - Katrina merely tore buildings down - many of which laid in decay or disrepair since Betsy. Written by RhettsWife
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