a controversy is brewing over a planned development near English Turn many have come out against the proposed apartment complex yeah Paul Murphy reports today the developer filed a housing discrimination lawsuit arguing recent actions have delayed the project a Mississippi Bas developer wants to build a multif family apartment complex on this 16 acre plot of land in lower Coast algers in New Orleans the pool will be somewhere in the middle sing Zang says The Village at English turn would include
278 1 two and three bedroom units the motel of the village is the village is for everyone and uh it will um provide a high quality place for the people in New Orleans but not everyone is for the village the Property Owners Association at the English Turn gated community across the street is opposed to the current scale of the project that is not right for the community that is is not right size for the community that does not take into consideration what's already here and what's not here Tuesd
ay the developer filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against the city and city councilman Freddy King it claims the defendants unconstitutional and unlawful actions are interfering with the construction of needed working and middle-class housing the lawsuit claims that the uh City of New Orleans unfortunately has violated the federal fair housing act in a number of different ways uh this is affordable housing design councilman King who lives in English Turn declined comment on the project can
you explain your opposition to the apartment Development Across From English turn right now it's a legal matter according to the lawsuit Council McKing is not only opposed to the proposed development he also submitted a motion to place future zoning and building restrictions on the property the interim zoning District placed on the land imposed an immed immediate building moratorium English Turn board member Ernest leir says the concern is not over affordable housing but a lack of city services
to support the new development we support right scaled appropriate development where it makes sense and we're not convinced that we um are there yet Zang a New Orleans trained physician from China remains optimistic her project will eventually get built I believe in America I come to this country to pursue freedom and good life Paul Murphy Eyewitness News the lawsuit is asking the court to allow the developer to move forward with the project it's also seeking compensatory and punitive damages
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the village is for everyone.. for everyone to continue renting and never be able to own a home
Classic problem of "Not In My Backyard."
We need more HOUSES not apartments! New Orleans always had houses available now its become apartment ridden!
They don't want ppl who are not as RICH as them living near their secluded castles 😂😂😂😂 I hope they build 3 more in the same spot
Making room for illegal immigrants
Maybe I don't know enough about the issue, but it seems to me that with the growing housing crisis which includes both a lack of available homes, but more importantly a lack of affordable housing for working people and families, but I don't really see the issue here. If someone has come in with a solution to not only create more housing, but also housing that working people and families can afford, why block that? Seems pretty privileged to me that the people living in a gated HOA based community would want to prevent others from having nice homes to live in, whether it's a rental or not.
Quit building in swamp