FEMA Section 106 Notices for Louisiana

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Date of Comment	Comment	Name City, State
6/5/2012	The Audubon School renovation project, in my opinion, will have an extremely detrimental impact on the historical value of the neighborhood and offers little to no mitigation of that negative impact. The caretaker's cottage is a charming 2 story bu... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans, LA
6/4/2012	As a former president and board member of the Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association and longtime resident of the immediate area, I strongly oppose redevelopment of the campus without certain conciliatory measures towards the affected neighborhoods... read more	John Stockmeyer Ndew Orleans, LA
6/4/2012	The proponents of the proposed Audubon school expansion provide a very selective argument which fails to address the concerns of the neighborhood. Those in favor of the expansion argue that the school needs to upgrade to a modern facility. I... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
6/3/2012	As President of the Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association (UTNA) and one who has been involved with the numerous meetings about the renovations at Audubon Charter School (ACS), I would like clarify a lot of incorrect information being published, ... read more	Patrick Tucker New Orleans, LA
6/2/2012	The New Orleans BZA granted a variance without meeting the specific criteria needed to satisfy such a large expansion, and waiver of existing setback ordinances. The new addition has no significant architectural elements consistent with the hist... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
5/31/2012	The proponents of the proposed Audubon school expansion provide a very selective argument which fails to address the concerns of the neighborhood. Those in favor of the expansion argue that the school needs to upgrade to a modern facility.read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans LA
5/31/2012	Audubon Charter School has held numerous community meetings over the past year regarding the renovation of the school building. I don't think I ever heard an objection to removing The caretakers Cottage during those meetings. Most of the concerns r... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
5/31/2012	Audubon Charter, formally Audubon Montessori, had a peak student enrollment of 570 students Pre-Katrina. The only school that occupies the facility on Broadway is Audubon Charter School. The school has decreased the population of students at that l... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
5/30/2012	The renovation of the Audubon school in conjunction the proposed addition changes the character of the neighborhood by changing the Land Area Ration of the site thus impacting the neighborhood. The Audubon school was originally built to acco... read more	Kate Prechter New Orleans, Louisiana
5/30/2012	The original footprint of the school was never designed to accommodate as many students as the school is trying to accept and tearing down the historic cottage, one of the very few left in the city, will changed the original design of the school and ... read more	Mindy new orleans
5/30/2012	I am opposed to any increase in the size of the Audubon school. Anything that would increase the traffic in our neighborhood, I am against. It's amazing to me that in a neighborhood of historic homes, most over 100 years old, with trees over hundre... read more	Judy Slack Weil New Orleans
5/30/2012	I understand that the cottage has historical significance in the New Orleans area, however, it is not suitable for the education of children. Audubon Charter school is an EXCELLENT school, rated A+ on the state grading scale for students. The schoo... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
5/24/2012	CARETAKERS COTTAGE WILL BE DEMOLISHED BEFORE FEMA COMMENT PERIOD ENDS! Representatives from F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen, the general contractor selected by the Orleans Parish School Board for the Audubon Charter project, have indicated that the caret... read more	John Lafargue New Orleans, LA
5/24/2012	The cottage is a stucco type, two story building in poor condition and does not appear historical (no more that a hundred other Broadway Street houses). Tear it down and put a garden there. Major fencing will be needed, probably a landscape moraine... read more	New Orleans, LA
5/24/2012	Why not perserve the history by NOT changing the school!!!! The parents, children and teachers LOVE the building AS IS. Just get rid of the lead and asbestos. The Footprint of the school building will remain quite similar, if the temp building fo... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans, LA
5/24/2012	Based on the rather inadequate amount of information provided by FEMA and partners in providing for this public comment, I submit the following: 1. Mature trees on the site should be protected by following all appropriate protocols for constructi... read more	Stephen C. Picou New Orleans LA
5/24/2012	FEMA should be aware that a number of the neighbors living immediately adjacent to the school, as well as the Upper Audubon Association, have filed suit against the Board of Zoning Adjustments for the City of New Orleans, the N. O. Dept. of Safety & ... read more	Richard E. McCormack 398 Broadway Street, N.O. La.
5/24/2012	FEMA should be aware that a number of the neighbors living immediately adjacent to the school, as well as the Upper Audubon Association, have filed suit against the Board of Zoning Adjustments for the City of New Orleans, the N. O. Dept. of Safety & ... read more	Richard E. McCormack 398 Broadway Street, N.O. La.
5/24/2012	I have lived in the block immediately adjacent to Audubon school for 40+ years. I am very familiar with the school and its needs. It is a fine building greatly in need of an interior renovation. I strongly oppose the demolition of the cottage facing ... read more	Name redacted at request of author New Orleans
5/24/2012	I'm a home owner living two blocks from Audubon School. Me and my wife have lived in the neighborhood since 2001. Our son spent his teenage years here. The proposed renovation will dramatically change the school's footprint and the impact on the... read more	Phil Vanderyken New Orleans, LA
5/24/2012	As a resident who lives directly behind the new addition I'm very concern about the proposed plan. Not only are they moving the building 15 ft closer to the street they also proposed to put windows that will be directly across from my bedroom and ba... read more	Name redacted at request of author 366 pine st new Orleans