Tulane and the Mayor are applying serious pressure to all members of the City Council to deny the Motion for an IZD at their next council meeting on June 28th. Should a council member put this Motion up for a vote and it be denied, our neighborhoods will have absolutely no protection from Tulane. The University will have no reason to come to the table for a Community Benefits Agreement or interact with true negotiations with our surrounding areas.
This Motion for an IZD has given us a place at the table. We need Councilmember Guidry to carefully evaluate what the CPC presented, take time to rework the wording of the Motion and then and only then bring it back to Council for reconsideration. As long as the Motion remains under consideration, there will be at least some opportunity for an agreement to be hammered out between the Mayor, his chosen group of neighbors and the University. If the Motion is placed on the agenda and denied, we will lose our voice.
Please, send an email and/or make a phone call to each council member. June 28th is less than two weeks away and we have received nothing from Tulane about concessions or written agreements. We have received no response to the outpouring of concerns from the surrounding neighborhoods. Please let each council member know where you live and what part of the city you represent. Use you own voice and say what you think. Should you choose to send an email to the Mayor, please let him know your thoughts on his support of the stadium and Tulane.
President Jacquelyn Clarkson 504-658-1070 jbclarkson@nola.gov
Councilmember Susan Guidry 504-658-1010 sgguidry@nola.gov
Councilmember Stacy Head 504-658-1060 shead@nola.gov
Councilmember Kristin Palmer 504-658-1030 kgpalmer@nola.gov
Councilmember Jon Johnson 504-658-1050 jdjohnson@nola.gov
Councilmember Cynthia Hedge-Morrell 504-658-1040 chmorrell@nola.gov
Councilmember Diane Bajoie 504-658-1020 dbajoie@nola.gov
Mayor Mitch Landrieu 504-658-4900 mayor@nola.gov
