Nine of the project's units are for people who earn just 30% of the area median income.
“We’re trying to build a program, and people are kind of starting to poke holes in it before we even launch it.”
Councilmember Corey Givens Jr. would not apologize for the social media post “because it ignited a conversation in the community.”
"One thing to be clear about - it’s reductive and misleading to frame this as Science Center versus infrastructure."
Although the decisions were not unanimous, the $1.18 billion spending plan went through.
A much-anticipated feasibility study found that municipal electric customers would immediately save $17.70 on monthly bills.
“Because we are a coastal community, we are never going to keep all the water out of our city."
Council members agreed that the city should find additional sites to enhance the nearby Northwest Water Reclamation Facility’s capacity.
A city memo notes that staff are monitoring Tropicana Field for “additional damage caused by extreme weather,” including an Aug. 23 storm that dumped four inches...
The projects will impact several neighborhoods, including Old Southeast, Cromwell Heights, Harbordale, Lakewood Terrace and Bayou Highlands.
