Housing and Human Needs Committee Meeting Monday, May 21st

HR 1227, the bill to release additional federal funds, restore affordable housing and reopen public housing in New Orleans, is on the agenda for the New Orleans City Council Housing and Human Needs Committee Meeting for this Monday, May 21st.

The meeting is to be held in Baton Rouge in the Baton Rouge City Council Chambers, at 10 am., 19th Judicial District Court Building, 222 St. Lewis St., third floor, room 364.

Take gov't st. exit off of I-10, head towards river, come all the way down to St. Louis, turn right, park in parking garage on left or right on St. Louis, building on left hand side in the next block.

Affordable housing advocates, homeowners awaiting LRA funds and public housing residents and community supporters will ask the committee to refer HR 1227 to the full council for a vote of endorsement for the bill, which will bring more than a billion dollars into the Gulf for affordable housing, as well as clean up the Road Home funding distribution. The bill will also reopen 3000 units of public housing by Aug. 1st, and guarantee one to one replacement of all public housing

Demand the Right of Return for All! bring this important issue before the Housing and Human Needs Committee Meeting.