Slidell, Louisiana City Council is refusing to allow victims of Hurricane Katrina to replace their homes.
Eight (8) homeowners of manufactured homes are being denied the right to replace their destroyed manufactured homes with manufactured homes. A 2002 resolution prohibiting Slidell homeowners to place manufactured homes on property within Slidell should be amended to allow landowners in Lincoln Park, Slidell, Louisiana to replace their homes with manufactured homes. The amendment would only apply to the eight (8) homeowners who were "grandfathered in" during the 2002 resolution.
The rationalizations presented in 2002 for denying the placement of manufactured homes within the Slidell city limit no longer apply. The Louisiana NAACP has passed a resolution supporting the Lincoln Park homeowners and the proposed amendment. Slidell City Councilwoman Elsie Burkhalter whose district covers the Lincoln Park area is opposed to the amendment. The next Slidell City Council meeting is February 14, 2006.
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