Faubourg Avart to host LaToya Cantrell at neighborhood meeting

The Faubourg Avart Neighborhood Association — which formed last year to represent the area between Prytania and the river, from Upperline to Valmont — will host City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell for a discussion of quality-of-life issues at a meeting tonight (Wednesday, April 23) at St. Katharine Drexel Prep, 5116 Magazine.

The meeting will also include comments from Graham Bosworth, a candidate for Criminal District Court judge, and from representatives of a development at 5243 Tchoupitoulas, a proposed dentist’s office that was rejected for business zoning by the City Planning Commission on Tuesday.

For details, see the meeting agenda below:

FAUBOURG AVART NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

WEDNESDAY APRIL 23, 2014

7:00 PM

AGENDA

I. Greetings and Introduction of the Board

II. Membership Update and Finance Report

III. Establishing of Standing Committees
A. Crime and Safety
B. Blight and Code Enforcement
C. Public Works
D. Events and Fundraisers

IV. Guest Speakers
A. Representative of the Development of 5243 Tchoupitoulas (at Bellecastle)
B. Graham Bosworth, Candidate for Criminal Court Judge, Section D
C. Councilmember Latoya Cantrell
D. Representative of Friends of Wisner Park

V. Issues and Events
A. Car Break-Ins
B. Prioritizing Which Problems Need to Be Addressed by FANA (drainage; traffic controls; etc.)

VI. Questions and Concluding Comments