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We ask for your support as we continue to move toward a greener New Orleans. Please take the time to review our platform and sign the petition below.

  • • Publishing the steps of the process with clear timelines and additional resources

    • Harmonizing the lease restrictions with what is allowed under the CZO

    • Allowing the lease payments to be subtracted from the sales price

    • Decision matrix for continuation of leases and application acceptance

    • Allowing the leases to be recorded legally

    • Allowing appraisal of property value as an agriculture use rather than the highest and best use

    • Clarifying the process for blight citations and violations

  • • Having a clear and consistent way to speak to Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) about agricultural meters

    • Training SWBNO staff on the process of inputting and billing for an agricultural water meter

    • Having a public documentation for the process, including a step by step form for getting a dedicated meter

  • • Relying on relationships with Urban Agriculture Liason to help inform when a property is genuinely causing blight or when it looks different than city officials are used to (i.e. cover cropping)

    • Creating a more fair and transparent process for requiring the removal of blight from urban farms

  • • Allowing access for one person to ask questions directly, create recommendations and attend meetings with city officials (such as blight hearings)

    • This person can be a point of contact for both growers or the city

We are asking New Orleans City Council and New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) for the following:

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