With Private Dollars at Stake, Delays Hurt
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Times-Picayune
June 26, 2008
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Broadmoor Project: New Orleans
In a public hearing last week, the New Orleans City Council tangled with the Office of Recovery and Development and Administration over a state tax credit program to promote cultural activities. Some council members felt their districts were being ignored. The mood turned contentious. As a result of this debate, approval of funding for the city's 17-zone recovery plan was put off -- at Dr. Ed Blakely's request -- for at least another week.
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