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Mandeville City Council kills Port Marigny Development after 2 years
Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:40 pm
City spent over 350k in legal fees over two years to vote the development down 4-1. As a former resident of Mandeville, I think a development like this with less housing units would have worked. Now the property will sit abandoned as it has for
years.
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When the smoke cleared after the Mandeville City Council's long awaited decision on the proposed Port Marigny development Thursday night (March 9), opponents of the contentious residential and business community were celebrating a victory while lamenting the struggle endured to defeat a project they believed would have destroyed the vaunted ambience of their community.
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Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:42 pm to DCtiger1
It needs far, far less housing units than what was proposed. The project had hundreds of housing units AND a hotel. The traffic load in that area would have become immediately unsustainable.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:45 pm to DCtiger1
I grew up in the neighborhood literally next door.
Monroe traffic would've been fricked. But it would've been a cool development for prestress
Monroe traffic would've been fricked. But it would've been a cool development for prestress
This post was edited on 3/10/17 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:48 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Monroe traffic would've been fricked. But it would've been a cool development for prestress
It's a half mile to causeway. I feel like the city could have improved the infrastructure, but this is more of a get off of my lawn keep Mandeville from more commercial development type move.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 1:51 pm to DCtiger1
I actually thought it would've been cool to put Bass Pro Shops there in a mized use development before they settled on Denham. Would've gotten tons of water traffic.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:11 pm to DCtiger1
Makes me proud that I don't live in Mandeville. What a bunch of backwards idiots.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:15 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Makes me proud that I don't live in Mandeville. What a bunch of backwards idiots.
Why the frick would anyone not directly involved with a shitshow like that want it in their backyard? If you won't look out for your own interests, nobody else will. Not everybody is about development for development's sake. NIMBY is a perfectly rational attitude to have.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:18 pm to DCtiger1
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City spent over 350k in legal fees over two years to vote the development down 4-1.
Don't care if it was the right decision rather shoot first ask questions later.
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I think a development like this with less housing units would have worked.
Me too. So did a lot of people except the developers.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:23 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Makes me proud that I don't live in Mandeville. What a bunch of backwards idiots.
No, it was a smart decision. The idiots are those wanting some huge development instead of something more reasonable for the area. I mean once you build that, there's no going back when traffic is fricked everywhere.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:34 pm to DCtiger1
They should have let Copeland build his compound. The attraction to watch his boats go in and out would have been great. RIP AL
Posted on 3/10/17 at 3:35 pm to DCtiger1
Say what you want but it is consistent there that the folks with tons of money don't want anything built. They don't need jobs and they don't need opportunity so they manipulate the system to get stuff shot down. But that is our system. Sucks for the little guy.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:10 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Makes me proud that I don't live in Mandeville. What a bunch of backwards idiots.
Some people like Mandeville the way it is and don't want it to turn into Slidell.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:14 pm to DCtiger1
Yes, we have some idiots on our city council.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:18 pm to Havoc
The developer made every effort to appease the council. 350 k on legal Fees is only the beginning. Believe me, Monroe st is already a cluster frick in the mornings. I pass by there just about everyday, if the city addresses infrastructure needs , I'm trying to figure out what the issues would be.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:26 pm to LSUFanHouston
Backwards? Because they didn't want this development which included a hotel and "mansion homes". What are mansion homes you ask? The answer is apartment buildings... LOL
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:27 pm to Havoc
For a small city, Mandeville traffic is already fricked as it is.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 4:58 pm to jbgleason
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Sucks for the little guy.
What little guy? The wealthy owners/developers?
This post was edited on 3/10/17 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 3/10/17 at 5:02 pm to LawLessTyGer
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The developer made every effort to appease the council.
I don't doubt that but ultimately they want a monstrous development and although they made concessions it's still way too big/broad.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 5:13 pm to Honky Lips
You mean the way it was? It's too late for Mandeville now.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 5:14 pm to Honky Lips
I like it the way it is and I am not even from there. Frick that development and the developers.
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