Times-Picayune

EDITORIAL: Citizens at work

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

After pressuring the Legislature to reform levee boards and streamline New Orleans' property assessor system following Katrina, Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans could have decided to relax.

Not this group. As the three-year anniversary of Katrina approaches, its members are engaged and involved in the issues of recovery.

The latest example is the group's call for citizens to show up next Monday at the City Council's Governmental Affairs Committee meeting. The discussion is expected to revolve around the city's 311 information line and crime camera contracts, which have been wrapped in secrecy.

The Nagin administration has resisted providing detailed information to the public on the programs, both of which have been plagued with problems. Perhaps if New Orleanians pack the council hearing to show their displeasure, the administration will get the message.

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