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LASN Letters November 200511-30-05 | News

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I am a landscape architect in Naples, Florida and just attended the ASLA Conference in Ft. Lauderdale. I returned to find your publication in my box. Your editorial is right on. I wish there was a way to send it to every Senator and Congressman in this country, along with all the organizations that assist with these types of policies. It is ludicrous to build a major city such as this below sea level of any degree. The FEMA Guidelines in this city are at 11.5’ above sea level….why does this not apply to other states. I had anticipated at least some round table discussions on this matter at the conference but did not see anything listed. At least a discussion could have been recorded and printed so our leaders in these matters could understand more of our feelings. When I returned this morning and read what you had to say, I felt I had to tell you thank you.

I feel the same way you do.

David Yakish, Landscape Architect, Christian Busk Associates
Naples, Florida

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The organization’s name is Live Oak Society and is a national society. It is not the New Orleans Live Oak Society. It comes under the auspices of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. Our members are from the 14 states in the U. S. where the live oak grows. You may visit our website at www.louisianagardenclubs.org and click on Live Oak Society for a full history and registry.

Thank you for the nice article.

Coleen Perilloux Landry, Chairman, Live Oak Society
Metairie, La

Re: : LASN September 2005 Issue:

This issue with the awards and new ASLA fellows is a gorgeous issue. Very inspiring, also full of great products. Thanks!

Kay Stewart, Landscape Architect
San Diego, Calif.

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We enjoyed your editorial in the September issue regarding the decades of bad land use and development decisions that eventually created the tragedy known as the ?EUR??,,????'?????<

If there is one thing that is plentiful and relatively cheap in that region, it is sand. Pumped out of the Mississippi where most of the Corps?EUR??,,????'?????<

We also know that urban stormwater is a real issue in the Big Easy and that sand fill base would be the perfect absorption field for rainwater. Lots of positive attributes associated with judicious filling of the areas that suffered 8, 9 or 10 feet of flooding. Add in several transit malls extending from those northern neighborhoods to the downtown (those without cars could actually navigate the city and reduce congestion and air pollution) and neighborhood layouts patterned after Savannah?EUR??,,????'?????<

You might want to share this idea with others in Orlando. It merits some further discussion before someone in the Administration spends an indecent amount of money to make the bucket sides taller. There can be larger hurricanes than Katrina.

Have a great day,
R. Gus Drum
Community Planner, Landscape Architect (WV #151)

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