UPDATE HONEYBEE AND MORATORIUM 2/4/2022

Honeybee

Many of us attended the STPC Meeting on 2/3/22. Jeff Schoen, attorney for the developer, formally requested and received a postponement of his appeal until the March 3 Council meeting. Chairman Jerry Binder explicitly advised all parties that, without fail, this appeal will be heard at their next regular session. Mark Bryan requested a show of hands for those opposed to the Honeybee rezoning. Roughly half the audience raised their hands. Remarkably, the inclement conditions for that evening included rain, wind, and uncomfortable chilly circumstances.

 We recognize and thank those who previously mailed letters to each member of the council and to Ross Liner (Director of Planning). Please verbally, by phone or in person, reiterate your position to each councilperson and particularly with those whom you know. Also, forward an electronic copy of your opposition letter to each councilperson 10-days prior to the March 3 Council Meeting. That target date falls on or near February 21. Included below is a file containing their respective contact info.

 Be cognizant that a threatening, alternate plot-plan recently surfaced that suggests how this property would appear should it be developed with its current TND-2 Zoning. Rest assured, we remain fully aware of this intimidating tactic and will deal with it as the need arises.

 Moratorium

Most know of President Mike Cooper and Councilman Jimmie Davis’ parish-wide moratorium proposal. It will be introduced at the March 3 Council Meeting. Unless a special session is convened, we assume that the parish-wide moratorium will be formally discussed and voted on at the subsequent April meeting. We fully support the suspension of the current untoward hyperdense development juggernaut existing in St. Tammany Parish.