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decide. He pointed out that St. Charles Avenue, the most <br />prestigious street in New Orleans, is a 6 -lane road with a <br />trolley running down the middle, but it is a residential area <br />where the cheapest lot is worth $1 -million. So, it is a matter <br />of perspective and we cannot answer the question of where people <br />choose to live. The Chairman believed we have to deal with <br />existing residents, existing impacts, what people have invested <br />in their property, and their right to the quiet enjoyment of that <br />property. <br />In closing Attorney O'Neill expressed his opinion that a law <br />office or an office that closes at 5:00 P.M. and is not open on <br />weekends is much less offensive when properly buffered than <br />tenant housing. <br />Frances Doutrich, 2055 56th Avenue, believed that Attorney <br />O'Neill was misrepresenting the situation, because she has been <br />living there for many years and did not feel they had any <br />problems with the "blighted" house on the corner until Mr. <br />O'Neill purchased it and rented it out to people who let it go <br />down. She suggested that if Mr. O'Neill cannot find suitable <br />tenants, he bulldoze the "blighted" house since in her opinion a <br />vacant lot would be much better. The traffic does not bother her <br />nor she believed the rest of the people Living out there. Mrs. <br />Doutrich pointed out that the Jones's had a chance to sell their <br />house, but didn't take it, and understood that Mr. O'Neill <br />purchased another house from Mr. Schwartz with the expectation of <br />getting that rezoned and building offices out there. Mrs. <br />Doutrich just wanted to be allowed to live out there and enjoy <br />it. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked Mrs. Doutrich if when she and her <br />husband purchased their house 30 years ago, they expected SR -60 <br />to grow the way it has, and she admitted that they did but not to <br />the extent it has. She regretted that Ryanwood was built on that <br />corner, because she feels it has deteriorated 56th Avenue, and <br />she felt it would deteriorate even more if Mr. O'Neill is allowed <br />to build office buildings there. <br />Boor 14 Fm JI 161 <br />