The Resurfacing Has Begun

[leeman]

the blackham Idea is good but, how about the eyesore parking area to the left of goodwill on johnston st. level that, plus the goodwill store, also,the eyesore used car lot next to it, the little park behind the firestation, relocate the firestation by out hit and run... ok, so now you have an entire block to play with

[Cajunfever]

_ the blackham Idea is good but, how about the eyesore parking area to the left of goodwill on johnston st. level that, plus the goodwill store, also,the eyesore used car lot next to it, the little park behind the firestation, relocate the firestation by out hit and run... ok, so now you have an entire block to play with _

The park behind the firestation is part of the exchange from the city to UL for the "farm".

[ULtimateCajun]

One, easier said than done aquiring all of these properties fronting Johnston. Two, the parking lot looked good from what I could see saturday at the scrimmage. Three, I would like to see iron fences i.e. like the ones on the intramural fields, I wish we hadn't wasted a favor for that project that we could have used on a more visible and usable project such as fencing around cajun field.

[CajunCharlie]

_ Think bigger.

Demolish Blackham and its barns.

Demolish the Horticulture Center.

Clear the land all the way from the Dorms, to the intramural area, to the Horticulture Center area, to the corner of Johnston and Reinhardt where Blackham is now.

That is A LOT of prime land that the University is woefully misusing.

What do we put there?

State of the art student housing, enough to transform the Universirty and put an end, once and for all, to our housing problem. A Coffee house. A Gift shop. Recreational areas. The possibilities are endless.

This area would immediately become the new center of Campus life. It would bridge the gap between the athletic complex and the academic complex.

I've walked it. It takes nearly the same amount of time to walk from Blackham to Martin Hall as it does to walk from Legacy Park to Martin Hall.

This IS the answer to so many problems the University has, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why no one has thought of this in Martin Hall, or if they have, why haven't they implemented it. _

$$$$$, time, and politics!!

[CajunNation]

$$$$$, time, and politics!!

Well, the beauty of my idea is that UL already owns the land of which I speak.

That is a lot of $$$$$ and politics in acquiring the land that we don't have to deal with.

Any politics we would have to deal with be among the UL officials only.

It seems to me the only real hurdle would be money for construction. I am of the opinion that this project is so crucial to the future of UL that it should be priority #1.

Besides, this would be a HUGE revenue producer down the road with all of those students paying rent every year.

Again, I have yet to be given a reasonable excuse as to why this is not doable.

[leeman]

_ Well, the beauty of my idea is that UL already owns the land of which I speak.

That is a lot of $$$$$ and politics in acquiring the land that we don't have to deal with.

Any politics we would have to deal with be among the UL officials only.

It seems to me the only real hurdle would be money for construction. I am of the opinion that this project is so crucial to the future of UL that it should be priority #1.

Besides, this would be a HUGE revenue producer down the road with all of those students paying rent every year.

Again, I have yet to be given a reasonable excuse as to why this is not doable. _

Are u talking about the blackham Idea?.. that's a good Idea.. there's alot, I mean "alot" of land to be developed if blackham was scrapped and the horticulture center and the intramural area.. we are talking about alot of land.. interesting....

[CajunCharlie]

_ Well, the beauty of my idea is that UL already owns the land of which I speak.

That is a lot of $$$$$ and politics in acquiring the land that we don't have to deal with.

Any politics we would have to deal with be among the UL officials only.

It seems to me the only real hurdle would be money for construction. I am of the opinion that this project is so crucial to the future of UL that it should be priority #1.

Besides, this would be a HUGE revenue producer down the road with all of those students paying rent every year.

Again, I have yet to be given a reasonable excuse as to why this is not doable. _

Try reason rather than excuse, please!!
I am not dissing the idea. In fact, I believe it is a reasonable idea. The only fly in the ointment was the idea to acquire private properties, or what I surmised to be private properties.
Can it be done? Perhaps, but the project will have to fight through politics. More so at the State level, rather than the University level. Monies will be another bump in the road. State funds will be difficult to attain. The State can find funds for any town/ parish festival, dog show, etc., but when it comes to funding anything pertaining to education it receives a no vote.
Again, I am not against your idea. I just think it will take some brass testes to get it planned, funded and completed.

[leeman]

_ One, easier said than done aquiring all of these properties fronting Johnston. Two, the parking lot looked good from what I could see saturday at the scrimmage. Three, I would like to see iron fences i.e. like the ones on the intramural fields, I wish we hadn't wasted a favor for that project that we could have used on a more visible and usable project such as fencing around cajun field. _

Yes, I'm all for the Iron fencing idea... come on Guidry's?... what a great advertisment....

[HoustonCajun]

_ Try reason rather than excuse, please!!
I am not dissing the idea. In fact, I believe it is a reasonable idea. The only fly in the ointment was the idea to acquire private properties, or what I surmised to be private properties.
Can it be done? Perhaps, but the project will have to fight through politics. More so at the State level, rather than the University level. Monies will be another bump in the road. State funds will be difficult to attain. The State can find funds for any town/ parish festival, dog show, etc., but when it comes to funding anything pertaining to education it receives a no vote.
Again, I am not against your idea. I just think it will take some brass testes to get it planned, funded and completed. _

I thought he said we already owned the property around Blackham, so there are no private properties to acquire. Is that not correct? That would be great use of valuable property that is otherwise useless. Where else can the campus expand without acquiring private property? This makes perfect sense if this university is going to grow, and grow it must.