2008 Woodie Awards
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"I'd spent a summer down there two years ago," he said, adding that he "fell in love with the city."
One idea that the group has is to start a community land trust in New Orleans. The entire community would own the land in the neighborhood as an alternative means of home ownership and affordable housing.
"People can just buy the houses on top of the land for a fraction of the price," Wood said of the strategy. "The decisions are all very democratic because everybody owns the land."
However, Wood said she is not certain what will come of this idea. Right now in New Orleans, "it's really dangerous to try to get into anything that has to do with real estate because you don't know who you're screwing over."
College senior Katya Nick said the ideal situation would be to have all the group members living in one house.
But, she added, even if they don't live together, "there is still a sense of us keeping each other in check and being a family together."
"We have this momentum, we have energy," Wood said. "We have a really great background in [the issue], but we're just really under-prepared to say exactly what project we're going to start."
One idea that the group has is to start a community land trust in New Orleans. The entire community would own the land in the neighborhood as an alternative means of home ownership and affordable housing.
"People can just buy the houses on top of the land for a fraction of the price," Wood said of the strategy. "The decisions are all very democratic because everybody owns the land."
However, Wood said she is not certain what will come of this idea. Right now in New Orleans, "it's really dangerous to try to get into anything that has to do with real estate because you don't know who you're screwing over."
College senior Katya Nick said the ideal situation would be to have all the group members living in one house.
But, she added, even if they don't live together, "there is still a sense of us keeping each other in check and being a family together."
"We have this momentum, we have energy," Wood said. "We have a really great background in [the issue], but we're just really under-prepared to say exactly what project we're going to start."
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