The Foundation

The largest land owner in the County is the Meraux Foundation. Passed down from a rich businessman, the Foundation owns hundreds if not thousands of acres. This land is KEY when it comes to redevelopment, in part because it is the safest, driest, highest land there is; but also because it is the only undeveloped land in the County. If we are going to convince people to move to safer ground, we need to have the Meraux Foundation on board as a partner.

The choice us simple, either we tell people, we need you to move from your homes so we can convert your neighborhood to greenspace. Good luck finding a new place.

Or we say, we need you to move from your homes so we can convert your neighborhood to greenspace AND there is an amazing, new, safer neighborhood for you to move to.

The old team lead had been so afraid of getting involved in politics that he forbid us from meeting with the foundation. Times have changed. The new team lead and I met with the foundation yesterday.

It was a love fest. They are totally on board. They understand the importance of their land and want to do what is best for the county. We have an amazing partner to work with. It is very exciting and means there is some hope for the county.