Why weren't Lakeview streets fixed?: A letter to the editor

The City of New Orleans and the Department of Transportation and Development announced Oct. 10 that the Magazine Street roadway repairs had been completed, apparently using funds from the Submerged Roads Program. Saturday, the citizens of Lakeview are being asked to vote on a self imposed fee/tax to repair and maintain Lakeview streets.

The city's website says: "The $118 million South Louisiana Submerged Roads Program is a comprehensive road repair program to repair and resurface roads damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The program is funded by the emergency Relief Program of the Federal Highway Administration. It is administered by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development."

Do not misunderstand me, I think Magazine Street was overdue for road work. But please tell me which streets were actually submerged? And why do all of the repairs not fit Lakeview's water leaks, broken drains and cavernous sink holes accrued since Katrina?

LeRoy James III

New Orleans