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RESOLUTION NO. 9,158
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A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ASSURE THAT THE
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CITIZENS OF LITTLE ROCK WILL NOT HAVE TO
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INVOLUNTARILY PAY FOR ANY EXPANSION OR
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WIDENING OF THE CHENAL PARKWAY; AND FOR
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OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little
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Rock, has heard arguments concerning the right -of -way
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dedication that should be required for businesses along the
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Chenal Parkway; and
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WHEREAS, the developers of the parkway believe that
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it should be a four -lane road requiring only 1001 of
right -of -way dedication, as opposed to a six -lane road
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requiring 1201 of right -of -way; and
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WHEREAS, in agreeing to this request the Board of
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Directors has made it clear that it does not want the
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citizens of the City of Little Rock to pay for any expansion
or widening of the Chenal Parkway occasioned by the increase
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in commercial activity along the present parkway boundaries;
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and
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WHEREAS, the Board believes it is very possible that
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the current zoning decisions allowing intense commercial
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development envisioned a six lane road and, as a result,
there is a very real possibility that continued commercial
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development will, in the near future, require widening of
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this road; and
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WHEREAS, such widening would not only require the
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City to pay for the cost of the road, but also the cost of
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the right -of -way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
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DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1: The Board of Directors states its
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intention that the Chenal Parkway will be a four lane road
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and that the City will not pursue efforts to increase it to
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a six lane road despite the provisions of the Master Street
Plan.
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SECTION 2: The Board of Directors will, absent
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express voter approval, refuse to fund any expansion or
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widening of the Chenal Parkway unless the property owners
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along the parkway dedicate at no cost to the City any
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necessary right -of -way for such a project and participate
equally in the cost of construction.
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SECTION 3: The Board of Directors states its intent
that if, in any capital improvement bond issue, there are to
be funds for the expansion or widening of Chenal Parkway,
the bond issue shall be voted upon by the people, the
election that proposes the issue shall be set out separately
and shall individually and expressly state the name of the
project and the cost of the proposed improvements, and the
issue shall be accepted or rejected by the voters on its own
merits and not in conjunction with any other issue or
question to be submitted to the voters at such election.
ADOPTED: May 3, 1994
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