108211 RESOLUTION NO. 10.821
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3 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LITTLE ROCK
4 HOUSING AUTHORITY HOPE VI APPLICATION TO
5 REPLACE HOLLINGSWORTH GROVE.
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7 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors offers enthusiastic support
8 for the Little Rock Housing Authority HOPE VI application to replace
9 Hollingsworth Grove an aging, distressed public housing site located in the planned
10 expansion path of the Little Rock Regional Airport with a new community called
11 Riverside East; and
12 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock is supportive of the Riverside East
13 revitalization plan to transform the blocks adjacent to the proposed Clinton
14 Presidential Library Park (an area east of the Presidential Park to the Nathaniel Hill
15 Complex and bound on the south of Sixth Street and to the north by the river) into
16 a revitalized neighborhood featuring a vibrant mix of apartments and homes (from
17 affordable to market rate), a commercial and small office corridor, riverfront parks
18 and recreational centers linked to a comprehensive community supportive services
19 system; and
20 WHEREAS, grant funds would assist in developing a strong mixed income
21 neighborhood of approximately 200 units of affordable rental housing plus sixty
22 (60) senior rental units and thirty (30) single - family homes that enhance the value
23 of existing homes and provides the stimulus for additional private development of
24 infill housing.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
26 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
27 Section 1. The City of Little Rock supports this $26 million revitalization
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operating support for the Nathaniel Hill
Complex, zoning, design overlay district
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and Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan designation for the Riverside East
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Neighborhood.
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ADOPTED: May 16, 2000
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ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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Nancy Wood, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Thomas M. Carpenter, Attorney
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