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RESOLUTION NO. 11,452 CNROLYN1STALEYds of
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS�d�-IiLT/�NTY CLERK
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS IN SUPPORT OF BT.HE
BIRCHWOOD - WALNUT VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN.
WHEREAS, the area residents formed a Steering Committee to develop a
neighborhood Plan; and
WHEREAS, the residents and other "stakeholders" in the area participated in a
public meetings to discuss and identify area concerns to include in the plan; and
WHEREAS, After several months of work by the Planning Committee, a set of
goals and objectives were developed and presented to the Neighborhood Associations,
City Departments, Plans Committee of the Little Rock Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, this Plan (Goals and Objectives) provides a way for both
neighborhood based groups and others working in and around the neighborhood to
advance the desires and meet the needs of the residents;
WHEREAS, comprehensive planning must include not only interests of the
neighborhood immediately affected but the interests of the city as a whole; and
WHEREAS, local government encourages and supports neighborhood -based
coalitions that develop individual neighborhood organizations, articulate neighborhood
views on community -wide issues, and facilitated the planning process; and
WHEREAS, advocacy planning by neighborhoods is an acceptable and
legitimate role fro citizens and professional planners.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock does support the
vision and goals as expressed in the Birchwood - Walnut Valley Neighborhoods Plan.
ADOPTED: 2 -4 -03
Nancy Wood, City Clerk Jim Dailey, Mayor
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