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1 RESOLUTION NO. 11,462
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3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING
4 CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MIDTOWN
5 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND DIRECTING THE CITY
6 CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING;
7 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) studied the area in the Spring of
10 2001 and produced recommendations for redevelopment of the area; and
11 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors requested that the Little Rock
12 Planning Commission further develop the recommendations of the ULI Midtown
13 Study; and,
14 WHEREAS, a special task force of citizens, property owners, interested parties
15 and City representatives has been meeting since the summer of 2002; and,
16 WHEREAS, this Task Force after review and discussion has found that the first
17 step is to establish a District, which will be followed by a Project Plan and Finance Plan;
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19 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Planning Commission after review of the Task Force
20 recommendations, has accepted and recommended to the Board of Directors that a
21 District be formed.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
23 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
24 Section 1: That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause to be
25 published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Little Rock and to mail to
26 the chief executive officer of all local governmental and taxing entities having the
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Resolution
Mid -Town Redevelopment District
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1 power to levy taxes on property located within the proposed redevelopment district
2 and to the school board of any school district which includes property located within
3 the proposed redevelopment district, a Notice of Public Hearing concerning adoption
4 of an ordinance creating and establishing the proposed redevelopment district for the
5 area described as:
6 Lands generally described as: all of the lands in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of
7 TIN -R13W Sec. 1; all of the lands in the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of T1N -R13W Sec
8 1; All of Lincoln Park Addn. Blks 8, 9, 24, 25; All of Plunket, Howard &
9 Adams' 2nd replat; All of Howard Adams Blks 15 & 16; Fausett's Sub. Blk.
10 2; Oak Grove Addn. Blk 2; All of Orlando Heights Sub. Blks 1 & 2; Strong
11 & Watters Addn. Lots 6 -19 Blk 1 & all of Blk 2; Pfeifers Addn. Blks 9, 10,
12 11; Wornock's Addn. Blks 7, 8; Banks Sub. Blks 5, 6; Elmhurst addn. Lts. 8
13 - 19, Blk. 5, Lts. 8 - 19, Blk 6, Lts. 8 - 19, Blk 7, Lts. 8 - 19, Blk 8; All of
14 Thalheimer Sub.; All of Blankinship Sub.; All of Pinehurst Addn. Blk 4;
15 Riffel & Rhoton Ridgeland addn. Lts. 7 - 20, Blk 3, Lts. 7 - 20, Blk 4.
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17 with such hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. on March 18, 2003, in the Board of Directors'
18 Chambers at Little Rock City Hall, 500 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
19 PASSED: February 18, 2003
20 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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23 Nan Wood City Clerk Willie Hinton, Vice Mayor
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25 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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28 Thomas M. Carpenter, City ttomey
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