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RESOLUTION NO. 6,808
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLAN OF THE
U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR FOURCHE
BASIN FLOOD CONTROL; STATING THE INTENT
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO PROVIDE
FUNDS FOR ITS SHARE OF THE NONFEDERAL
COSTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has an urgent need for
flood protection; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has developed
alternative plans for the development and flood protection
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of the Fourche Drainage
System, which plans
were the subject
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of a presentation to the
Board of Directors
and reviewed by
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various staff members of
the City of Little
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WHEREAS, after review
and consideration
of these plans,
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Fourche Bottoms (the plan recommended by the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors) be authorized and funded
for construction for the reasons that said plan combines
elements of structural development, land acquisition,
floodplain management, recreation and preservation of
historical, environmental and archaeological sites; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to see expeditious approval
funding and implementation of Plan VII.
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 hereby approves and intends to sponsor the plan
of the U.S. Corps of Engineers for Fourche Bayou Basin.
SECTION 2. The Board of Directors of the City of
Little Rock commits to provide for 75 percent of the
nonfederal share of the cost of the project.
SECTION 3. The Board of Directors of the City of
Little Rock hereby states its intent to appropriate General
Revenue Sharing funds received by the City in 1983 and 1984
in an amount necessary to provide for 75 percent of the
nonfederal cost of the project.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after it adoption.
ADOPTED: June 15, 1982
ATTEST : C �
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APPROVED: <
Mayor
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