HomeMy WebLinkAboutCloverdaleCloverdale / Watson
Neighborhood Action Plan
July 2001
By the Allendale, Chicot and Cloverdale Neighborhood
Associations
LIT
& DEVELOPMENT
Department of Planning and Development
City of Little Rock, Arkansas
Cloverdale / Watson Neighborhood Action Plan
Cloverdale / Watson
Neighborhood Action Plan
July 2001
Neighborhood Associations:
Allendale Neighborhood Association
Chicot Neighborhood Association
Cloverdale Neighborhood Association
Committee:
Frank Adcock
Kay Coleman
Troy Laha
Harold Zook
Special thanks:
Southwest Library, Dreher Lane
City of Little Rock:
Planning and Development Brian Minyard
Vince Hustead
RESOLUTION NO. 139
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS IN
SUPPORT OF THE CLOVERDALE / WATSON
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the area residents and Neighborhood
Associations formed a Steering Committee to develop a
neighborhood Plan; and
WHEREAS, the residents and other "stakeholders" in thq
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 Steering
Committee, a set of goals and objectives were developed and
presented to the neighborhood at a Plan Preview meeting;
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; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The Planning Commission of the City of
Little Rock does support the vision and goals as expresses
in the Cloverdale Watson Neighborhood Action Plan.
ADOPTED:
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ATTEST:
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CHAIRMAN SEC TARY
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RESOLUTION NO. 11.109
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS IN
SUPPORT OF THE CLOVERDALE / WATSON
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the area residents and Neighborhood
Associations formed a Steering Committee to develop a
neighborhood Plan; and
WHEREAS, the residents and other "stakeholders" in the
area participated in public meetings to discuss and
identify area concerns to include in the plan; and
WHEREAS, After several months of work by the Steering
Committee, a set of goals and objectives were developed and
presented to the neighborhood at public meetings; 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; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. The Planning Commission of the City of
Little Rock does support the vision and goals as expresses
in the Cloverdale Watson Neighborhood Action Plan.
ADOPTED: August 21, 2001
ATTEST:
s/Nancy Wood s/Jim Dailey
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Table of contents:
Resolutions
Goals and Objectives:
Traffic Safety
1
Economic Conditions
1
Zoning and Land Use
2
Infrastructure
3
Neighborhood / Social Services
3
Public Safety
3
Pride and Preservation
4
Maps
Plan Boundaries
7
Existing Land Use
9
Existing Zoning
11
Future Land Use
13
Existing Conditions
15
Socio-Economic
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Existing Land Use
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Future Land Use
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Existing Zoning
18
Existing Circulation
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Existing Housing Conditions
20
Non-residential conditions
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Permitting Activity
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Improve Traffic safety in the neighborhood.
• Decrease the speed of traffic on local streets.
Decrease the speed of traffic on major streets.
■ Working with the Public Works Department, develop a
solution to reduce the amount of cut through traffic in the
Allendale neighborhood. i.e. speed bumps.
■ Demand the enforcement of speed limits on Baseline Road
and Geyer Springs Road.
■ Demand enforcement of Traffic and Criminal Code around
McClellan High School during peak traffic time.
■ Work with CATA to install bus shelters in the area.
Improve economic conditions in the neighborhood.
• Work to encourage and establish neighborhood -oriented businesses.
Retain existing businesses and when necessary find new businesses to
replace those that close.
■ Demand the enforcement of speed limits on Baseline Road
and Geyer Springs Road.
■ Work with the city to establish an economic development
plan for the Cloverdale/Watson area.
■ Patronize locally owned businesses.
■ Develop a program with the city to provide seed money to
incubate new businesses.
■ Explore the possibility of forming a community development
corporation (CDC) to undertake economic development
projects.
■ Encourage local businesses to display and sell materials
made by local residents (i.e. paintings, furniture).
■ Develop a brochure for prospective businesses promoting
the neighborhood.
■ Approach businesses to advertise in neighborhood
association newsletters.
■ Recognize local businesses that are a positive contribution
to the neighborhood (appreciation awards).
■ Encourage the city to use business retention practices to
prevent the loss of existing businesses in the neighborhood.
■ Obtain information from the Small Business Administration
on how to apply for loans and make this available to
neighborhood residents.
■ Form a partnership with area churches to sponsor new
business ventures.
■ Conduct a survey of local businesses to assess what the city
can do to meet their needs.
■ Publish a directory of local businesses.
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■ Encourage new businesses to locate in existing vacant
structures whenever possible.
Work with city departments to monitor zoning and land use plan
changes.
Support Land Use and Zoning changes that will improve the community
with minimum negative impacts.
Review neighborhood zoning and land use classifications for
appropriateness.
■ Encourage the use of Planned Zoning Districts for business
developments.
■ Work with zoning and code enforcement to limit the negative
impacts of home occupations.
■ Develop a design overlay district to insure that new
residential units in the area fit the character of the
established neighborhood with similar bulk, mass, building
materials, style, setback, etc.
■ Determine design standards for new construction of houses
in the area in accordance with existing zoning ordinances.
■ Make infill housing compatible with existing neighborhood
with similar bulk, mass, building materials, style, setback,
etc.
■ Protest any plans for new businesses located in the center of
residential areas.
■ Monitor development of vacant property at the intersection of
Chicot Road and Redwood Drive.
■ Protest any plans for new multi -family housing in the
neighborhood.
■ Support non-residential changes in areas shown on Future
Land Use Plan as such.
Work with city departments to improve infrastructure conditions in the
neighborhood.
• Ensure that roads are improved in a manner that is supportive of all
modes of transportation (walking, cycling, automobile, public transit, and
truck) and help to minimize the conflicts between the various modes.
• Create a system of walkways that link the community internally and
externally to other areas.
• Encourage placement of sidewalks on all neighborhood streets.
• Address and correct drainage problems in the neighborhood.
• Identify and construct neighborhood curb and gutter where needed.
■ Require developers to adequately address drainage issues
in development plans.
■ Require developers to provide sidewalks.
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■ Work with the Public Works Department to place curb and
gutter on 83rd Street for the safety of school children.
■ Work with the Public Works Department to place curb and
gutters on each street located in this area.
■ Work with the city to make sure that private property owners
do not block off public streets without a formal right-of-way
abandonment preceding.
■ Require the Valley Road connection be built between
Warren Drive and Geyer Springs Road to discourage cut -
through traffic while preserving existing mature vegetation
and protecting existing homes from any negative impacts.
■ Work with Public Works to connect Stillman Drive to Valley
Drive.
Work to improve conditions in the neighborhood in the social services
area.
• Promote community centers, such as Southwest Community Center and
Ottenheimer Clubhouse, as a focus for community activities and events for
area residents.
Develop programs and activities for area senior citizens.
■ Develop programs for all area citizens, youth and seniors, at
Ottenheimer Clubhouse and the Southwest Community
Center.
Monitor the City of Little Rock's progress in developing
soccer fields at the Southwest recreation Complex.
Work with McClellan High School and the Job Corps to
develop internship/work study programs for high school
youth.
Work with local schools to develop tutoring programs.
Improve public safety in the neighborhood.
• Create programs that will reduce the public safety concerns of all
residents in the neighborhood.
• Demand immediate closure of known drug houses.
• Encourage neighbors to report all suspicious activities immediately.
• Take immediate action against any known gang activities.
• Provide information on home safety and security procedures.
• Encourage the presence of police in the neighborhood.
■ Have police patrol the neighborhood at un-publicized hours
to prevent crime.
■ Instigate and continue neighborhood crime watches.
■ Encourage residents to be "nosy neighbors" for security
purposes.
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■ Sponsor educational sessions for neighborhood residents
focusing on gang awareness, crime prevention, personal
safety and home security.
■ Protest any plans for new multi -family housing in the
neighborhood.
■ Protest any plans for new businesses located in the center of
residential areas.
■ Have the City of Little Rock establish and enforce strict
guidelines concerning day care centers.
■ Sponsor and encourage block parties and other "know your
neighbor" activities.
■ Support and encourage residents to report all suspicious
activity.
■ Demand enforcement of traffic and criminal code around
McClellan High School during peak traffic periods.
■ Have neighborhood watch groups work with the Police to
prevent crime on cul-de-sacs that have large amounts of
vacant property.
■ Avoid the construction of cul-de-sacs surrounded by open
space.
Improve Pride & Preservation of the neighborhood's standards.
• Instill individual and group pride in the neighborhood.
• Promote pride in home and yard appearance.
• Establish clear standards and expectations with absentee landlords.
• Increase the level of code enforcement in areas where housing complaints
and violations are high.
■ Have the city establish increased fines for subsequent code
violations.
Establish time limits for code compliance before issuing a
subsequent violation.
■ Work with the Little Rock Race Relations Committee to
develop programs in the area.
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Identify and enhance key entrances to neighborhoods
(gateways).
Provide volunteers to help neighbors to clean up debris after
natural disasters.
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Existing Conditions
The Cloverdale/Watson Schools neighborhood study area is located in the
southwest portion of Little Rock and is part of the Geyer Springs West Planning
District. The study area is located between Interstate 30, Geyer Springs Road,
Chicot Road and Mabelvale Cutoff Road. There area four neighborhood
associations located in this area: Allendale, Chicot, Cloverdale, and Santa
Monica.
The Cloverdale area is bounded on the north by 1-30, on the south at Baseline
Road, on the west by Chicot Road and the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and on the
east by Geyer Springs Road. Development of the Cloverdale subdivision began
in the 1950's and continued for roughly fifteen years. At that time, the southwest
area was sparsely populated and Cloverdale was the first substantial subdivision
to be constructed. The Cloverdale subdivision was annexed into the City of Little
Rock in 1963.
The neighborhood south of Baseline (Watson) that are bounded by Geyer
Springs, Chicot and Mabelvale Cutoff began to develop in the late 1960's. The
Watson neighborhood is made up of two fairly distinct areas divided by Warren
Drive. The homes built between Warren Drive and Geyer Springs are mostly
brick with three and four bedrooms on large lots. By 1970, the Allendale
subdivision was annexed by the City of Little Rock. The Santa Monica
subdivision was developed in the 1970's and was annexed by Little Rock in
1980.
The commercial uses located at the intersection of Geyer Springs Road and
Baseline Road serve area shopping needs. Grocery stores, gas stations, and
mini malls are clustered near the intersection. The commercial development
continues northward on Geyer Springs to 1-30 in a strip formation. Businesses
located within the strip include fast food and eat -in restaurants, banks and other
consumer -oriented establishments.
Socio-Economic Conditions
Population
This review of the neighborhood plan has occurred at a unique point in time. The
2000 census has been completed, but only the raw numbers for census blocks
are available. Detailed information is not yet available for comparison of 2000
and 1990 numbers. For clarification of all census related numbers, the year of
the census will be noted.
The 1990 population of the Cloverdale/Watson Schools Neighborhood Area was
approximately five thousand six hundred (5,600) residents. The Watson School
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area, with three thousand six hundred eighty (3,680) persons, is almost twice the
size of the Cloverdale School area, which had a population of one thousand nine
hundred forty (1,940) people in 1990. In 2000, the Cloverdale area, census tract
41031, had one thousand nine hundred fifteen (1915) persons and the Watson
area, census tract 41062, had three thousand seven hundred eighteen (3718)
persons. The two tracts, for all reasonable purposes, have not changed
significantly in number of persons.
In 1990, Both the Watson and Cloverdale School areas have slightly more
females than males, approximately fifty three percent (53%) females versus forty-
seven percent (47%) male. The area north of Baseline Road has over three
times the number of single persons per household (16.5%) than to the south
(7.8%). This information is not available for the 2000 census.
In 1990, the age distribution in the neighborhoods places the majority of
residents (63%) between the ages of eighteen and sixty-four. Twenty-eight
(28%) of residents in the study area are under eighteen years old, compared to
twenty-five (25%) of the citywide population. The remainder of the population,
nine percent (9%), is sixty-five years of age or older. This information is not
available for the 2000 census.
Race
For the 1990 census, over sixty-two percent (62%) of the residents are white.
Blacks make up thirty-five (35%) of the neighborhood population and the
remaining three percent (3%) consists of people from other racial backgrounds.
This factor has significantly changed in the 2000 census. Currently, the racial
makeup of the combined area is 25.6% white, 69.3% black and 3.4% other. This
is a dramatic change in the neighborhood.
Income
In 1990, household income for the Cloverdale/Watson Schools Neighborhood
ranges from less than $5,000 to $125,000. More than half the households have
an income of $25,000 or less. City wide, forty-six percent (46%) of households
are low to moderate income. Within Watson the low to moderate -income level is
at forty-five (45%) while Cloverdale has roughly thirty-nine percent (39%) of its
households in this category. This information is not available for the 2000
census.
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Existing Land Use
The Department of Planning and Development staff collected Land Use data on
a parcel -by -parcel basis. Data was recorded in the field based on actual
observation using the window survey method.
All residential units: single family, duplex, multi -family and their accessory
structures comprised 95.3% (2611) of all structures. Commercial structures (61)
comprise 2.2% of the total while public structures (27) comprise 1.0%. Public
structures are churches, schools, police stations, libraries, utilities, etc. Office
uses at 26 structures comprise another 1.0% and industrial have 0.5% of the
total.
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Residential land uses dominates the plan area with 65.4% of the total land area;
the category of Single family comprises 58.0% and Multi -family with 7.4% of the
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The Cloverdale neighborhood
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pattern that allows limited
access into the development.
The dominant land use in the
neighborhood is single-family detached residences. Multi -family complexes are
located in the northeast portion of the neighborhood on Mitchell Drive, on
Baseline Road east of Oman Road, and within the neighborhood on Somerton
Circle. There is also a neighborhood park and an elementary school.
The Watson area is a traditional grid pattern. Single-family detached housing is
the prevailing land use. An elementary school (Watson) is located in the center
of the area. Two large multi -family complexes lie in the southern portion. One is
located on the corner of Warren Drive and Valley Drive, the other north of
Mabelvale Cutoff Road and west of Stillman Drive. Manufactured homes can be
found to the north on Daily Road and Gardner Road.
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Commercial and Office land uses are concentrated along the area arterials —
Geyer Springs Road, Baseline Road, Chicot Road, and the 1-30 frontage road.
These uses include restaurants, motels, shopping centers, real estate offices,
gas stations, etc. The Southwest Community Center and Police Substation are
south of Baseline Road.
Public Institutional consists of 93.40± acres while Park/Open Space consists of
60.88± acres. The Cloverdale and Watson schools take up a large share of the
Public Institutional in the neighborhood. The Southwest Community Center and
various churches make up the remainder of the Public Institutional Uses in the
area. Ottenheimer and Chicot Park represent much of the Park/Open Space in
the area. The remainder of the Park/Open Space in the neighborhood serves to
protect low-lying areas near streams.
Existing Zoning
Residential zoning dominates the plan area with 80.3% of the total land area. At
a distant second is commercially zoned land at 10.6% and industrial at third for
6.0%. Fourth and fifth, respectively, are office with 3.6% and open space with
0.1 %.
The Cloverdale neighborhood is zoned for residential development (R2). Along
the neighborhood's borders on Chicot Road and Baseline Road, commercial and
office zones dominate. Geyer Springs Road, the neighborhood's east boundary,
is a commercial strip. Within Cloverdale, all non-residential zoned land has been
developed.
Like Cloverdale, the Watson neighborhood is also zoned residential (R-2), as is
the majority of the land surrounding the neighborhood. Two large tracts in the
southeast portion of Watson are zoned for multi -family. Commercial and office
zoning is located to the neighborhood's north on Baseline and Chicot Road, east
on Geyer Springs Road, and south on Mabelvale Cut Off Road and Chicot Road.
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categories of Mobile Home,
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Single Family and Multi -Family. Mobile Home Zoning consist of tracts of land
zoned R-7 Mobile Home and occupy .01+ acres in the study area. R-4 Two -
Family comprises about .45+ acres of land. The largest residential category
found in the study area consists of R-2 Single Family at 782.07± acres.
Multifamily zoning consists of MF-24 Multi -family at 29.28± acres and MF-18
Multi -family at .07± acres for a combined total of 29.34± acres. All of the
residential zoned land combines for a total of 835.21± acres of land in the study
area.
Although there is a large amount of land shown as Park/Open Space on the
Future Land Use Plan, only 1.05± acres of land in the study area is zoned Open
Space.
Office zoning for the study area consists of land zoned Planned Development -
Office (PDO), General Office, and Quiet Office. Planned Development -Office
consists of only .56+ acres of land. The largest Office category, 0-3 General
Office, covers 33.72± acres. 0-1 Quiet Office occupies 3.19+ acres of land.
Combined, all three categories consist of 37.46± acres of land.
All of the land available in the study area for industrial uses is zoned 1-2 Light
Industrial for a total of 62.92+ acres of land.
Land available for Commercial uses consists of the four zoning categories of C-4
Open Display Commercial, C-3 General Commercial, C-2 Shopping Center, C-1
Neighborhood Commercial, and Planned Commercial Development (PCD). C-4
Open Display Commercial covers 10.25+ acres of land. The largest commercial
zoning, C-3 General Commercial, consists of 82.92+ acres within the study area.
There are 5.37± acres of land zoned C-2 Shopping Center while there are 3.49±
acres of land zoned C-1 Neighborhood Commercial. Only 3.53± acres are
included in a Planned Commercial Development. All totaled, the land zoned for
commercial activities consist of 105.55+ acres of land.
Existing Circulation
Typical of a grid pattern, the arterials in the study area run along section lines.
Each of these arterials allows residents good access to travel in their own
neighborhood or to other areas in Little Rock. 1-30, the study area's northern
boundary, is accessible on Geyer Springs Road. This option allows
Cloverdale/Watson residents easy access to other areas of Little Rock, and for
travel outside of the city.
Within the Cloverdale neighborhood, Cloverdale Drive and Hinkson Road
function as collectors, allowing residents access to the area's arterials although
they are shown as local streets on the Master Street Plan. Fairfield Drive,
Warren Drive and Valley Drive serve the same function in the Watson
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The combined number of housing units found in the Cloverdale/Watson Schools
Neighborhood is approximately two thousand five hundred and ten (2,510). This
number was generated by the PAGIS system of addressing that had been
updated just prior to the start of this review process. This 2,510 includes 1,673
single-family residences (including manufactured homes) with the balance of 837
being in multi -family and duplex dwellings. According to the 1990 census,
throughout Little Rock, fifty-six percent (56%) of household units were owner
occupied. In Watson, the percentage is higher at fifty-
eight percent (58%) which is lower than the city-wide
percentage at just under fifty percent (50%).
Again, according to the 1990 census, five hundred sixty-
seven (567) rental units are located in Watson, comprising
forty-two percent (42%) of housing units, and fifty-one percent (51 %) of the total
housing units. The citywide housing unit vacancy rate in 1990 was just over ten
percent (10.4%). Both Cloverdale and Watson had higher vacancy rates
(Cloverdale-14.8%, Watson - 11.6%)
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There are several large apartment complexes located within the study area.
Within Watson, a complex is located at the corner of Warren Drive and Valley
Drive; another complex is north of Mabelvale Cutoff Road and west of Stillman
Drive. Cloverdale has three multi -family groupings nearby on Mitchell Drive,
Somerton Circle, and on Baseline Road east of Oman Road. In addition to the
complexes, there are additional multi -family residences in the form of two-, four -
and eight-plexes in the area.
Non -Residential Conditions
Along the arterials, especially Baseline Road and Geyer Springs Road,
commercial activities cover a variety of uses including restaurants, fast food,
specialty shops, gas stations, and banks. These establishments serve the
southwest neighborhoods and persons traveling through the area on Interstate
30. The majority of the commercial uses are in good repair, but there are some
vacant or buildings that are in need of repair.
There are two elementary schools in the study area, one located on each side of
Baseline Road. Cloverdale Elementary is located in the Cloverdale subdivision
on Hinkson Road. In the Watson neighborhood, Watson Elementary can be
found on Valley Road.
Permitting Activity
Permitting for the area has been varied for the period shown below. New single-
family permits for new housing starts on Stillman Drive show renewed
commitment to the area. The build out of the southwest Community Center /
Police Substation complex continues. The relocation and expansion of the new
Post office on Baseline and Dailey Drive is a welcome addition to the area.
These permits and those summarized below show a commitment to the
neighborhood, by individuals, businessmen, city and federal governments.
For the period of September 96 through September 99, building permits have
been as follows. Nine building permits have been issued for a total of
$1,779,214.00. The bulk of this activity is for public -quasi -public activity at the
Southwest Community Center / Police Station for 1.4 million dollars. Commercial
storage permits were issued for $29,500 at 7503 Baseline Road. Six permits for
single-family houses were issued for a total of $347,000 and permits for
residential storage (1) was issued for $2,714.
For that same period, renovations of $3,623,439 occurred. A total of 61 permits
were issued. A church renovation at 7601 Baseline Road for $30,670 was
issued as well a multiple permits for commercial renovations for $535,300. This
includes tenant finish out, plumbing changes and the renovation of the Motel 6
for $275,000. Apartment renovations lead the list at $2,703,171 for
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improvements at the Clover Valley apartments at 8701 1-30 and those at 43
Warren Drive. Single Family renovations finish the list at $354,439.
Additions to existing buildings also fared well. Additions to single-family houses
were at $24,600 for three permits. Office additions dominated this category at
$1,757,947 for the American Taekwondo Association's office at 6210 Baseline
Road. Industrial additions were at $35,000.
There were three demolitions in the area. Two single-family houses (one on
Warren Road and another on Twin Oaks Road) and one office demolition permits
were issued for that same period.
There have been two subdivision filing in the area. One at 8100 Geyer Springs
Road for commercial uses and another at the intersection of Baseline Road and
Dailey Drive for the Dailey Drive Business Addition Preliminary Plat.
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Southwest Little Rock United for Progress
8013 Mabelvale Cutoff Road
Mabelvale, Arkansas, 72103
501.668-4677 voice and 501-669-9895 fax
July 24, 2001
Zb: Planning Commission
Item: 19
Re: Cloverdale/Watson Neighborhood Action Plan
As President of Southwest Little Rock United for Progresa, I support the
approval of the Cloverdale/Watson Neighborhood Action Plan,
I commend the residents of these neighborhoods for coming together and
agreeing on a plan to make their neighborhoods a better place to live.
Southwest Little flock United for Progress has a long history of supporting
Neighborhood Action Plans.
Sincerely,
Illy
anet Berry
President
Southwest Little Rock United for Progress