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RESOLUTION 2017-206
WHEREAS, on June 27,1994, the City of Grand Island enacted Ordinance No. 8021
creating the Community Redevelopment Authority of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, to address
the need for economic development opportunities through the vehicles provided in the Nebraska
Community Development law at Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-2101, et seq., as amended; and
WHEREAS, The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation, not-for-profit organization with
the mission of providing a sustainable source of long-term support for the economic development
of Hall County by creating sources of funding for viable prospective and existing industries that
are creating new and higher-paying jobs for low to moderately paid individuals, has caused to be
prepared a Blight and Substandard Study for an area of referred to as Area No. 25; and
WHEREAS, Marvin Planning Associates completed such Blight and Substandard
Study and has determined that the area should be declared as substandard or blighted area in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the study was presented to the Grand Island City Council on June 27,
2017 and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, the Grand Island City Council referred such study to
the Hall County Regional Planning Commission for review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a
recommendation regarding the study at its July 5, 2017 meeting; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing to consider approval of a Blighted and Substandard
designation was held on July 25, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Blight and Substandard Study for
Redevelopment Area No. 25 as identified above is hereby approved, and those areas identified in
said study are declared to be blighted and substandard and in need of redevelopment as contemplated
in the Community Development law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, July 25, 2017.
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Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form T�
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