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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-05-14 130 AA RESOLVE130 AA Introduced by Councilor Needham, May 14, 1973 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) 'pEBDITIQ3 RESOLUTI,,,O,N„_QF GOVERNING BODi QF_ CITY BANGOR ,_ APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM No. ME. A-4 By0w CUP Coarwi! d Aw My ofBupor B WLVBD.WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title i of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide financial assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carrying out Neighbor- hood Development Programs; and WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for financial aid thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for the respective urban renewal area comprising the Neighborhood Development Program be approved by the Governing Body of the locality in which the area is situated and that such approval include the findings by the governing body that: (1) the financial aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the Program to be undertaken i accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; (2) the urban renewal plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the locality as whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole; and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety and welfare of children residing in the vicinity of the sites covered by the Plan; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Bangor Urban Renewal Authority (herein called the "Local Public Agency") undertake and carry out (1) The Neighborhood Development Program (herein called the "Program") identified as "Hancock -York Neighborhood Development Programand encompassing a the a or areas as described in Exhibit "A" (attached) in the City of Bangor, Maine (herein called the "Locality"); and WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for financial assistance under such Act and proposes to enter into a contract or contracts with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making available financial assistance for, the Program; and 130 AA RESOLVE Apprw hag the V. R. Play 6 FeaSibility of Relooetion for NelgMavhood DeVelo N CSTY CMXIL ment Piogia No. Me. A-4 May 14, 19]3� � Heaxing held, hearing Closed, / z m/b�a.. PASSED '�—�4 BANGOR URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY TO : Jay Ailey, City Clerk FROM : Dana, A. Giggey, Executive''Director DATE April 26, 1973 SUBJECT: Public Notice, Hancock -York Neighborhood Development Project Attached is a copy of a proposed Notice of Public Hearing for the City Council to be held May 14, 1973 in regard to the Hancock -York Street Renewal Project. DAG; I hp NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, MAINE PROJECT NO. MINE A-4: HANCOCK-YORK NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Municipal Officers of the City of Bangor on May 14, 1973 at 8:00 P.M. at City Hall Council Roam to consider a proposal for the undertaking by the Bangor Urban Renewal Authority of Project Maine A-4, Hancock -York Neighborhood Development Project, under applicable state and local law, with Federal financial assistance under Title 1 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (Public Law 171 -81st Congress); to install, construct or reconstruct streets, utilities, and other site improvements as authorized by law. Any person or organization desiring to be heard in connection with the foregoing proposal will be afforded an opportunity to be heard at this public hearing. PROJECT BOUNDARIES The boundaries of the project area are outlined on No ND 401-1 and are described as follows. That certain tract of land situated in the City of Bangor, County of Penobscot, State of Maine, which is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the intersection of Pine and State Streets; Thence in a southerly direction along the west sideline of Pine Street to the northwest corner of the intersection of Pine and York Streets; Thence continuing in a southerly direction to said lines inter- section with the southwest corner of the intersection of Pine and York Streets; Thence southerly along the west line of Pine Street to said lines intersection with the Kenduskeag Stream Urban Renewal Project (Maine R-7) Boundary line; Thence easterly, fallowing along said Renewal Project boundary line to a point, said point being one hundred forty seven (147) feet more or less easterly and distant from the northwest corner of Pine and Hancock Streets: Thence at about right angles to Hancock Street and continuing along said boundary line in a southerly direction across Hancock Street and fallowing the east boundary line of that land now or formerly owned by the Urban Renewal Authority of the City of Bangor, four hundred fifteen (415) feet more or less to the northerly sideline of Washington Street. said point being one hundred ten (110) feet more or less east of the northeast corner of the intersection of Pine and Washington Streets; Thence continuing along said renewal boundary line fifty (50) feet more or less to an angle point in the southerly side of Washington Street; Thence easterly following along said renewal boundary line, said line also being the southerly line of Washington Street three hundred twenty (320) feet more or less t0 the northeast corner of land now or formerly owned by the Urban Renewal Authority of the City.of Bangor; Thence south- westerly along the east line of said property and its extension to said lines intersection with the centerline of the Penobscot River. Thence in a generally easterly direction along said centerline to said lines intersection with east sideline of Newbury Street extended; Thence northwesterly along said east sideline and its extension to said lines intersection with the northerly sideline of State Street; Thence south- westerly along the northerly sideline of State Street returning to the point of beginning. May PER ORDER CITY COUNCIL Jay E. Ailey. City Clerk