Explanation
This ordinances authorizes City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Northland Area Business Association, a non-profit corporation, in support of the 161 Task Force’s 161 Corridor Beautification project; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
The 161 Task Force of the Northland Area Business Association is requesting funds to organize the businesses and land owners along the East Dublin Grandville corridor from Huntley Road to Ponderosa
Blvd for a more sustainable maintenance and beautification program of the 980,000 square feet of green space.
The 161 Corridor has faced the same struggles as the Morse Road corridor in the 1990s and beyond, however the 161 Corridor has not been able to form a Special Improvement District, largely because a majority of the property owners on 161 are not local. This funding will help uplift the Northland neighborhoods and businesses along 161 by making the corridor more attractive.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in providing the association with the resources necessary for the beautification of the 161 Corridor.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Northland Area Business Association in support of the 161 Task Force’s 161 Corridor Beautification project; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is only able to mow the 161 corridor up to 4 times a year; and
WHEREAS, the 161 Corridor has faced the same struggles as the Morse Road corridor in the 1990s and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the 161 Corridor has not been able to form a Special Improvement District, largely because a majority of the property owners on 161 are not local; and ...
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