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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION OF THE MARTIN L. KING HOUSING
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Secretary of
1 Housing and Urban Development is authorized to provide
financial assistance to community development agencies for
undertaking and carrying out community 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 urban renewal area involved in the
community development program be approved by the governing body
of the locality in which the area is situated; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest
that the Paducah Community Development Department, as appointed
by the City Commission, undertake and carry out the Martin L.
King Housing Redevelopment Project Area Community Development
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Paducah City Commission has received
financial assistance under such act and has entered into a
contract with the Kentucky Department of Local Government for
making available financial assistance to the undertaking of
the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Paducah Community Development Department
has made studies of the location, physical condition of
structures, land use, environmental influences, and social,
cultural and economic conditions of the Urban Renewal Area
comprising the Martin L. King Housing Redevelopment Project
Area and has determined that the area is a blighted and
deteriorated area and that it is a detriment and menace to the
safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users
thereof, and of the locality at large, because of blighted and
deteriorated conditions, environmental problems, and
circulation problems; and the Paducah Community Development
Department is aware of these facts and conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission is cognizant of the
conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out
of urban renewal activities with federal financial assistance
under Title I, including those prohibiting discrimination
because of race, color, creed, or national origin.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the
City of Paducah hereby approves the Urban Renewal Plan and the
Feasibility of Relocation of the Martin L. King Housing
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Redevelopment Project dated January, 1996, as required by
Chapter 99 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two
separate days and will become effective upon summary
publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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Introduced by the Board of Commissioners April 9, 1996
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners /�s� 0 .t3 a 1796
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, �' .13 /9
Published by The Paducah Sun . - 9
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