Number
100548
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
081544
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWIAK AND ZIELINSKI
Title
Resolution approving a Redevelopment Plan for the Port of Milwaukee Redevelopment Project Area, in the 12th and 14th Aldermanic Districts.
Analysis
Adoption of this resolution by at least a two-thirds vote of the Common Council will approve the Redevelopment Plan for the Port of Milwaukee Redevelopment Project Area. Such approval is a prerequisite for exercising the powers granted to the Redevelopment Authority under Wisconsin law for certification and implementation of the Redevelopment Plan following adoption of this resolution.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Council”) declared the Port of Milwaukee Redevelopment Project Area (“Project Area”) blighted and in need of blight elimination, slum clearance and an urban renewal project within the meaning of Section 66.1333(2m), Wisconsin Statutes, approved the Project Area boundaries designated by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (“Authority”) and requested the Authority prepare a Redevelopment Plan (“Plan”) for the Project Area by adopting File No. 081544 on March 25, 2009; and
Whereas, The Authority has prepared a Plan for the Project Area, a copy of which is attached to this Common Council File, gave proper notice to property owners within the Project Area and conducted a Public Hearing on the Plan on September 16, 2010, pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes; and
Whereas, After the Public Hearing, the Authority approved the Plan and requested approval by the Council; and
Whereas, The City Plan Commission of the City of Milwaukee reviewed the Plan and determined that it conforms to the general plan of the City of Milwaukee (“City”) and to local objectives as to appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements in the Project Area, as provided in Sections 66.1333(6)(b)2 ...
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