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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-R-042
DECLARATORY RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA,
FOR THE SUBMITTAL
OF A COMMUNITY FOCUS FUND GRANT THROUGH
THE INDIANA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND RURAL AFFAIRS
AND ADDRESSING RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, the City Council of Jeffersonville, Indiana, desires to eliminate slum and blighted areas
within the corporate limits of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana and specifically downtown
Jeffersonville, and
WHEREAS, identifying such areas is necessary for effective action to eliminate the present slum and
blighting conditions, and
WHEREAS, public improvements such as sidewalks, curbs, inappropriate lighting conditions and other
impediments to pedestrian safety have severely deteriorated contributing to blighting conditions, and
WHEREAS, the downtown area has experienced a cessation of significant private investment since the
1990's, and
WHEREAS, 20% of first floor commercial space, 10% of second floor commercial space, and 30% of
total commercial space in downtown Jeffersonville is currently vacant, and
WHEREAS, widespread deterioration of downtown commercial buildings has taken place by evidence
of crumbling facades, vacant and under-utilized commercial floor space including second and third
floors, a lack of quality, affordable multi-family housing stock, and safety/aesthetic concerns regarding
overhead utility lines, and
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Jeffersonville that the following areas of downtown
Jeffersonville hereby be designated as blighted as defined by Indiana Code 36-7-14; Wall Street at
Court Ave., traveling northwest to 10th Street, then southwest to Indiana Ave., then south down Indiana
Ave. to Pearl Street, then east to Court Ave., then northeast to Wall Street
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, this 22nd day of September, 2006, at
10:15 A.M.
ATTEST:~ ~
Peggy Wilder
Clerk- Treasurer, City of Jeffersonville