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<br />M <br /> <br />" ~ <br /> <br />City Council <br />Agenda Summary <br /> <br />Martinsville <br /> <br />Meeting Date: <br />Item No: <br />Department: <br />Issue: <br /> <br />March 13,2007 <br />3. <br /> <br />Community Development <br /> <br />Consider a request from the Town of Stuart, Virginia, that the <br />City of Martinsville Redevelopment and Housing Authority <br />assist them in their application for a Community Development <br />Block Grant from the Virginia DHCD for the Uptown area. <br /> <br />Summary: <br /> <br />In 1998, the Town of Stuart obtained a CDBG grant to revitalize the Downtown <br />area. They are now interested in seeking a grant for Uptown. The City's <br />Redevelopment and Housing Authority provided a letter for the Town's application <br />stating their agreement to serve as the Town's Authority in any contested property <br />acquisition. With that particular project, everything went off smoothly and there <br />was no need to get Martinsville involved in the project. DHCD requires this type of <br />letter if there is a redevelopment effort and they cannot fund a downtown project <br />without a redevelopment element. <br /> <br />The Town is now preparirtg to submit another application, this time for the <br />Uptown area, and is requesting the City's support as before. <br /> <br />Attachments: <br /> <br />Letter <br /> <br />Recommendations: Motion to authorize letter of support <br />