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"-|>^-u^t;:-eu^ Vol. I No. 7 Greensboro, N. GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUR DOWNTOWN October - November, 1967 MAYOR'S COMMITTEE BACKS PROJECT "A" At an October 25 meeting of the Mayor's Committee, renewal project areas within the downtown area were reviewed. The group decided to support Project "A" for urban renewal in the heart of the downtown area. The Committee also voted to support the construction of Municipal Parking Garage # 2, which falls within area "A". C°CKERHAM Councilman Walter Cockerham,Chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Downtown, announced that the Committee proposed to contact all owners of property within the boundaries of Project "A". The purpose of this contact is to inform owners of the possibilities for renewal within the area and to determine their intentions concerning improvements or additions to their property. Mr. Cockerham pointed out that a prime objective of the Mayor's Committee is to promote the participation of private enterprise to the fullest extent possible in carrying out a creative and flexible program of renewal for downtown . He said that too many people view urban renewal as a "bulldozer" approach to renewal and pointed out that in Project "A" sound structures will not be removed. Property owners will be given e\/ery encouragement, opportunity and assistance in improving their property. Urban renewal will permit a coordination of private and public activities not possible under ordinary conditions. Mr. Cockerham said that the Mayor's Committee includes some prominent individuals who are distinguished by their executive abilities. The following are participants: F. P. Boden- heimer, James Sparger, Charles Weil, Jerry Ar- ledge, Alfred C. Davis, and P. Hutson Moody. The Mayor's Committee was formed to act as liaison between all other downtown committees and City Council. It is concerned with keeping these committees "pointed in the right direction." City Manager George Aull, City Planning Director Allen Johnston, and Redevelopment Commission Director Robert Barkley all participated at the October 25 meeting, serving as ex- officio members of the Mayor's Committee. DOWNTOWN RENEWAL PROJECTS SUGGESTED Eric Hill Associates of Atlanta and City Planning and Architectural Associates of Chapel Hill have suggested four areas of Downtown Greensboro as possible urban renewal projects (see back of page). As with other renewal projects, Greensboro would share the cost with the federal government. Although the projected cost figures range from about $3.5 million to a possible $20 million for the largest project, the actual cash cost to Greensboro would be only a small fraction of the net cost. Municipal Parking Garage #1 is virtually completed, and its $1.3 million cost would apply to Greensboro's share of the cost of a project that includes it. Another city garage is planned for the vicinity of Greene and West Washington Streets. Its cost would also apply to a project that it falls within. 25% of the cost of the proposed City Hall would apply toward the cost of a project whose boundary touches or includes it. The implementation of the thoroughfare plan would provide a large amount of credit too, since street improvements located within a project area are 100% eligible as non-cash credit and boundary street improvements are 50% eligible as noncash credit. Since the cost of all improvements has not been determined, the city's cash cost cannot be precisely computed for the proposed project areas. However, it is estimated that Project "A", under ideal conditions,would cost Greensboro less than 1/2 million dollars cash for an approximately 18 million dollar undertaking.
Object Description
Title | Your downtown [Vol. 1. No. 7, October - November 1967] |
Date | 1967-10 |
Creator (group/organization) | DARE Information Committee |
Subject headings | Land use -- North Carolina -- Greensboro;Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century |
Topics | Planning;Downtown |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | This newsletter published by the Greensboro DARE Information Committee discusses the approval of one downtown revitalization and plans for another. |
Type | Text |
Original format | newsletters |
Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : DARE Information Committee |
Language | en |
Contributing institution | Greensboro Public Library |
Source collection | Guilford Vertical Files (Greensboro Public Library) |
Folder | Downtown |
Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
Additional rights information | NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT. This item is believed to be in the public domain but its copyright status has not been determined conclusively. |
Object ID | GPL_GVF.030.017 |
Date digitized | 2014 |
Digital access format | Image/jpeg |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
Notes | Narrative description pending. |
OCLC number | 900768576 |
Page/Item Description
Title | Front |
Full text | "-|>^-u^t;:-eu^ Vol. I No. 7 Greensboro, N. GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUR DOWNTOWN October - November, 1967 MAYOR'S COMMITTEE BACKS PROJECT "A" At an October 25 meeting of the Mayor's Committee, renewal project areas within the downtown area were reviewed. The group decided to support Project "A" for urban renewal in the heart of the downtown area. The Committee also voted to support the construction of Municipal Parking Garage # 2, which falls within area "A". C°CKERHAM Councilman Walter Cockerham,Chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Downtown, announced that the Committee proposed to contact all owners of property within the boundaries of Project "A". The purpose of this contact is to inform owners of the possibilities for renewal within the area and to determine their intentions concerning improvements or additions to their property. Mr. Cockerham pointed out that a prime objective of the Mayor's Committee is to promote the participation of private enterprise to the fullest extent possible in carrying out a creative and flexible program of renewal for downtown . He said that too many people view urban renewal as a "bulldozer" approach to renewal and pointed out that in Project "A" sound structures will not be removed. Property owners will be given e\/ery encouragement, opportunity and assistance in improving their property. Urban renewal will permit a coordination of private and public activities not possible under ordinary conditions. Mr. Cockerham said that the Mayor's Committee includes some prominent individuals who are distinguished by their executive abilities. The following are participants: F. P. Boden- heimer, James Sparger, Charles Weil, Jerry Ar- ledge, Alfred C. Davis, and P. Hutson Moody. The Mayor's Committee was formed to act as liaison between all other downtown committees and City Council. It is concerned with keeping these committees "pointed in the right direction." City Manager George Aull, City Planning Director Allen Johnston, and Redevelopment Commission Director Robert Barkley all participated at the October 25 meeting, serving as ex- officio members of the Mayor's Committee. DOWNTOWN RENEWAL PROJECTS SUGGESTED Eric Hill Associates of Atlanta and City Planning and Architectural Associates of Chapel Hill have suggested four areas of Downtown Greensboro as possible urban renewal projects (see back of page). As with other renewal projects, Greensboro would share the cost with the federal government. Although the projected cost figures range from about $3.5 million to a possible $20 million for the largest project, the actual cash cost to Greensboro would be only a small fraction of the net cost. Municipal Parking Garage #1 is virtually completed, and its $1.3 million cost would apply to Greensboro's share of the cost of a project that includes it. Another city garage is planned for the vicinity of Greene and West Washington Streets. Its cost would also apply to a project that it falls within. 25% of the cost of the proposed City Hall would apply toward the cost of a project whose boundary touches or includes it. The implementation of the thoroughfare plan would provide a large amount of credit too, since street improvements located within a project area are 100% eligible as non-cash credit and boundary street improvements are 50% eligible as noncash credit. Since the cost of all improvements has not been determined, the city's cash cost cannot be precisely computed for the proposed project areas. However, it is estimated that Project "A", under ideal conditions,would cost Greensboro less than 1/2 million dollars cash for an approximately 18 million dollar undertaking. |