RES 1987-24 - 00004605041
I1400[L1TM NO. 24 - 1987
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WHEREAS, there is a proposal before Congress which targets the Community
Development Block Grant Program ( "CDBG ") and eliminates all areas of Minnesota
except the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley recognizes the benefits to its community of the
CDBG program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley further recognizes the negative impact on its
citizens resulting from the loss of CDBG programs which assist its senior
citizens, aids redevelopment in blighted neighborhoods, provides job
opportunities for lower income citizens and supplies rehabilitation funding
for law income households.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fridley,
Minnesota, hereby goes on record as being in support of continued funding of
the CDBG program by the Congress of the United States and further supports the
' continued designation of Anoka County as an entitlement county.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 23RD DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1987
WILLIAM J. NEE - MA PR
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY A. 8WALA - CITY CLERK