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" A RESOLUTION PROVIDING ASSURANCE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
THAT BATESVILLE IS AWARE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDER-
EMPLOYED IN REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, AND THAT THE CENTER HAS PLANS TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THESE AREAS BY A CONTINUING
EFFORT TO ATTAIN INCREASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States, did enact legislation
to establish multi-county planning districts to encourage economic develop-
ment, through increased federal aid to assist in securing programs that
are significant to economic growth known as the Public Works and Economic
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Development Act of 1965, and
WHEREAS, the Act provides for cities within these districts to be
designated as Growth Centers, and
WHEREAS, Batesville has been designated as the Growth Center of the
North Central Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc. , and
WHEREAS, this designation allows the Center to undertake economic
development projects of a broader spectrum, and
WHEREAS, such economic development projects undertaken by the Center
will be designed to provide service to redevelopment areas with special
consideration being given to those individuals who are unemployed or
underemployed, and
. WHEREAS, the Center will consider the needs of these low income
persons in all development plans.
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