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A meeting concerning the proposed blighting of three sections of the Skinker-DeBaliviere area was held Dec. 2 1970 by the Washington High Neighbors Association. Mr. Robert Burke, Assistant Deputy of the City Plan Commision and his assistant, Miss Susanne Appell, presented slides and charts explaining the history and possible future of the West End.
The 353 is a state program designed to motivate urban redevelopment. Under this law tax privileges and the right of eminent domain are offered to the developer. The tax incentive enables the developer to pay the old tax rate on the improved property for ten years and only half of the new rate for the next fifteen years. The City Plan Commission must approve all proposals for redevelopment, which must then be accepted by the Board of Aldermen. A waiting period is allowed to give residents a chance to voice their opinion.
Area residents who attended the meeting asked how the program would affect the areas surrounding the redevelopment sections. Would insurance rates be affected? Miss Appell said steps to explain the program to insurance companies were being taken in hopes they would not raise their rates. Several insurance companies were contacted after the meeting, and agents of the companies said each company would have its own policy; it was not known at this time if rates would go up because of the program.
Others at the meeting expressed a desire for the location of recreational, shopping and parking facilities in the redevelopment area. Mr. Burke said that much of this would depend on the redeveloper himself. It is presently hoped that the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council will become a developer and that residents will be asked to express their ideas concerning the development plans. Mr. Burke stated that this is the first time the 353 will be used in a residential area and that the success of the program will depend a great deal on the energies and interest of the people in the area.
Due to a lack of time, the meeting ended with many questions unanswered, and it was suggested that another meeting be held. The Board of Washington Heights Neighbors agreed to arrange such a meeting to be held at the end of January or the beginning of February. Mrs. Joyce Warren, president of Washington Heights, expressed a desire that all interested persons in the neighborhood try to attend this meeting.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1971.
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