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November 10, 1992 <br /> <br /> The following ~e~mbers of the Po~tsmou.th RedeV~lopment~'~and <br />Housing authority were present: .... -~ <br /> <br /> p. Warll~iRo~bin.ett~ Jr., Chairma~ ~ ' ~ ~ <br /> George ~K~ ~Eb~rw~i]qe, Jr., Co-Chairman. ~ ' ' <br /> <br /> Sandy.~$p~ir~Ie '~i -: ~ . ' <br /> Ernest Hardee . -' . 5 ~ ,~ ~ <br /> Bertha Edwards <br /> Danny -~uce~ F Executive DirectO~ ' ~ ~ <br /> <br /> 92-382 - Joint Public Hearin~ with Members of tke~ ~ ~ <br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority to consider <br />proposed P~a~Amen~en~ No~ 22 to the C~awford ~rban Renewal <br />Project ~ ~ <? ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br /> Mayo~ ~eb.b,%o~f:ere~ the fOllowing comments: - ~: '. ~ ~ <br /> See Exhibit 92-382 (a). <br /> <br /> Chairman Robinett offered the following comments: <br /> See Exhfbi~ 92~382 (b). :~ <br /> <br /> Danny Cruce, Executive Director, Portsmouth Redevelopment <br />Housing Auhh°rity gave the following statement: ~ 3 ~ <br /> See Exhibi~ 92~382 (c). ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br /> The following spoke in opposition to the Community <br />Development~ Plan and %he Plan Amendment No. 22 to the ~rawford <br />Urban Renewal Pro3ect: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <br /> <br /> H. Cliff Page, Jr., 465 Primrose Street. ' ~ <br /> Morton Whitlow, Attorney~ 113 Park Road, representing <br /> Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McCready. ~ <t~-~ <br /> Dan Evans, 3429 Miars Farm Circle, Chesapeake, <br /> representin~ ~vahs Electric, 451 Elm Auenue. : ~ ~ <br /> <br /> Robert Willis, r~preSenting Ac~i~n?Training~ requested,~ <br /> funds from the Plan to re-establish his business in Portsmouth. <br /> Steph~n~Stron~ representing Atlani~ic ~Diversif~ied, t-nc~,; <br /> requested funds of $77,660 to assist in,the establishment Qf <br /> businesses in the city. : <br /> <br /> 92-38~3~ ~ublic Hearing to consider adbptio:n.o'f~ a <br />resolution~ a~thorizi~gl the issuance of $10,000,000 of~ Gerteral <br />Obligation Bonds for the purpose of providing funds to P~aY the <br />cost of various capital improvement projects of the City and <br />to authori~ and provide for the issuance and sale of lik~ <br />amount of G~neral Obligation Bond anticipation notes in <br />anticipation of the i~Suance and receipt of the proceeds- ~nd <br />sale of such bonds. <br /> <br /> Patricia B~ P~nd, 400 Westmoreland Avenue, representing <br />wilson High School Alumni Association, spoke in opposition: of <br />the CIP and the issuance of the bonds, and asked that funds be <br />spent to ~no~a~e school buildings, not ~n. n~w ~cons£r~c~ion. <br /> <br /> J. H. Flesher, 3916 Flagship Way, representing the Long <br />Point Civi~~! L~ague a~d the Wal%er Gardn~6r' Coffee Cluh,-~-spoke <br />in opposit~i'o~:of the $.10,000,000 General~ ObligationlBOnds ~and <br />requested that the City borrow only $6 million. <br /> <br /> J. Brewer Moore, 308 Bobby Jones Drive, spoke in <br />opposition to the issuance of $10,000,000 of General Obligation <br />Bonds. ~:~ ~ -~ :~' <br /> <br /> <br />