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Ordinance No. 2012-05R
A
Resolution To Designate the
Town of Emmitsburg
As a Sustainable Community
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Be it Resolved, Enacted and Ordained, this 2nd
day of April, 2012, by the Mayor and Board of
Commissioners of the Town of Emmitsburg, Maryland,
pursuant to the authority granted to them by the laws of
Maryland and the Charter of the Town of Emmitsburg, do,
approve and designate the Town of Emmitsburg as a
Sustainable Community, pursuant to the attached
Sustainable Community map and Sustainable Community Plan
for the Town of Emmitsburg, as further described in the
Town of Emmitsburg Sustainable Community Application,
for approval either directly by the Department of
Housing and Community Development (the "Department") of
the State of Maryland or through the Smart Growth
Subcabinet of the State of Maryland.
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners
recognizes that there is a significant need for
reinvestment and revitalization of the community of
Emmitsburg; and
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners
proposes to (i) designate the area of the Town of
Emmitsburg in Frederick County as outlined on the
attached map, as a Sustainable Community Area, and to
(ii) adopt the Plan, as further described in the
Application, for the purposes of contributing to the
reinvestment and revitalization in the Area; and
Whereas, the Area is located within a priority
funding area under Section 5-7B-02 of the Smart Growth
Act; and
Whereas, the applicable law and the Community
Legacy Program regulations require a local government to
submit an application to the Department in order to
become a designated Sustainable Community, and to adopt
a satisfactory Sustainable Community Plan in order to be
eligible to receive financial assistance under the
Community Legacy Program;
Now, Therefore Be it Resolved That, the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners hereby (i) endorses the
designation of the Area as a Sustainable Community; and
(ii) adopts the Sustainable Community Plan described in
the Application.
Be it Further Resolved That, the chief elected
executive official is hereby requested to endorse this
Resolution, indicating his or her approval by signature
hereof; and,
Be it Further Resolved That, the following
persons are hereby authorized to execute documents and
take any action necessary to carry out the intent of
these resolutions; Donald N. Briggs, Mayor, and Dave
Haller, Town Manager; and,
Be it Further Resolved That, copies of this
Resolution are sent to the Secretary of the Department
of Housing and Community Development of the State of
Maryland for consideration by the Smart Growth
Sub-Cabinet.
Be it Further Resolved, Enacted and Ordained,
that this Resolution shall take effect upon the date of
its adoption, and the Town Clerk shall post a copy
thereof at the Town Office and one other public place
within the Town.
Passed this 2nd day of April, 2012
ATTEST:
Vickie Felix, Recording Clerk
APPROVED:
Christopher Staiger, President
Board of Commissioners
Donald N. Briggs, Mayor
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