Council Approves Amendment to Point Breeze East Plan Allowing Larger Boundaries and Land Acquisition

Official:Approving the fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by the southerly side of Washington avenue on the north, the westerly side of Broad street on the east, the northerly side of Moore street on the south and the easterly side of Twenty-fifth street on the west, including the fifth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the expansion of the southern boundary to include the area between Sixteenth street, Bancroft street and the northerly side lot lines of 1818 South Sixteenth street and 1823 South Bancroft street; the additional land acquisition of one (1) property for residential and related reuses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.