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Resolution initiating the public process for the establishment of the Lawrenceville Business Improvement District,
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WHEREAS, originally Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) were established under the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164) and the two existing BIDs in Pittsburgh (Downtown and Oakland) were established under this Act; and
WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement District Act (Act 2000-130 or the “Act”), 73 P.S. Section 831 set seq., was established by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any BIDs after 2000 are subject to the Neighborhood Improvement District Act; and
WHEREAS, the property owners within the boundaries of the Lawrenceville Business Improvement District wish to establish a BID as a tool for enhancing the maintenance, improving marketing that will increase business attraction and customers, and improving the quality of life in Lawrenceville; and
WHEREAS, the Lawrenceville Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that operates in the proposed boundaries of the Lawrenceville Business District, has formally indicated its interest to the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to become the designated Management Association for the Business Improvement District; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to notify all affected property owners and allow them time to comment upon the Preliminary Plan for the proposed BID during an advertised public hearing and to revise the Final Plan accordingly, as required by the Act; and
WHEREAS, the property owners within the boundaries of the proposed Lawrenceville Business District will be given an opportunity to file objections in writing with the Clerk of the City of Pittsburgh within forty-five (45) days of the presentation of the Final Plan.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby initiates the public process required for the establi...
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