At their November 11th meeting the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council (AVNC) voted to oppose the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) efforts to declare sections of Atwater Village officially “blighted” and include those sections into a redevelopment project area.
The AVNC Board also approved the following letter / statement:
“City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Tom Labonge:
We of the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council seek to remove all areas of Atwater Village from the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles survey area and opt out of all CRA present operations and future operations. To adequately do so, we seek your endorsement in our actions.
In October 2010, the AVNC held a public forum on both the benefits and drawbacks of the proposed study area and CRA involvement in our community. At this meeting, there was substantial opposition from Atwater Village stakeholders. This opposition continues to this date. Accordingly, it is the will of the stakeholders of Atwater Village that the CRA/LA North East Los Angeles exclude all areas of Atwater Village from their plans to find this a redevelopment area.
Because the individuals of the community who have fully participated in the process of consensus reached the aforementioned conclusions, AVNC requests your endorsement. As the City Representatives of the two districts that make up Atwater Village, you have control to approve whether CRA moves forward in Atwater Village. As explained to us by the CRA, you, the councilmen, are the only political entities with the power to stop the CRA from any further action in our city, including the initial study phase. Accordingly, in response to the direct request of the community, please exercise this power to stop the CRA from any involvement in Atwater Village and show that you have the ability to carry out the wishes of your constituency.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council”
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