01/07/1985 SpecialBB -- 177.
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, January 7, 1985
Key West
A special meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners convened on the above date. Present and
answering to roll call were Commissioner Alison Fahrer,
Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner Ed Swift, and
Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Absent from the meeting was
Commissioner John Stormont. Also present were Danny L.
Kolhage, Clerk; Calvin Allen, Assistant County Attorney;
Robert Bensko, Grants Writer; members of the Press and
Radio; and the general public.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Mayor Harvey advised that this special meeting was
called for Public Hearings on the Department of Community
Affairs Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Programs.
The first Public Hearing at 10:00 a.m, concerned
Neighborhood and Commercial Revitalization Category in the
Target Area of Marathon at The Rock. Mr. Robert Bensko,
Grants Writer, addressed the Board and discussed the appli-
cation. The following area residents spoke favorably con-
cerning the project: Edmund Carty, Grayce Carty and Frank
Sawyer. Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
by Commissioner Freeman adopting the following Resolution
authorizing the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem of Monroe County to
execute and submit an application for United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development Block Grant
Funds to the State of Florida Department of Community
Affairs for assistance in the implementation of Monroe
County's Community Development Program for the Target Area
of Marathon Beach Rock Neighborhood for a $650,000 project
in the Neighborhood and Commercial Revitalization Category.
Roll call vote was unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 001-1985
See Res. Book No. 42 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
The second Public Hearing at 11:00 a.m. concerned
the Housing Category in the Target Area of Key Largo at
Hibiscus Park. Mr. Robert Bensko, Grants Writer, discussed
the application. The following individuals discussed the
project: Enos Mitchell, Grayce Carty, Lawrence Johnson,
Beverly Johnson (who read a statement of support), and
Robert Woods. Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman to adopt the following
Resolution authorizing the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem of Monroe
County to execute and submit an application for United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development Small
Cities Community Development Block Grant Funds to the State
of Florida Department of Community Affairs for assistance in
the implementation of Monroe County's Community Development
Program for the Target Area of Hibiscus Park for $650,000 in
the Housing Category. Roll call vote was unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 002-1985
See Res. Book No. 42 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.