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WRITTEN MOTION URBAN SMART GROWTH

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1.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Winterson, Lopes, Bousquet and Rebeiro, requesting, that the New Bedford City Council write a letter of interest to Urban Smart Growth, which is a property management company based in Santa Monica, California, they manage properties all over the Country and specialize in revitalizing large buildings, mill spaces and Churches for business and residential use, Urban Smart Growth is an innovative real estate development and management company committed to the principles of smart growth, their goals are to achieve a unique sense of community and expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing choices all while preserving and enhancing natural and cultural resources, the representatives of Urban Smart Growth have a diverse team of experts and experience acquired over the course of decades of work across the United States, which make them uniquely qualified to take on challenging projects and transform urban blight into a neighborhood asset that complements the City revitalization efforts, the New Bedford City Council is interested in an Urban Smart Growth economic development assessment of our City and its un and under-utilized mill and Church spaces: and further, how we can begin the process of discussing the next steps once an assessment is completed. (To be Referred to Lance Robbins, Principal and Manager of Urban Smart Growth, the New Bedford Economic Development Council and the Special Committee of Employment Opportunities.)

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