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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-15
SUPPORTING NORTH AUGUSTA FORWARD'S CONTRACTING STUDIO MAIN
LLC TO UPDATE THE NORTH AUGUSTA DOWNTOWN GREENEWAY
CONNECTOR MASTER PLAN AND PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTATION
WHEREAS, in 2015, North Augusta 2000, an eleemosynary organization
whose mission is to help improve North Augusta through quality of life and economic
development initiatives,contracted Alta Planning&Design,with consent from the Mayor and
City Council,to conduct a downtown Greenway connector study,and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 2015-19 the Mayor and City Council of North
Augusta commended North Augusta 2000 for its action in pursuing the possible Downtown
Greeneway Connector that would benefit the citizens of this community,and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 2016-34 the Mayor and City Council of North
Augusta accepted the Alta Downtown Greenway connector study and endorsed the concept
of the Downtown Greeneway Connector as an economic driver for downtown, and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 2018-09 the Mayor and City Council included
$900,000 for the Downtown Greeneway Connector in Capital Projects Sales Tax IV funding,
and
WHEREAS, North Augusta Forward, formerly North Augusta 2000, has
advised the City of its desire to retain Studio Main, LLC to update the North Augusta
Downtown Greenway Connector Master Plan and prepare preliminary construction
documentation of Phase one, and
WHEREAS, Studio Main, LLC will involve the development of a North
Augusta Greeneway Downtown Master Plan Update and supporting documents to illustrate
the desired vision, trail routing, and destinations as identified by the City of North Augusta
and the North Augusta Downtown Greeneway steering committee,and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City commits its cooperation to North
Augusta Forward and Studio Main, LLC for this design phase; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing, as set forth in this resolution,
commits the City to any specific development plan and that any decision by the City to pursue
such Downtown Greeneway Connector is a matter that would require future consideration by
Mayor and Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City is greatly appreciative and
commends North Augusta Forward for its action in pursuing this possible Downtown
Greeneway Connector that would benefit the citizens of this community.
DONE,RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE�MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH AUGUSTA,SOUTH CAROLINA,ON THIS THIOL DAY OF MAY,2019.
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Robert A.'Pertit, Mayor
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Sharon Lamar, City Clerk