continued from p. I
Another possibility for financing is an Urban Development Action Grant
(UDAG) from the federal government, he said, from w'hich the city might gain
$20 million for any feasible urban renewal project. This would include federal
funds paid to the developer which the developer then repays to the city. The
money may then be recycled by the city for use in other city service areas.
The advantages of UDAG are that the developer may make payments at
low interest rates over a ten-year period and those payments are put back in
the city general fund, Daniels said.
The larger the grant, therefore, according to Daniels, the more Asheville
profits.
The federal government would also place "stringent requirements" on the
developer to follow through on its committments, Daniels said.
Although there are other proposals for downtown revitalization, only three
have received serious consideration according to Daniels. They are Strouse-
Greenberg, the john Lantzius plan, and^e plan devised by the Revitalization
Commission and adopted by City pjdncil in 1978.
He sees the Lantzius proposal of renovating existing buildings with a
minimum of demolition as essentially an "emotional revitalization," and the
Strouse-Greenberg project as an "economic revitalization."
The Lantzius plan, Daniels said, is "easy to like." People like the idea of old
buildings "coming to life" again. Another advantage, he added, is that fun
ding would come primarily from private ca[)ital. And no large-scale demoli
tion would take place.
Strouse-Greenberg, on the other hand, offers a mall twice the size of the
Asheville Mall, projected to attract 30,000 to 40,000 people a day. An urban
center), he said, would be a "living part of the region," offering three or four
major retail stores, specialty shops, an office tower, and a convention hotel all
conveniently located under one roof.
The Lantzius plan simply would not give Asheville the "economic clout"
that the urban center would, Daniels said. Even if the present shops were
brought up to expected standards, these specialty shops could not attraqct
the great numbers of shoppers necessary for economic revitalization on a
scale such as Strouse-Greenberg with its major retail stores.
The disadvantage of ^Strouse-Greenberg, he said, is that it would turn
downtown into "four years of dustbowl" before the project is completed,
and that would affect area businesses not included in the 11-block blighted
area.
"With wholesale demolition, it would remove a portion of Asheville's
history-an drea locked in people's minds as a central park," he said.
With that attitude in mind, he said, Strouse-Gr^^erg has agreed to en
courage merchants from the blighted area to relocate in the mall and to set
aside a portion of it as a miniature "Lexington Park." ‘
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Fine and Senator Chris Frank were
most vocal in their criticism of Pangle’s
handling of SG affairs. Frank cited the
many complaints the senate had presented
and asked Pangle what he proposed to do
to correct the problems. Pangle replied.
"I’m well aware of the problems. I’m
planning to resign at the end of the
semester.’’
In what he termed his final address to
the senate, Pangle summed up by saying,
"I can’t stand here and tell you it doesn’t
hurt to have to resign under these condi
tions. I hope that when I’m goine things
will go better for you. I wish Jim (Rash) a
lot of luck. You don’t know what this of
fice is until you’re in It. Maybe j’m just not
cut out for it. 1 would like to have seen
more student participation in student
government. Getting that participation
has got to be your first goal.
Following the announcement, the ques*
tion of revoking Pangle’s scholarship was
raised. The SG President receives a
scholarship of $300 per semester. It was
suggested that part of the scholarship be
used to pay for $ 190 worth of envelopes
Pangle had purchased with SG funds.
Finance Commissioner Bell told the senate
that $100 still had not been paid to the
outgoing president. Vice President Rash
pointed out that the senate could no
longer seize Pangle’s scholarship because
the time provision for doing so as outlined
in the constitution had passed.
Chris Frank asked if further meetings
would be necessary this semester in view
of the resignation. Student Activities
Director Sharyn MacDonald told the
senate that in order to plan social ac
tivities for the spring, some decisions
would have to be reached before the
close of school on December 18th.
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