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The City of S:nta Ama nas a downtown that is in need of revitaliza- tion. The Ci:y Council declared the need for improvement to the downtown area in December 1972, and :a January 1973 a Community Redevelopment Agency was formed. The State of California Redevelop- ment Law will enable our City to bring about needed improvements without raising taxes. New construction in 'the Project Area will help provide fun4s from existing property taxes for public improve- ment. In the implementation of the Community Redevelopment Laws, the City Council has made it clear that all persons that have questions and/or concerns regarding any aspect of the redevelopment process will be given prompt, courteous and complete information. To ensure that all persons that have a legitimate interest in Santa Ana's Redevelopment Project can be heard the City Council has appointed a Community Redevelopment Commission and a Project Area Committee. These two groups hold regular public meetings. All interested per- sons are invited to attend. The objectives of the Santa Aha Redevelopment Project are to improve the cultural, aesthetic and economic environments of the City of Santa Ana. By providing much needed public improvement~ such as street widenings to improve tra£fic circulation, needed parking, pedestrian walkways, and site improvements such as water, sewer, storm drains and street lighting, new business and residential deyelopment will be encouraged to expand and improve. The increased quality of business and residential development will thereby bring additional tax dollars to provide improved public service prog?ams such as parks, recreation, open space acquisition, cultural programs, public safety programs and other desired activities. The objectives o£ the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Project are to be accomplished by providing assistance to existing peope?ty owners in the Project Area, existing businesses in the Project Area, existing residents in the Project Area and to other peesens and geeups that desire to become a part o£ Santa Ana's downtown revitalization. Private effort is the backbone of our Redevelopment Project. Required review of development projects by the Redevelopment Commission, Project Area Committee and the Redevelopment Agency are limited to those projects in which the Agency enters into land disposition agreements and owner participation agreements. Citizen participation, understanding and interest are needed to insure that the Santa Aha Redevelopment Project is a success. All legitimate citizen interest and participation is cordially invited. iii