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<br />and in a desire to avoid the ugliness of urban sprawl. Therefore, these planning agencies <br />have focused on infill development as a means of making the best use of present <br />infrastruct~e while preserving the open spaces surrounding our communities These <br />needs are included in the Texarkana, AR Comprehensive Plan, Texarkana, TX <br />Comprehensive Plan, Paris Comprehensive Plan, A TCOG Regional Solid Waste <br />Management Plan, and the A TCOG Closed Landfill Inventory. <br /> <br />The minority population is depicted in the following table. <br /> <br /> <br />--- --------- <br /> <br />74 <br />73 <br />78 <br />88 <br />89 <br />85 <br />83 <br />71 <br />78 <br />70 <br /> <br />Texas 84 <br />Arkansas 81 . <br />United States 81 <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau <br /> <br />YoBtacK ~t er ...--..-..--.--.--.... - <br />23 3 <br />23 4 <br />20 2 <br />8 4 <br />4 7 <br />8 7 <br />14 3 <br />24 5 <br />18 4 <br />11 19 <br />12 4 <br />17 2 <br />13 6 <br /> <br /> <br />This project will provide the needed resources to begin the redevelopment of these <br />contaminated properties by assessing the type and level of contamination, involving <br />community and neighborhood groups in decision-making, and motivating the business <br />and fmancial community in each of the target area cities and counties to creatively <br />explore the options for fmancing both site remediation and redevelopment. By pooling <br />resources (personnel, expertise and dollars) through a regional brownfields project, <br />A TCOG will be able to leverage those resources and provide a service that the individual <br />members of the consortium would not be able to perform by acting alone. <br /> <br />In addition, these brownfields sites are predominately located in or near the <br />disadvantaged communities in this region and the project will specifically target the sites <br />located in these communities for redevelopment. Brownfields properties blight these <br />areas, inhibiting economic development and depressing housing and land values in <br />adjacent properties. By cleaning up these sites and putting them back into productive <br />use, the project will spur economic development, create jobs, and protect the health and <br />environment of these communities. <br /> <br />The cities of Texarkana developed around the railroads. The downtown area of both cities <br />was vibrant and alive in its active years. At the turn of the century the railroads started to <br />take hold and supported industries including timber and agriculture that have since left <br /> <br />Ark- Tex Council of Government <br />2004 EP A Brownfields Grant Application - Hazardous Substance <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />