Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority

Land Clearance for Redevelopment Advisory Committee

The mission of the LCRA Advisory Committee is to identify areas of our community within which there exist blighted, unsanitary or deteriorated conditions which constitute a growing threat to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the City of Sikeston; and to work diligently with the resources provided by the federal, state and local governments, as well as such resources which the LCRA may access in the private sector, for the elimination and eradication of such conditions through the rehabilitation and redevelopment of such areas.

Staff Representative
Barry Blevins, Community Development Director
Marty Evans, Code Enforcement
573-475-3743

Members
Carrie Lape
Brenda Robinson-Echols
Clayton Driskill
Michael Harris
Dan Marshall

Council Liaison
John Leible

Term
4 Years

Scheduled Meetings
3rd Monday of every month at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 105 E. Center Street.

Issues Considered:

  •      Identification of geographic areas meeting the legal definition of "blighted" and "insanitary".
  •      Development of plans for urban renewal
  •      Acquisition of properties within development district
  •      Demolition of derelict buildings and subsequent construction of homes
  •      Marketing and sale of homes within the development district