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Mr. Shank works in Stark County, one (1) of the poorest counties in the nation. Stark County he argues would welcome the creative, young developers like Matthews LLC to improve the county, so we should welcome the development as progress that not all municipalities have the opportunity to consider. Meghan Kirwan- 223 E. Colfax, a resident in a Matthews LLC development cites living in the downtown as the reason for her engagement in the arts which would not be possible without Dave's investment. Deborah Mayer- 1524 Cedar Street, opera singer and adjunct at Notre Dame who's lived in South Bend for ten (10) years. The recent developments in downtown are exciting and David has proven his ability to create successful developments. The only reason she currently doesn't live in downtown due to the lack of a pharmacy and grocery store. She supports the development one - hundred percent (100 %). Adam MacMillian- 215 E. Colfax, says there was a lack of development and enthusiasm in the downtown before 2005, but now there's a substantial amount of progress in the downtown. Growing up his family never went downtown, so he welcomes this development as an opportunity to continue to attract patrons and residents to the downtown. Willow Wetherall- 701 N. Niles Ave., supports the project and its design which she finds in line with the City's efforts to create a livable, walkable downtown. She recently moved with her family to downtown and convinced her mother to move downtown from Los Angeles. The downtown lacks family housing and is more geared to young professionals, singles and empty nesters. This development gives families the opportunity to consider downtown as an alternative to suburban living. Mary Bundy- 318 S. Frances St., moved to South Bend six (6) years ago when it was considered a "dying city," but loves living in Howard Park along the river. She has seen her neighborhood turn around in that short period of time and is happy to see more progress come to the neighborhood through Matthews LLC continuing to invest in the neighborhood. The building height and proposed density excited Ms. Bundy about the energy it'll bring to downtown for baby boomers and millennials. Cathy Dietz- 1031 E. Jefferson Blvd., family moved to South Bend from California in 1991 because of its beauty and affordability. She always recognized the potential in South Bend and especially in the Howard Park neighborhood given the proximity to the river. The last five (5) years has experienced a period of growth and the new project brings more momentum to an already improving development. Rob Bartels- 760 Cotter St., in Mr. Bartels' opinion the only answer to poverty is prosperity and the only road to prosperity is development, investment, taking risk and making that work for everybody. This is a rare opportunity to welcome growth to the downtown which hasn't been available for generations. There are several new developments downtown that contribute to the momentum, but the current demographics