09/21/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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9/21/70 (18) The east -west alley between Lots 624 and 625 between the east line of Meade Street and the west line of the first north -south alley east of Meade Street. (19) The east -west alley between Lots 597 and 598 between the east line of Meade Street and the west line of the first north -south alley east of Meade Street. Glenn L. Barbe, of the Department of Redevelopment, reported that all persons had been contacted as requested by the Board on September 14, 1970, except O'Dell Coates who was unavailable. Mr. Barbe reports Mrs, Rose Baetsle, 126 N. Meade Street, and Mrs. Henry Jones, 2629 W. Washington A:�enue, had been mistaken as to the alleys re- ferred to and are now in agreement for the vacation; that Mrs. James Scott, 2629 Newcome Street, has a valid objection because of her business and he therefore recommends that alley #9 be deleted from the vacation; that Leo Verhaegen, 137 S. Meade Street, objects to the closing of alley #6 and alley #8 as he plans to build a garage facing the alley. Mvs:-.James..Scott, :2629rW, Washington Avenue, was present at .the meeting. No one further appearing, the motion was made to amend Vacation Resolution No. 3326, 1970, by deleting from it the alley marked #9 and the alleys marked #6 and #8 (north -south alleys between Kaley and Meade Streets). The motion was seconded and carried. The motion was then made, seconded and carried, to adopt Vacation Resolution No. 3326, 1970 as amended. And the City Engineer was directed to prepare an assessment roll showing the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. HEARING ON VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3329 - MIDWEST TURNKEY BUILDERS, INC. This being the date set, hearing was held on Vacation Resolution No. 3329, being for the vacation of: Frances Street from the north line of Miner Street extending north 105 feet to the south right of way line of a.12 foot alley as shown on the recorded Plat of Lederer and Longley's Subdivision of Out Lot numbered 1 in Samuel L. Cottrell's First Addition to the town of Lowell, now a part of the city of South Bend. This portion of the street was formerly Lots 35 and 36 of said Addition. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on September 11 and September 18, 1970, which were read and found to be sufficient. Attorney Robert L. Miller, 112 Lafayette Building, South Bend, Indiana, and Keith Slabaugh, 305 N. Studebaker Street, Mishawaka, Indiana, for Midwest Turnkey Builders, Inc., appeared before the Board in favor of the vacation. Attorney F. Jay Nimtz, 511 W. Colfax Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board on behalf of persons who signed a remonstrance filed with the Board on September 8, 1970. Approximately 18 other ;interested persons were present at the meeting. Mr. Miller explained the purpose of the request to vacate the street was to provide off street parking in connection with the turnkey project of the petitioner. The residents complained that the closing of this portion of Frances Street would create a bottleneck and would increase the traffic problems that already exist and make it difficult or impossible to get to their garages. Mr. Nimtz stated that the solution to the problem would be to extend Frances Street. Mr. Miller stated that Midwest Turnkey Builders, Inc. is willing to provide a 14 foot easement as recommended by the Area Plan Commission, and there followed a discussion as to the location of this easement.