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Angela Smith <br /> From: Ellyn Stecker <etstecker @earthlink.net> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 10:43 AM <br /> To: Angela Smith <br /> Subject: Regarding a zoning request for today's meeting <br /> Dear Ms. Smith: would you kindly bring my comments to the attention of the Area Plan Commission members? Thank <br /> you very much. Ellyn Stecker <br /> Dear Area Plan Commission members: <br /> I understand that the Woman's Care Center bought a house adjacent to the medical office recently renovated by the <br /> Whole Woman's Health Alliance (WWHA). I also understand that they need a re-zoning in order to establish a Woman's <br /> Care Center there. I oppose that re-zoning given the history of similar sites being used to facilitate both large and small <br /> scale anti-abortion protests and harassment of patients. I have witnessed that harassment and at times it was quite <br /> vicious as well as being very distracting to drivers, bikers and walkers. <br /> That area only has sidewalk on one side of the street and has a frequent change of auto, bike and turn lanes. <br /> Furthermore, no medical staff person deserves harassment for providing needed medical care, nor do patients seeking <br /> care. <br /> Having an anti-abortion facility adjacent to the WWHA abortion facility will be very disruptive to patient care and create <br /> unsafe traffic conditions in that area, The county and city should not be facilitating that. <br /> Sincerely yours, <br /> Ellyn Stecker, M.D. <br /> 1036 N. Niles Avenue <br /> South Bend, IN 46617-1250 <br /> etstecker @earthlink.net <br /> 574-2892126 home 574-532-8166 cell <br /> 1 <br />