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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –January 15, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> <br />D. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(2) continued… <br /> <br />staff to prepare maps and plats showing the <br />boundaries to be affected by the amendment, <br />the location of parcels, streets, alleys, that <br />would be affected by the acquisition, <br />clearance, rezoning, etc., and the owners of <br />the parcels proposed to be acquired. <br /> <br />Area 1: Ignition Park South <br />The Commission recently approved <br />acquisition of some properties in an area staff <br />is calling Ignition Park South, along Indiana <br />Avenue from Taylor to Prairie. Many <br />properties in this area are in various states of <br />distress and staff would like to continue to <br />acquire vacant or abandoned properties <br />within this corridor, including some on tax <br />sale. Additionally, staff would add to the <br />acquisition list the properties acquired from <br />the Burton family and occupied by Waste <br />Management. Those properties are now <br />owned by the City of South Bend. <br /> <br />Area 2: Ignition Park West – Prairie <br />Avenue to Walnut Street <br />As staff has worked to develop a plan <br />concept for the areas to the east and south of <br />Ignition Park and has begun strategic <br />acquisition of properties with non-consistent <br />uses, staff requests authorization to examine <br />the area west of Ignition Park and plan for <br />future redevelopment needs in that area. A <br />need for a plan west of the park became <br />apparent when a wrecker service proposed <br />reuse of a vacant parcel. A wrecker service <br />might have been a reasonable use on Prairie <br />Avenue in the past, but the proposed use with <br />Ignition Park illustrates the need for a plan <br /> 3 <br /> <br />