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LAWRENCE P. MAGLIOZZI <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />Angela M. Smith <br />D,Putp DI-L., <br />AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., ROOM 1140 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 (574) 235-9571 <br />January 4, 2018 <br />City of South Bend <br />Board of Public Works <br />131 Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />RE: Street & Alley Vacation <br />Applicant: Mike Keen <br />Location: V E/W Alley, W side of Portage, North of Cushing Street <br />Dear Board Members: <br />The staff has reviewed this petition relative to IC 36-7-3-13. It is the staffs opinion that: <br />(1) The vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood in which it is <br />located or to which it is contiguous. <br />The alley is no longer part of an integral circulation system. <br />(2) The vacation would not make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public way difficult or <br />inconvenient. <br />All surrounding owners have access to Portage Avenue, Cushing Street and the two alleys between Cottage <br />Grove and Cushing. <br />(3) The vacation would not hinder the public's access to a church, school, or other public building or place. <br />No church, school or other public building or place is accessed by the alley. <br />(4) The vacation would not hinder the use of a public way by the neighborhood in which it is located or to which it <br />is contiguous. <br />The vacation will not hinder access to parcels within the block bounded by Cottage Grove, Cushing, Portage <br />and Van Buren. All properties have access to those streets in addition to the remaining alley that bisects the <br />block. <br />Sincerely, <br />Larry Magliozzi <br />SERVING ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, SOUTH BEND, LAKEVILLE, NEW CARLISLE, NORTH LIBERTY, OSCEOLA & ROSELAND <br />VV VV VV,S1 CI N D IAN A.0 O M/3 0 6/Art EA- PLAN <br />