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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –March 5, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />D. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(3) continued… <br /> <br />income, poverty. I know, I’ve been told, <br />“Hardie don’t get up and say that kind of <br />stuff.” Well I’m saying it, because I’m sick <br />of it. I am sick of being treated second class. <br />I’m sick of the way things are done. <br /> <br />Ms. King: I don’t think that’s fair. <br /> <br />Mr. Blake: I want to finish. I want to say it, <br />because it’s true. When we talk about issues, <br />there are some other issues that go beyond, <br />that go below, that undercut the intentions <br />because, again, the value of the people, and <br />the relationships. See, you can take and put, <br />I’m not saying, you could get the whole <br />$350,000. But right now you’re saying <br />$150,000 should go to them. But at the same <br />time you’re saying next year, if we don’t <br />have enough money, they get nothing. In <br />other words, you’re not concerned about <br />them two years from now. Right now you’re <br />concerned about how much of the $350,000 <br />would go directly to them. I’m concerned <br />about it. I wouldn’t mind giving all of it to <br />them. But I’m saying, what about two years <br />from now? How much are you going to be <br />concerned about what goes to them two years <br />from now? What were you concerned about <br />that went to them year before last? Nothing! <br />You gave them nothing! But nobody was <br />concerned about that. Nobody got up and <br />advocated and fought for that. But I’m doing <br />it now. That’s what I’m saying. There’s <br />another side to this that we also need to see. <br />I don’t like it when you just find fault. <br />“Fiduciary responsibility.” When you talk to <br /> 47 <br /> <br />