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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –May 7, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> <br />C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(3) continued… <br /> <br />happening in South Bend. Mr. Strickler <br />always forwards that interest to a contact in <br />the city. The word is getting out. He’s not <br />waiting for the business plan. <br /> <br />Ms. King said she believes Blue Waters <br />Group, Hathaway2, the city and Project <br />Future need to work on coordination. Mr. <br />Strickler agreed. Without coordination, <br />things fall through the cracks. <br /> <br />Mr. Downes said he does not think the <br />Commission can wait seven months for a <br />business plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Price said that Notre Dame, Blue Waters <br />Group, Innovation Park, Project Future, the <br />Chamber of Commerce and the city have <br />tried to work on coordination. Everyone <br />feels they need to know what Notre Dame’s <br />research priorities are going to be. That is <br />still undecided. From the city’s perspective, <br />we need to do something now, though we <br />don’t have all the answers. <br /> <br />Mr. Strickler said Blue Waters Group would <br />like to use the Commission’s money in Phase <br />III to stimulate as much interest as it can in <br />investing private sector dollars in South <br />Bend. <br /> <br />Mr. Varner was concerned that there isn’t a <br />clear sense of responsibility for pursuing <br />these leads. He doesn’t want to leave it to <br />Project Future because they represent more <br />than South Bend. He wants to see someone <br /> 13 <br /> <br />