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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 />(1) continued… <br /> <br />administrative offices and classrooms. It <br />currently is clad in white and blue sheet <br />metal. ADG did the design for the new <br />façade. The Board of Public Works received <br />nine bids for the project. Ziolkowski <br />Construction was awarded the project with a <br />bid of $169,000. Work will begin on May 10 <br />with an estimated completion date of July 10. <br />Based on an earlier estimate, we had <br />budgeted $270,000 for this project. <br /> <br /> <br />(2) Staff report on 701 Pennsylvania Avenue <br />(Wenger Homestead) <br /> <br />Mr. Vitton noted that the Wenger Homestead <br />was designated a local historic landmark by <br />the St. Joseph County / City of South Bend <br />Historic Preservation Commission in 1979, a <br />State of Indiana landmark in 1997, and a <br />National Historic Register landmark in 2000. <br />The Commission acquired the distressed <br />property as part of the Southeast <br />Neighborhood redevelopment efforts in the <br />1990’s. As part of that effort many homes <br />and vacant lots in the surrounding area were <br />redeveloped as new homes. Due to the <br />Wenger Homestead’s historic status, that <br />property was not demolished to make way <br />for new development. Instead, about ten <br />years ago, the Commission completed <br />limited repairs to the property to make it <br />marketable for rehabilitation by a private <br />party. Repairs conducted included a <br />significant restoration of its entablature, <br />dentil work, architrave molding, and large <br />and paired scroll bracket supports. There has <br /> 6 <br /> <br />