08-23-10 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 23, 2010 COMMENTS REGARDING LASALLE SQUARE AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWN PARKING Joe Radecki, 2706 Bonds Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, member, LWW Gateway Association, stated that he feels neglected just like their counterparts on the Westside of the city. They have been told now for a couple of years that they will be developing the LaSalle Square area and nothing has been done. They tore down the car wash to put up a medical facility and that’s all that has been done. Money has been distributed throughout the city from the Airport TIF District and nothing has been done. He stated that he sat through the roundtable discussions to talk about what kind of development should be being built and nothing has been done. He feels like they have been dumped on and lied to. Mr. Radecki also stated that the ordinance that was passed about vehicles parking in the grass and on the front lawn has been neglected too. He stated that he has been before the Council urging them to enforce this ordinance. He stated that he was told that the Department of Code Enforcement was going to be the officials who would write the tickets in violation of this ordinance and nothing is being enforced. The police also said that they would enforce it when Code Enforcement wasn’t working on weekends. He stated that he was told that when they write the tickets they appeal them and the legal department voids them. He stated that the city is losing so much money by not enforcing this ordinance. Mr. Radecki reiterated that there are so many drug dealings going on in his neighborhood it is ridiculous. He urged the Council to enforce the ordinances that they pass. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Dieter adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m. ATTEST: ATTEST: ___________________________ __________________________ John Voorde, City Clerk Derek D. Dieter, President 9