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1200 CouNTY-CITY BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />PHONE 574/ 235-9371 <br />FAx 574/235-9021 <br />TDD 574! 235-5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY HL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />~EFFREY V. GIBNEY <br />EXECUTIVE ~F~~ 1, 207 <br />Mr. Timothy A. Rouse, President <br />South Bend Common Council <br />227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, 41h Floor <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear President Rouse: <br />The ordinance attached requested for approval, is one element in the development <br />of the City's program to address vacant and abandoned homes, commonly referred to as <br />the Dollar House Program. The ordinance establishes an urban homesteading program in <br />accordance with Indiana Code 36-7-17 and designates the Board of Public Works (BPW) <br />as the agency charged with administering the Dollar Program. <br />It also provides that the BPW is authorized to contract with entities with <br />experience in neighborhood and housing development to complete the program. <br />Contracts with South Bend Heritage Foundation (SBHF), Near Northwest Neighborhood <br />,~NNN), and the Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Organization (NNRO) have <br />recently been approved. <br />I will be in attendance at the October 22"d meeting to present this request and <br />answer any questions. If there are any concerns prior to then please contact me at 235- <br />5845 or pme~er(ci?southbendIN.~ov. Thank you. <br />Sincer , <br />~i~~ <br />Pamela C. Meyer <br />Director <br />~i{~~ irl ci`ric';~ Office <br />OCT ` 3 2007 <br />JGF4td VaGR~c <br />CITY CLt:fiK, S0. uu"ir':a, tN. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL & PROGRAM <br />PAMELA C. MEYER DONALD E. INKS IvIANAGFJvJFNT <br />574/235-9660 574/235-9371 ELIZABETH LEONARD <br />1'AX: 574/235-9697 ~ ~ 574!235-9371 <br />~~ <br />