05-18 3527 Lincoln Way West Zone Map Amendment

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Angela Smith From: Pam Claeys <pamclaeys52 @sbcglobal.net> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2018 6:43 PM To: Angela Smith Cc: Pam Claeys Subject: Rezoning Comment for 2/20/18 APC Meeting Attachments: SBT March 2016 Womens Pavillion History.docx Dear Ms. Smith, Would you kindly forward our comments below and the attachment to all members of the Area Plan Commission for an agenda item at their Feb. 20th meeting. Would you also forward our comments and attachment to all City Councilpersons? Thank you in advance. Area Plan Commission February 17, 2018 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard 11th Floor County City Bldg, South Bend, IN 46601 Dear Members of the Area Plan Commission, We write to provide our strongest opposition to an agenda item for your next meeting, February 20, 2018. Particularly, we are totally opposed to Item D, the property rezoning request at 3527 Lincoln Way West from Single Family &Two Family District to Office Buffer District. On the surface, this appears to be a rather regular rezoning request. Information indicates criteria are met; staff recommends sending this to the City Council with a favorable recommendation. The analysis begins, "Rezoning this property to OB: Office Buffer will correspond well with the adjacent commercial and office properties along Lincoln Way." We strongly beg to differ. Women's Care Center willingly paid nearly double the asking price of the property to be strategically located immediately adjacent to the soon-to-open Whole Woman's Health Clinic. WCC has purposely and manipulatively targeted this purchase, not to "correspond well' with its adjacent neighbor, but rather to be an ideal gathering spot to support virulent anti-abortion protesters. This particularly provocative purchase and rezoning request is an open invitation to anti-abortion protesters to harass and intimidate patients at the Whole Woman's Health Alliance clinic. For historical purposes, please read the following article from the South Bend Tribune dated March 12, 2016, https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/women-s-pavilion-to-close-march-ending-years-of- controversy/article 06d287c2-b2c3-59b9-b6be- 2c00bc295dbf.html?utm medium=social&utm source=email&utm campaign=user-share. This article, copy attached for your convenience, describes a history of trespassing, intimidation, restraining order violations, i