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With the recent approval of student housing across the river from the Indiana University <br /> South Bend campus, Luecke has had preliminary conversations with IUSB Chancellor <br /> Una Mae Reek about possible future development along Lincolnway East. Those <br /> conversations will continue in the coming months. <br /> Meanwhile, Luecke has directed the city's legal staff to create regulations to present for <br /> consideration to the South Bend Common Council that would tighten existing restrictions <br /> on hotels and motels in the city. City Attorney Chuck Leone said legal staff expect to <br /> fashion regulations that would focus primarily on hotels and motels where residents stay <br /> for one month or more. <br /> The regulations could exempt"residence hotels"that voluntarily maintain standards set <br /> by recognized national private hotel and motel associations. They would seek to bring all <br /> residence hotels up to a minimum standard. The city hopes to work with private hotel <br /> associations in defining those standards. <br /> In addition, the mayor has instructed police to ensure that all police calls originating from <br /> the Wooden Indian or other nuisance properties be classified in a way that they appear in <br /> permanent police records—even if the call turns out to be a minor dispute that police <br /> resolve with little difficulty and without a written report. <br /> "One way or another, the Wooden Indian property will change for the better," Luecke <br /> said. <br /> - 30 - <br />