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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -May 10, 2011 <br />5. OLD BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />A. Airport Economic Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />demolishes and owns that property that the <br />State will agree that those can be brought <br />into the tech park. <br />Ms. King asked if the area that we're looking <br />at now is it being used for the tech -park or <br />complimentary businesses. Mr. Relos <br />answered yes it will eventually be part of the <br />tech park, but everything south of the tracks <br />was envisioned as being for supporting <br />services to the tech -park. That one block <br />strip north of Indiana Avenue has always <br />been weak residential dating back to the Rum <br />Village study done in 1985. The idea is to <br />clean up the north side and stabilize the south <br />side of Indiana and the Rum Village <br />neighborhood to the south. Acquisition of <br />the north side of Indiana would also allow us <br />to expand Ignition Park from 85acres to <br />closer to 140 acres. <br />Ms. King questioned how often we relocate <br />businesses outside of the city? Mr. Relos <br />responded that we certainly try not to, but <br />there have been some relocations that are <br />outside South Bend. He gave Discount <br />Rentals from Sample Street which <br />consolidated its operation to its Mishawaka <br />property when we relocated them. <br />The owners of Prairie Salvage live in <br />Michigan City and travel to South Bend <br />every day. They thought the location on <br />State Road 2 would be ideal. <br />Ms. King asks if we've looked inside the <br />8 <br />