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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 />