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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -July 20, 2007 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />A. Public Hearings <br />continue ... <br />Commission in the form of Confirming <br />Resolution No. 2351. Mr. Witwer noted that <br />the consolidation with Sample-Ewing <br />Development Area and the addition of <br />LaSalle Square and the Marycrest/Hurwich <br />areas give the city opportunity to direct funds <br />to these areas in need of revitalization. <br />Ms. Jones opened the Public Hearing on PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION N0.2351 <br />Resolution No. 2351 for whoever wished to <br />speak. <br />Mayor Luecke: The city has had some great <br />success in the Airport Economic <br />Development Area bringing new investment <br />and new jobs and generating a revenue <br />stream in the TIF accounts. It was brought to <br />our attention by Charlotte Pfeifer and <br />members of the neighborhood around <br />LaSalle Square that it would be important to <br />extend the Airport TIF to that area in order to <br />make some public works investment there <br />and other things that would encourage <br />additional private investment. We thought <br />that was a great idea for not only LaSalle <br />Square, but also for other west side areas that <br />lacked resources. Therefore, we have drawn <br />the boundaries to some additional west side <br />areas as well as LaSalle Square. The <br />connection of these areas is one of usage. <br />They are all commercial/industrial areas. <br />And it also ties into the Sample-Ewing <br />Development Area to allow us to continue <br />and expand on some of the work we've done <br />there in terms of clearance of Studebaker <br />buildings to make way for new investment <br />7 <br />