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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting—February 20, 2004 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />C. Sample -Ewing Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />feasibility of acquiring them to be included <br />in the redeveloped industrial park to be <br />located in Studebaker Area A. <br />The first property is owned by the New <br />Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad, a <br />subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway. <br />The parcel is approximately seven acres in <br />size and was formerly a staging yard for <br />freight cars serving the Studebaker <br />Corporation, and later the operators of the <br />Allied Products stamping plant. The rail <br />yard has not seen active service since South <br />Bend Stamping ceased operations in 1999. <br />The trackage was disconnected from the <br />national rail system during late summer <br />2003. Norfolk Southern Railway has <br />expressed its intent to remove the railroad <br />track and associated materials from this <br />parcel. The new industrial park will have <br />access to rail service via adjacent trackage. <br />The second property is owned by Peter <br />Mullen and Peter Nemeth. The parcel is <br />approximately one - quarter acre in size. The <br />parcel is included in the operations of the <br />Eckler -Lahey lumberyard and serves as a <br />storage area. It is not contiguous with the <br />other parcels that make up the Eckler -Lahey <br />lumberyard. <br />Staff recommends accepting the proposal <br />from Hull & Associates, Inc. in the total <br />amount of $3,153. The properties will be <br />assessed within thirty (30) days. <br />C 13 <br />