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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />IL Special Meeting— August 8, 2002 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />B. Housing <br />There was no housing business. <br />C. South Bend Central Development Area <br />There was no business in the South Bend <br />Central Development Area. <br />D. Sample -Ewing Development Area <br />THERE WAS NO HOUSING BUSINESS. <br />THERE WAS NO BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH BEND <br />CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA. <br />(1) Commission approval requested for <br />proposal for rehabilitation services in the <br />Sample -Ewing Development Area. <br />(Wenger Homestead -Local & National <br />Historic Landmark Property, 701 <br />Pennsylvania Avenue) <br />Mr. Mariani reported that he was pleased to <br />present this project to the Commission. In <br />the past eighteen months, more than a dozen <br />prospective buyers have gone through the <br />Wenger Homestead with only one serious <br />offer to purchase the property. Mr. Mariani <br />noted that offer did not meet the conditions <br />placed by the City as far as inspections, <br />single family home ownership, etc. Mr. <br />Mariani advised that he has received several <br />calls, as well as some personal visits, from <br />homeowners living adjacent to the property. <br />They are extremely concerned about <br />individuals breaking into the house and/or <br />vandalizing the property. The house has <br />become a real liability for the neighborhood. <br />The City is in the process of building twelve <br />new homes north of this property. The <br />Mayor and Council have allocated <br />$1.4 million for a new park that will start <br />construction this fall, possibly November. <br />2 <br />THERE WAS NO HOUSING BUSINESS. <br />THERE WAS NO BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH BEND <br />CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA. <br />