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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting— August 17, 2001 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />a. Continued... <br />Commission to feel threatened by the threat of <br />legal litigation here over some issue. I've had to <br />raise some issues in the letter. We did not <br />receive formal notice, but we're waiving that at <br />this time, now that we have the opportunity to <br />be heard this morning. The primary problem <br />with which we are confronted is that this is a <br />tower and it involves wireless communication. <br />This tower happens to be the hub of <br />communication. Everything flows through this, <br />countywide, for our communications system. <br />So, the location here is eminently important and <br />the presence of the tower is very important to <br />the communications system. If the tower is <br />removed and there is an interruption of service, <br />I'm sure you can imagine the problems that this <br />could cause. Our endeavor, at this point, is a <br />preliminary notion, here, because we haven't <br />had too much time to think about this, and in <br />fact got the notice by accident. But, our <br />endeavor will be to research and work with you <br />[the Commission] on what we can do to <br />continue service in similar location that will not <br />interrupt service. As I informed my people, I <br />think we're really talking about at least six <br />months down the road before anything would <br />develop physically on this. So, we're not here <br />to become adversaries with you, but we'd like to <br />research the solution, so that we can avoid <br />interruption of service. The issues that I've <br />raised in the letter are clear. In the letter, I have <br />raised, as a preliminary matter, the thought that <br />we are a public utility, and whether any federal <br />laws might supercede the Redevelopment <br />Commission's ability to condemn this particular <br />7 <br />