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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -July 21, 2006 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />A. Public Hearing <br />continued... <br />$35,000,000 expansion project which not <br />only kept South Bend Clinic as a vital <br />presence in the neighborhood, but is also <br />going to expand that presence. We have lots <br />o f other thing s to do within the <br />neighborhood, but this clearly provides us an <br />anchor within our neighborhood in order to <br />continue to make a responsible, reasonable <br />and appropriate contribution to the City of <br />South Bend. And it is in conformity to the <br />plan. We want to thank you for the actions <br />previously undertaken by this Commission in <br />this resolution today, and we encourage you <br />to adopt it. Thank you. <br />PAUL MEYER: Executive Director, South <br />Bend Clinic, 211 N. Eddy St. I would echo <br />Mr. Nussbaum's comments. We are very <br />supportive of the NNRO and its original <br />principles and we are supportive of the <br />expansion of the development area. We are <br />in the stages of developing and planning out <br />what will literally be a doubling of our <br />facility size: from100,000 sft of space to <br />200,000 sft of space. It is a $35,000,000 <br />project. We are working through various city <br />and governmental agencies on elements of <br />the plan to bring that to fruition. We believe <br />our growth and development is good for the <br />downtown area. We see ourselves as an <br />anchor on the eastern side of the city and we <br />think that the medical care we provide to the <br />residents in this district as well as the <br />surrounding communities, with this <br />expansion will increase access to care and <br />contribute to the quality of life and the health <br />8 <br />