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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Rescheduled Regular Meeting -August 25, 2006 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />A. Public Hearing <br />() continued... <br />DIANA HESS: 1301 Norwich Ct., South <br />Bend. I am here representing Community <br />Forum for Economic Development which we <br />just heard a few things about a few minutes <br />ago. Our formal statement: we oppose, <br />again, as it is written, the inclusion of <br />Portage Prairie into the Airport TIF. It is our <br />position that if the Commission expands the <br />TIF district northward to incorporate Portage <br />Prairie, that it should also expand it <br />southward to include areas adjacent to the <br />TIF on the west side of South Bend such as <br />LaSalle Square. The specific boundary of <br />the TIF district and the project that the TIF <br />would undertake should be decided with <br />significant input by residents and others in <br />the area. That is our formal statement. In <br />addition, I'd like to ditto everything that <br />Glenda Rae said and sum up by saying that <br />using TIF money for LaSalle Square is one <br />way to encourage economic development in <br />other areas of the city. It provides <br />opportunity to improve living standards for <br />all residents of older and inner city <br />neighborhoods. Thank you. <br />BILL ELAN: 3402 Scarlet Maple Lane, <br />South Bend. Now, I've been involved in one <br />way or another with this situation for...when <br />it first started. I've been working with <br />people like Dar Wiekamp, John Brademas, <br />Franklin Shurz, Jr., and so forth, trying to get <br />money initially to develop this area by the <br />airport. So, I have a little perspective along <br />this line. I also have a little problem here in <br />that I have the same dilemma as I did when <br />16 <br />