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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 />promote economic development. They <br />should have the opportunity to shape a plan <br />that could improve their economic conditions <br />and opportunities. Redrawing the Blackthorn <br />TIF boundary to include the LaSalle Square <br />area is important, but it is only one step. <br />Other resources and initiatives should be <br />brought to bear to develop the LaSalle <br />Square area and other areas suffering from <br />disinvestment should receive the same <br />attention. We should build upon and support <br />the efforts of the many dedicated individuals <br />who are working to ensure equal <br />opportunities for all. <br />Ms. Greene told Mr. Wolfson his time was <br />up. Mr. King allowed Mr. Wolfson to finish <br />his paragraph. <br />MR. WOLFSON: To create an environment <br />in which all children can grow up to realize <br />their full potential and, thereby, enrich the <br />lives of all of us. <br />PENNY HUGHES:1918 Southern View <br />Drive, South Bend. I own a number of rental <br />properties in the city of South Bend and I am <br />here to speak on behalf of real estate <br />investors who have been trying to save the <br />inner city as people have been moving out to <br />suburbia and abandoning their homes. It has <br />been the real estate investors who have been <br />buying up these properties, renovating them <br />and trying to help the inner city stay vibrant. <br />We felt we got quite a kick in the teeth when <br />the City, rather, when the State legislature <br />23 <br />