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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 />main street and help some of our inner city." <br />We, as real estate investors, would like to see <br />the City keep in mind that we really do need <br />either another TIF district or to help that <br />inner city while we are helping development <br />on outside areas, which I believe is going to <br />be a good thing. Expanding the city limits is <br />a good thing, but let's not forget our inner <br />city and try to perhaps come down, including <br />LaSalle Square or that whole area that's been <br />in trouble, and, not forget them, as well. <br />Mr. King asked if anyone else wanted to <br />speak against Resolution No. 2254. <br />JERRY NIEZGODSKI: 2930 Bonds <br />Avenue, South Bend. I am not certain that <br />you received my... (it was acknowledged that <br />we had) yes, you did. I just want to briefly <br />read, I know you are going to summarize it, <br />but, my letter to President Jones and the rest <br />of the members of the Commission. What we <br />stated is that we enclosed some petitions with <br />signatures opposed to this expansion at this <br />time, and that is very important. We <br />understand the need for South Bend to grow, <br />and we also have seen the deterioration of <br />our inner city neighborhoods. As members of <br />the Redevelopment Commission, we suggest <br />you honor your mission to foster growth and <br />revitalization of all areas of the city, new and <br />old. One way to accomplish this would be to <br />not only extend the airport TIF boundaries <br />northward to include Portage Prairie area, but <br />to also extend them southward to include <br />LaSalle Square and adjacent areas along <br />25 <br />