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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -October 20, 2006 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />E. Airport Economic Development Area <br />continue ... <br />As a South Bend Common Council member, <br />particularly in the 2nd District, my <br />responsibility to my constituents is to look at <br />what is happening in the 2nd District. You all <br />know LaSalle Square was once quite a <br />thriving commercial center where we had <br />Target, Krogers and all kinds of things <br />neighbors could just walk to. I live close <br />enough that that's where I did most of my, <br />quite frankly. It was very sad that as <br />businesses left that area, as it's sad any time <br />anything leaves South Bendwe all kind of <br />grieve. So all we're trying to do is take a <br />look at supporting the Administration, <br />supporting Redevelopment, supporting any <br />entity that's trying to do something to spur <br />and stimulate economic development in the <br />city. We just see this as an opportunity to <br />make this additional use of what's happening <br />at Blackthorn and the airport, which we think <br />is wonderful. It's great. We want to just <br />expand it inside to include LaSalle Square <br />because we think this would be a good use of <br />those funds for economic development. <br />I just want to make sure that Karl and <br />Marcia, the whole Commission, and these <br />young men in particular, I really appreciate <br />it. Of course we're going to continue to <br />work on this and tweak. Thanks, Don Inks. <br />We're all in this together. <br />Today I did go ahead and submit a plan that <br />was put together as requested. We're all so <br />busy, I didn't want it to get lost somewhere. <br />So, it's in there now. We'll continue <br />21 <br />