No. 1955 designating/declaring the SSED projectdistrict, approving the SSED project district development plan and determining to create an economic dev project district for purposes of sales TIF

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users developed throughout the corridor spanning from Ironwood to Michigan along Ireland Road. In the late 1990s, another wave of limited ILI development occurred along the corridor with the development of three outlots on the Mall site, the redevelopment of the Brite -Way site (southwest corner of Ireland Road and St. Joseph Street), and the development of the Kerasotes Theater complex on Chippewa Street. As part of the development activity in the late 1990s, an annexation petition was filed with the City to annex 196 acres into the south side of the City. A 60 acre project area, located south of Kern Road on US 31 South, was to proposed to be developed as a new commercial node for the south side. The site was to be anchored by a Wal -Mart, a hotel and other freestanding commercial uses. The annex plan met with opposition from the surrounding property owners and a one year court battle ensued. When the legal fight was over and the property was finally annexed, Wal- Mart and the hotel opted not to develop at that site. With the continued exodus of anchor and in -line tenants from Scottsdale Mall, the loss of the new Wal -Mart development opportunity, and the continued growth of the Grape Road and Main Street Commercial Corridors on the north side of Mishawaka, the south side appeared destined for a further decline of its commercial shopping corridor. In the early part of 2002, several developers presented redevelopment plans for a variety of sites within this development area. To facilitate the long -term planning and development needs within the area, the City designated the South Side Development Area in December 2002. A pending designation of the South Side Economic Development Project District and the designation of a sale tax increment finance allocation area within the district will be key factors in the redevelopment and revitalization of this area. The end goal of this work will be to make the Erskine Hills Shopping District, the South Gateway area and the Michigan & Main Street Commercial Corridor a renewed community asset and help to strengthen the south side as a great place to live, work, play and shop. B. Project District Time Line Circa 1940 Plan for U.S. 20 Bypass on the south side of South Bend. 1954 Plan for shopping center at the NE corner of Miami and Ireland (now known as Broadmoor). The shopping center is to have 17 stores and 450 parking spaces. Hilton Construction Co., Kenneth Woods, South Bend. 13