No. 2016 designating the NNDA, declaring the NNDA to be blighted, approving a development plan and conditions under which relocation payments will be made, and establishing an allocation area for purposes of TIF

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LaSalle Street, was used to build housing for the Irish and French, who arrived in the late 1870's to help construct the campus's monumental academic buildings. As other South Bend neighborhoods were, the Northeast Neighborhood was affected by economic conditions generated by the growth and eventual decline of industry and manufacturing in the twentieth century. Much of the currently - existing housing stock of the Northeast Neighborhood was built during the 1920's and 1930's. However, population shifts occurred with the gradual closure of South Bend's major manufacturing facilities, as income levels diverged and new housing developments appeared in other areas of the city. For those who remained, a tradition of grassroots civic leadership grew out of the need to address safety and welfare concerns voiced by residents. The primary vehicle of neighborhood organization, the Northeast Neighborhood Council (NENC), was founded in 1966, and the associated Northeast Neighborhood Center opened on Notre Dame Avenue in 1968, originally funded by the Federal Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) as a "War on Poverty" initiative. Today the NENC remains an active neighborhood alliance whose members work in various capacities to improve the quality and livability of the neighborhood. The group also interfaces with the wider South Bend community on behalf of residents. For example, the organization has a permanent committee which works with local government on planning and policy issues, and another which promotes positive relations with the administration and off - campus student residents of the University of Notre Dame. This Development Area Plan references recommendations put forth in the 1998 Northeast Neighborhood Strategic Revitalization Plan, an initiative sponsored jointly by the NENC and Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS). The development of the 1998 Plan included a strong research phase in which focus groups, public meetings and surveys were used to identify the concerns and priorities of residents and stakeholders regarding a potential revitalization process. Seven areas of concern emerged and were addressed in the plan: urban design and transportation; housing development; Five Points development; institutional partnerships, code enforcement; parks, open space and community programming; and the Eddy Street corridor. Significant findings of the plan are incorporated herein. B. Project Area Timeline 1842 University of Notre Dame (ND) is founded by Rev. Edward Sorin and the Brothers of the Holy Cross. The area south of campus housing students, faculty and religious becomes known as "Sorinsville" 7