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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Inclusion Workshop. That will bring together a lot of different perspectives of the <br /> neighborhood. That is next Saturday,August 18th,2018 at the Civil Rights Heritage Center <br /> from 9:00 a.m.until 1:00 p.m.It will be a workshop lead by Eric Love. It is free to residents <br /> here on the Near West Side and Kennedy Park. We hope it helps increase the <br /> communication.The Neighborhoods Resource Connection has given a grant of$1,000 that <br /> will help do things for free. <br /> -St. Augustine's is a historic black church located on the West Side. <br /> -Royal Adhesive and Sealant is a multimillion dollar international company located right <br /> here in South Bend. <br /> Rail Road Crossing at Meade/Bendix <br /> -The neighbors have been complaining about this railroad track for a while. Residents have <br /> said it messes up their cars. This crossing has been an expressed priority for paving and is <br /> hoping to be paved in the near future. <br /> -There has been some confusion and discussion about who is responsible for the litter along <br /> the tracks. <br /> Linden(Kaley to Chicago) <br /> -Sharon Banicki, 3822 Ford Street, stated, Back here is Beck's Lake. It is all green right <br /> now but during the winter, this is a manmade landfill. There are appliances, furniture, <br /> probably dead bodies back there. It needs to be cleaned. It looks nice but it is all illegal <br /> dumping. We need to do something. <br /> West Washington(Chicago to Kaley) <br /> -Stacy Odom, 212 South Iowa Street, stated, In the 1940s when black people moved to <br /> South Bend, they weren't allow to live anywhere but the lake. And the reason they called <br /> it a lake is because it was literally a lake. It was a dump and a lake. They filled it in so black <br /> people could live there. A few years ago,the City of South Bend came through and thought <br /> it would be a good idea to take all the homes from Falcon to Meade and turn them into a <br /> soccer field/sports stadium and condominium. So ever since then, we have been fighting <br /> to keep this land. I created Odom's Developmental Corporation. We have been acquiring <br /> empty lots so we can build. We are getting funding and volunteers so we can keep legacy <br /> residents in the area and eliminate gentrification. <br /> Western(Kaley to Summit) <br /> -Many businesses have been here for a while but there has been a change. The City made <br /> access to fagade grants and it made a big difference. <br /> -Harrison Primary is on Western. <br /> -Munchie Marts and Dollar Stores have been a source of litter. <br /> Western(Mayflower to Olive) <br /> -There are also many auto care stores on Western.It is not to speak ill of the whole industry, <br /> but they tend to take advantage of the lack of income and poor credit. The car is the most <br /> important thing to get to work and there needs to be a place to fix it. There is a need for <br /> more intentional development. <br /> Western(Olive to Chapin) <br /> -Munchie Marts actually price gauge. At the counter you kind of negotiate your price. <br /> Sometimes it can be five dollars ($5) for a gallon of milk. <br /> -Councilmember Karen White has spearheaded an initiative called Not In Our Community <br /> to focus on the illegal sale of synthetic marijuana. It's goal is to hold these Munchie Marts <br /> accountable for selling this substance.The Council just passed an ordinance to address this. <br /> -Pentecostal Church, the KROC Center, the Elks Lodge are just a few jewels on the West <br /> Side. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building I227W.Jefferson BvIdI South Bend,Indiana 46601 p574.235.9221 f574.235.91731TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov <br /> 6 <br />