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<br /> DECEMBER 2011
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<br /> Letter from the Mayor • •
<br /> Reflecting on 15 years of progress •
<br /> Dear Friends and Neighbors, January 144 8pm cENrs.a a
<br /> When I first became Mayor in 1997,Google did not exist as a company,F.W.Woolworth Mike Epps
<br /> still did,and Apple Computers was said to be dying.In South Bend,we had a new College • January 20-21 8pm •
<br /> Football Hall of Fame,but a distressed downtown.Nearly 4 million square feet of obsolete • Sandy Hackett's "Rat Pack" •
<br /> buildings were left over from the Studebaker era,and the city's total reported crimes January 22 3pm a
<br /> exceeded 10,000 annually. • State Ballet of Russia presents "Swan Lake'
<br /> Today,our total annual crimes(6,715)have reached 40-year lows,thanks,in part,to • January 27 8pm •
<br /> community policing,unprecedented technological resources provided to our police officers Glen Campbell "The Goodbye"Tour
<br /> and a commitment to full staffing and more competitive salaries. The last of the Studebaker • January 28 8pm •
<br /> buildings have come down on the campus of our new technology park,Ignition Park,and the • South Bend Symphony Masterworks, "The •
<br /> first private sector building will soon go up near the Transpo operations center,the nation's • Stuff ofLegends"with Guest Artist, Gabriel*
<br /> fast LEED Platinum-certified transit facility. Schlaffer and Viola.
<br /> Our downtown is showing renewed vibrancy with new riverfront condominiums,the • Palais Royale •
<br /> American Trust Place revitalization and the relocation of WNIT Television.Downtown December 31 8pm
<br /> rejuvenation has been a particular focus during my four terms in office,in which we've seen • Tenth Annual New Year's Eve Gala •
<br /> several major expansions(Crowe,Memorial Hospital, South Bend Clinic),historic • Featuring The Tom Milo Big Band •
<br /> restorations(Morris Performing Arts Center,Palais Royale,South Bend Civic Theater), For ticket information 1-800-537-6415
<br /> adaptive reuses(Central High School,Robertson's, Stephenson Mills),and new construction • or visit www.MorrisCenter.org •
<br /> projects(Leighton Plaza,Michigan Street shops,the Transpo bus transfer center,AM • •
<br /> • Downtown South Bend First Fridays •
<br /> General and People Link). • January 6 5pm-9pm •
<br /> I've lost 40 pounds and a mustache,but the community has gained new civic facilities, • New Moves •
<br /> including a new police headquarters,central fire station and two new fire houses,a South Bend Civic Theatre 0
<br /> public-works facility,a refurbished Coveleski Stadium and new homes for the Studebaker • January 20—February 5 •
<br /> National Museum and the Indiana University Civil Rights Heritage Center.A dying • Blue •
<br /> Scottsdale Mall has been replaced by a thriving Erskine Village,while down the street • •
<br /> Erskine Commons operates atop a former landfill—and the public dollars that funded needed• South Bend Symphony Orchestra •
<br /> infrastructure improvements were paid off years ahead of schedule. January 14 3pm a
<br /> Fathers of Modern Symphony at DeBartolo
<br /> Near the beginning of my administration,the National League of Cities awarded South Bend performing Arts Center
<br /> its Gold Award of Municipal Excellence for revitalizing the Near West Side neighborhood, • January 16 7pm •
<br /> including the West Washington Apartments and the Chapin Street Market.At the close of • Martin Luther King Celebration Concert at •
<br /> my tenure,the NLC gave us the same award for the Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization, • •
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<br /> including Eddy Street Commons,neighborhood inll housing,Innovation Park at Notre •
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<br /> Dame and other efforts. •
<br /> • Martin Luther King Day •
<br /> We've had great partnerships with the University of Notre Dame,including on our • Annual Celebration at the •
<br /> fast-in-the-world CSOnet;the Chamber of Commerce with our joint Business Growth Century Center and
<br /> Initiative;the private sector with the creation of Metronet,Downtown South Bend and the • March from County-City •
<br /> Green Ribbon Commission;the Salvation Army with the Kroc Community Center;and with • Building January 16,2012 •
<br /> residents in adopting City Plan,a 20-year comprehensive plan. • •
<br /> Today, South Bend is a Cool City,committed to reducing the causes of global warming; • Howard Park Ice Rink is Now Open!
<br /> a Preserve America Community,honoring and restoring its architectural heritage; a • Adults$6 and children$5, skate rental is •
<br /> Bicycle Friendly Community,with a growing riverwalk,trail and lane system; and an available for$3 per pair,per session. a
<br /> All-America City,recognized for outstanding civic alliances to address community • Children 5 and under are admitted free. •
<br /> challenges. This is the spirit that will help South Bend to continue to grow and thrive.As • Public skating sessions: •
<br /> I pass the baton to Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Jan. 1,2012,I am deeply grateful for the Monday-Thursday: 3pm-5:30pm
<br /> dedicated team of city workers that has accomplished so much,for the vibrant partnerships • Friday: 3pm-5:30pm&7pm-10pm •
<br /> we have formed and for the countless volunteers who have enriched our community.It has • Saturday: 10am-12pm, 1pm-3:30pm, •
<br /> been an honor to serve as your mayor. Thank you. • 4pm-6pm, &7pm-9pm •
<br /> Sincerely, For more information call 235-9451 a
<br /> af�.W� Visit our websiteatwww.SouthBendlN.gov • or visitwww.sbpark.org •
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