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No. 0908 expanding the boundaries of the WWCDA, expanding the allocation area for purposes of TIF, and amending the development plan
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No. 0908 expanding the boundaries of the WWCDA, expanding the allocation area for purposes of TIF, and amending the development plan
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Community Workshop <br />The South Bend Project Initiation Workshop was conducted by the consultant team on May 5, <br />1988. Participants included the project director, key personnel from the consultant team, staff <br />working directly on the assignment, and members of the Study Committee. <br />The purposes of the workshop were to review the overall project objectives, refine the work <br />program, resolve any questions regarding contract interpretations, and establish a firm basis for <br />all participants to work together in completing the assignment. <br />To identify first -hand impressions about the strengths and weaknesses of the Near Westside <br />Neighborhood, a bus tour was given prior to the meeting. While touring, the consultants took <br />field notes of participants' on -site observations and perceptions. In addition, a four -part ques- <br />tionnaire was distributed to each individual at the meeting. <br />In the questionnaire, each participant was asked to: <br />1) identify the five most important issues facing the Near Westside Neighborhood; the de- <br />gree of consensus among group members was assessed; <br />2) identify the one issue he /she thought no one else would mention so that sensitive or <br />otherwise overlooked issues could be elicited; <br />3) identify three major assets of the area for determining strengths to be built upon in the <br />development program; and <br />4) rank the three most important issues facing the area from a master list compiled with <br />participants' review and comment. <br />The results of the questionnaires and the discussion from the workshop were tabulated. The <br />general categories of issues identified are similar to those which emerged during the key person <br />interviews. These categories appear as prioritized by the workshop participants: <br />1. Crime <br />2. Residents' apathy and sense of pessimism /hopelessness <br />3. No capital for projects <br />4. Lack of investment incentives <br />5. Poor perception of community by residents and non - residents <br />6. City administrators' lack of commitment to the area <br />7. Unemployment in the area <br />8. Drug sales and use <br />9. Deterioration of the area's environment <br />10. Need for clean -up and maintenance <br />11. Red - lining by loan agencies <br />12. Harmful effects of zoning ordinances on area <br />13. Small business failings and closings in the area <br />14. Falling property values <br />15. No resident support for education <br />M. Dismal marketability of area <br />Field Reconnaissance Surveys and Analysis <br />The consultant team used base materials prepared by the City and conducted field reconnais- <br />sance surveys to ascertain the land -use relationships and locations of vacant parcels and build- <br />ings within the study area. Also, an urban design analysis and an analysis of land -use conflicts <br />and zoning conflicts were undertaken. The results of these analyses are recorded on a set of <br />0 <br />
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