Laserfiche WebLink
SOUTH eF <br /> PEA <br /> o `�o <br /> F <br /> � d <br /> SOUTH " � j az BEND <br /> MARCH 2012 1865 <br /> .Mwj, .I ete Xutti jk# r <br /> Calendar of Events A <br /> Dear Neighbor, <br /> Morris Performing Arts <br /> In my second month on the job, good things are happening in the city of March 21 8pm <br /> South Bend. The mayor's office and city departments are working hard Riverdance Returns <br /> to keep up services and respond to questions and concerns from March 25 7pm <br /> residents. Here are some early strides we have made to move South Bend Human Nature <br /> forward: "The Motown Show" <br /> March 31 8pm <br /> • A new clinic to help our veterans will expand in South Bend at the site South Bend Symphony Presents <br /> of the old Gates building, bringing thousands of people to downtown "The Texas Tenors" <br /> South Bend and roughly 100 jobs to the heart of our city. April 7 7:30pm r <br /> • I addressed the South Bend School Board to outline my 5-step plan for r <br /> more city engagement with our education system. I've also met with fA Eddie Griffin and Friends A <br /> Superintendent Dr. Carole Schmidt and visited schools across the city. " Set the House on Fire" <br /> • My office created a Vacant and Abandoned Housing Task Force to April 14 8pm <br /> combat the blight in our neighborhoods. We need to bring John Prine <br /> sustainability and safety to our streets and it starts with these unsafe For more information please contact <br /> houses. A The Morris Performing Arts Center <br /> • The South Bend Fire Department hosted an inspiring change of <br /> Unity Gardens <br /> command ceremony. I would like to congratulate former Fire Chief March 15 6pm <br /> Howard Buchanon for his exemplary service to South Bend and <br /> welcome Fire Chief Stephen Cox to his new leadership role. Maintaining your Garden <br /> • I have met with Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood and our leaders in A March 17 loam <br /> county government to discuss possible ways we can all partner to All about vegetables <br /> benefit the people of our community. March 17 12:30pm <br /> • My office and department leaders started the Mayor's Night In/ Seed Starting for Kids <br /> Mayor's Night Out initiative, which allows residents to talk me and A March 24 10am <br /> department heads about any issue or concern one-on-one. The next Herb Gardening <br /> Mayor's Night Out will be March 28th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. For March 24 12:30pm <br /> more information, please call 574.235.9261. A Life skills and Career Explore <br /> • And last but not least--I responded to multiple emails from a A March 31 10am <br /> 12-year-old boy on the south side who desperately wanted stop signs Introduction to Bee Keeping <br /> at a dangerous intersection outside his home. I'm happy to say that the For more information please contact <br /> intersection of Donrnoyer Avenue and High Street now has afour-way Unity Gardens <br /> stop, thanks to our Traffic and Lighting crews and the City Engineer- 574.3 15.436 1 <br /> ing Division. Near Northwest Neighborhood <br /> until April 1 1 <br /> My office is also determined to launch a 3-1-1 non-emergency phone line Tax Preparation Assistance <br /> for city services by the end of this year. Until that time, if my office can March 10 l Dam <br /> be of service, please call 574.235.9261 at any time. General Meeting <br /> For more information please contact <br /> Sincerel Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. <br /> 574.232.9182 <br /> ?�— —backside <br />