No. 0636 redeclaring the Monroe Sample Development Area to be blighted and approving a development plan

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e 1 i F RESOLUTION NO. 636 FILM NCB, WANDA A. FxOWAK APR 16 2 44 PH to I ST. J S � P H �O 1NDIANA FILED FOR REi ORG RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMIS- SION REDECLARING THE MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission ( "Commission "), governing body of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment ( "Depart- ment") did, on February 6, 1981, adopt Resolution No. 633 declaring the following area to be a blighted area within the meaning of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953 (I.C. 18 -7 -7)( "Act "): A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows, viz: Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of Michigan Street and Monroe Street in said City; thence East, along said Monroe Street centerline, to the cen- terline of Lincolnway East; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to its intersection with the centerline of State Road 23; thence Southwesterly and Westerly along said centerline (being, in part, also known as the centerline of Sample Street) to its intersection with the centerline,of Michigan Street; thence North along said centerline to the place of beginning. WHEREAS, said Resolution No. 633 was reconfirmed by Resolution No. 635, adopted on March 20, 1981; and WHEREAS, it has been found that certain parcels within the Monroe - Sample Development Area should be added to the acquisition list; and WHEREAS, there was presented to this meeting of the Commission for its consideration and approval, a copy of the amended pages of the Monroe - Sample De- velopment Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Development Plan and the conditions under which relocation payments will be made was reviewed and considered at the meeting, and the addi- tions to the acquisition list were considered; and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to add said parcels to the acquisition list and it is therefore necessary to amend the Declaratory Resolution No. 633: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COM- MISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT: 1. That the Monroe - Sample Development Area, which is described in the first "WHEREAS" clause hereof, is blighted and constitutes a menace to the social and economic interest of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants and that it will be of public utility and benefit to acquire such area and redevelop the same under the provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended. 2. The Department of Redevelopment proposes to acquire land and the interests therein within aforementioned boundaries as designated in the Development Plan, as amended, and under the conditions set out therein.