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RESOLUTION NO. 641
<br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
<br />COMMISSION RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO.
<br />636 WITH RESPECT TO THE MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT
<br />AREA, REDECLARING THE MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT
<br />AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT
<br />PLAN.
<br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment has, pursuant
<br />to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (the "Act),
<br />conducted surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied that area in
<br />the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, hereby designated
<br />as the Monroe - Sample Development Area which is more particularly described by
<br />a line drawn as follows:.
<br />A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend,
<br />Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and being
<br />more particularly described as follows, viz:
<br />Beginning at the intersection of the centerlines of.Michigan
<br />Street and Monroe Street in said City; thence East, along
<br />said Monroe Street centerline, to the centerline of Lincoln -
<br />way East; thence Southeasterly along said centerline to its
<br />intersection with the centerline of State Road 23; thence
<br />Southwesterly and Westerly along said centerline (being, in
<br />part, also known as the centerline of Sample Street) to its
<br />intersection with the centerline of Michigan Street; thence
<br />North along said centerline to the place of beginning.
<br />WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has
<br />been found by the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission that the above
<br />described area has become blighted to an extent that such blighted conditions
<br />cannot be corrected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of
<br />private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Act, and it has
<br />been further found that the public health and welfare would be benefitted by
<br />acquisition in and redevelopment of such area under the provisions of the Act;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plats show-
<br />ing the boundaries of such blighted area, the location of the various parcels
<br />of properties, streets and alleys and other features affecting the acquisition,
<br />clearance, replatting, replanning, rezoning and redevelopment of such area, and
<br />indicating the parcels of property to be included or excluded in the acquisition
<br />and portions of the area to be acquired which are to be devoted to streets, alleys,
<br />levees, sewerage, parks, playground and other public purposes under the redevelop-
<br />ment plan; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commissioners did, on February 2, 1981, adopt Declaratory
<br />Resolution No. 633, confirmed by Resolution No. 635, adopted on March 20, 1981;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commissioners did, on April 16, 1981, adopt Declaratory
<br />Resolution No. 636 redeclaring, among other things, the Monroe - Sample Development
<br />Area to be blighted and approving a Development Plan and adding additional parcels
<br />to the Acquition list; and
<br />WHEREAS, as required by law, the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission
<br />and the South Bend Common Council have considered and approved said Resolution
<br />No. 636 and the Development Plan, and, subsequently, the Commissioners did,.on
<br />June 12, 1981, hold a public hearing for the purpose of presenting said Reso-
<br />lution No. 636 and to hear and consider remonstrances concerning said resolution;
<br />and
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