No. 0325 relating to acquisition of property by condemnation IND R-66 Downtown Project (Coffman, Hass, Liss, T.J. Corporation)

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WHEREAS, it ment of Red the Urban R renewal are Bend, India 4 -18 13 -1 14 -1 15 -3 RESOLUTION NO. 325 RESOLUTION RELATING TO ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY CONDEMNATION, IND. R -66, DOWNTOWN PROJECT is deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners of the Depart - !velopment of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in furtherance of !newal Plan, to acquire the following real estate in the urban ( known as Ind. R -66 - Downtown Project, in the City of South La: Owner Louis R. Coffman Paul D. Hass Bert Liss & Etta Liss T. J. Corporation Concurred -In Acquisition Price $ 20,500 197,080 30,096 87,774 WHEREAS, th Department of Redevelopment of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has made an effort to purchase the above described property from the owners, but the Department and said owners have been unable to agree as to the purchase price. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Executive Director cause a notice and final offer in writing to be made to each of the above owners at the respective Concurred- in price, which final offer shall include an invitation to discuss the acquisition of owner's property with the Department of Redevelopment within ten (10) days from mailing and a notification that Eminent Domain proceedings will be ins ituted immediately after said ten (10) day period if agreement cannot be reached on the purchase price within said ten (10) days. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Commissioners of the Department of Redevelop- ment of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that in the event an agreement cannot be r ached on the purchase of the property within ten (10) days after notice of final offer, then the Commissioners do hereby determine that it is necessary that they proceed to acquire the above - described parcels of real estate under the power of Eminent Domain as described by the laws of the State of Indiana (Burns' Indiana Statutes 1963 Replacement, Section 48 -8557) in order to carry out the redevelopment plan, and that the use for which t e real estate is to be acquired is for the public benefit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Commissioners' attorney, Bruce C. Hammerschmi t, is directed to file a complaint after said ten days period in the name of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on behalf of the Department of Redevelopment in the appropriate court of St. Joseph County, Indiana, in order that appraisers be appointed to establish the value of said real estate, pur uant to law. Adopted at i held on Nov( Building, S( Attest: SEAL he Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission mber 6, 1970, in the Office of the Commission, County -City uth Bend, Indiana. CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT 9 Dea J. W' elm, President