No. 0200 declaring industrial expansion urban renewal area to be blighted, approving an urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation payments will be made for Project No. INDIANA R-56

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WHEREAS Redevel investi County Urban R RESOLUTION NO. 200 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION DECLARING THE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION URBAN RENEWAL AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND APPROVING AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RELOCATION PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR PROJECT NO. INDIANA R -56 e City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment has, pursuant to the ent of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, conducted surveys and ions and has thoroughly studied that area in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph, State of Indiana, designated as the Industrial Expansion wal Area which is more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: The ndustrial Expansion Project, Indiana R -56, is located in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, and is desc ibed as follows: Begi ning at the point of intersection of the north right -of -way line of C tter Street and the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street; then a south along the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street to a point 570 feet, more or less, to the north right -of -way line of the ew Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad; thence west on a line parallel to the north right -of -way line of the said Railroad for a di tance of 1,073 feet, more or less, to the west right -of -way line of Kemble Avenue; thence north along the west right -of -way line of Kemble Avenue and its extension, for a distance of 375 feet, more or less, to the north -west right -of -way line of Prairie Avenue; then :e north -east for a distance of 278 feet, more or less, along the nort -west right -o` -way line of Prairie Avenue to the point of inte section of the north -west right -of -way line of Prairie Avenue and he extension of the north right -of -way line of Cotter Street; thence east for a distance of 944 feet, more or less, along the north, right -of -way line of Cotter Street to the intersection of the east right -of -way line of Kendall Street, this point of intersection being the point of beginning. WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being made, it has been found by the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission that the above described area has become blighted to an extent that such blighted condition cannot be corrected by regulatory process, or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, and it has been further found that the public health and welfare would be benefited by the acquisition and redevelopment of such area under the provisions of such Act; and WHEREAS the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plans showing the boundarie of such blighted area, the location of the various parcels of properties, streets a d alleys and other features affecting the acquisition, clearance, replanning, and redev lopment of such area, and indicating the parcels of property to be included in the ac uisition and portions of the area acquired which are to be devoted to streets, arks, playground and other public purposes under the redevelopment plan; and WHEREAS, i of Redevel assistance Governing Renewal P1 Federal Gc City of Sc connection with an application of the City of South Bend Department pment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for financial under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the approval by the ody of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment of an Urban n for the project area involved in such application is required by the ernment before it will enter into a contract for loan or grant with the th Bend Department of Redevelopment under Title I; and -1- R 303 (1)