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V. PI.OPOSED CHAPIN STREET CLEARANCE PROJECT The Conanission approved a letter to Mr. John P. McCollum, Regional Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, Chicago, Illinois, asking approval of a project under the 3/4 -1/4 formula which would expedite the building of a 65 -unit low rent housing in the Chapin Street area by the Housing Authority of South Bend. Construction would hinge on the clearance by the Redevelopment Department of a 20 -acre area between this new housing area and the just completed Plaza Apartments. This area is being consider- ed for an elementary school and playground, and perhaps 35 addition- al low rent units. The letter requested that Chicago send a repres ntative to advise the South Bend office in this matter. VI. PROGRES Mr. Sucher reported to the Commission that there have been 1 0 signed option agreements out of the 308 parcels in the Sample Street Project Area — Project No. Indiana R -7. Cf these 160 parcels, we have acquired 98 parcels to dat , which is approximately one -third of the total area. The Co ission approved an acquisition concurrence form Form H -6144 to be submitted to the Housing and Home Finance H -6144 Agency on five (5) parcels. On motion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Louis, Fireproof and unanimously carried, approval was granted for the File purchase of a fireproof file cabinet for $267.20 by Cabinet the Redevelopment Department,.. This -file is to be used by the Bookkeeping Department for the filing of abstracts. Mr. Su her announced that NAHRO's Sixth Working Confer- NAHRO's ence o Urban Renewal will be held April 16 -18 at The Conference Univer iity.of Pittsburgh. VII. D14MOLITION CONTRACT BID OPENING By order of the Redevelopment Commission, Notices of.Invitation for Demolition Bids for the Sample Street Redevelopment Project No. Indiana R -7 in the City of South Bend, Indiana were as follows: One (1) appeared in The South Bend Tribune which notice was printed on the 17th and 24th day of February, 1961. One (1) notice of publication appeared in The Record, newspaper of general circula- tion o South Bend, Indiana, which notice.was. printed on the 17th and 24 h day of February, 1961. In addition thereto, the Redevelop- ment C mmission had a Notice of Invitation for Bids printed in the IM12 6