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MEMORANDUM ON MEETING OF COMMISSION <br />WITH URBAN LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES <br />24 October 1962 <br />10 :30 A. M. <br />C <br />Als <br />issioners present: <br />Redevelopment Commission Office <br />129 West Colfax Avenue <br />Mr. James G. Louis, President <br />Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Vice - President <br />Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary <br />Mr. Frank G. Koczan <br />present: <br />Staflf : <br />Mr. Louis N. Wilcox, President of Board of Directors, <br />Urban League <br />Mr. Nelson C. Jackson, Associate Executive Director <br />for Programs of National Urban <br />League <br />Mr. Wm. J. Brown, Executive Director, South Bend Urban <br />League & Hering House <br />Mr. Henry Sucher, Executive Director <br />Mr. Brown by way of summary of the Renewal program stated: <br />Presently there are four projects underway. Many directly concern- <br />ing the minority :population in:this area -.­ _Oneis rehabilitation <br />project which has already been-.approved, Downtown Feasibility Study <br />just now approved... Downtown South Bend Council cooperating. <br />Presently the - .redevelopment of- Chapin Street Project is %getting <br />ready for,execution ... Sample Street Clearance is almost concluded. <br />Trying to highlight needed awareness of problems as far as adjust- <br />ment of minority group families. <br />Jacks on: What have you been able to do in setting up Citizens <br />Advi ory Committee in this area? <br />Sucher: We have revised our thinking on.this problem. Originally <br />we had ten functional committees. These are still continuing when- <br />ever there is a specific problem. However, we have set in motion <br />an.o erall:advisory committee which is what URA wants. Have trouble <br />gettiMy participation. Mayor made appointments including quite a <br />few officials on it. <br />-1- <br />