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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting — August 28, 2012 <br />2. NEW 13USINESS <br />A. South Side Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />the traffic is pushed onto Ireland then <br />to Michigan. How do residents feel <br />about being cut off from Ireland by <br />the cul -de -sacs? If people want to <br />direct the traffic onto Ireland Road, <br />they would have to accept the fact <br />that they will also be cut off from <br />using the Ireland/Fellows <br />intersection. <br />• Gentleman has timed all the <br />intersections near Fellows and <br />Ireland. He believes no one will use <br />them more than once because they <br />would have s6' lop" a wait there. <br />• Woman asks why Mr. Durr favors <br />Option D. Mr. Durr responded that it <br />returns the neighborhood to the <br />neighborhood by reducing the traffic <br />on Fellows and Chippewa, it <br />addresses the drainage issues, <br />provides a two lane road with an <br />option to still go down Ireland Road, <br />and improves the Ireland/Fellows <br />intersection. The plan takes the best <br />of each alternative. Residents who <br />desire to relocate still have the option <br />to do so and we focus in those areas <br />for the property acquisition. It seems <br />like everyone gets what they want. <br />0 Gentleman favors Option D because <br />it addresses the serious issues. <br />Believes the do- nothing option is <br />negligent and Oangerous. <br />P Gentleman asks why U.S. 31 is <br />closing south of the bypass. Mr. Durr <br />explained that they are trying to make <br />11 <br />