VA
<br />Cont'd
<br />c.
<br />Southeast Neighborhood Mr.. . Ashe 041. ter
<br />SOUTHEAST -NEIGHBOR-,
<br />advised
<br />they have just had ..a meeting, and that, things
<br />'our.
<br />'HOOD
<br />are in
<br />very good condi,tiqn -6s, I a.r -6s, Ai ai,sonbe_
<br />'neighborhood.:
<br />twee r
<br />the Depa rItment and
<br />c.
<br />B.usiness Relocation, R-66: Mr. Paul E. Becher,
<br />BUSINESS RELOCATION,
<br />Commercial
<br />Rel6cation-Di, ector,,adyised.three claims
<br />R-616
<br />for moving
<br />expenses are before the Commission,today,
<br />totalling.$81,505.25,
<br />which,.includes'pa.yme,nt:.,to'South,Bend
<br />Supply
<br />Company: in- the ;amount, of .$71;511; ',13.
<br />TherE
<br />r Dire6t Loss of .,.Property. or
<br />are no claims for
<br />Small
<br />Business � Disp,lacement There.-a.re ap-m-
<br />' t
<br />P aymen
<br />proximately'15
<br />businesses,at.-this, time; who. have. com--
<br />pletEd
<br />their move, but have, I not 'yet f 1.led; a f i nal",
<br />claim.
<br />The new
<br />relocation handbook received in this office
<br />does
<br />not include .the,ch.apter,for relocation which h-As
<br />iSSUEd
<br />separately. Other- rel-ocati.on payments.may
<br />be issued
<br />under new law. . -Bu*sJ-he ss re, 1 ocation-wil l
<br />be dElayed
<br />further until this .chapteof'the hand,!,
<br />r
<br />book
<br />is released. Mr.. . Becher . advJ sed . the new. I aw
<br />does
<br />substantially increase the relocation payments
<br />for a
<br />high percentage of,the people displaced.
<br />E.
<br />Downtown Rehabilitation Report,.R-66: Mr.
<br />DOWNTOWN-REHABILITATION
<br />Edwir
<br />Baueri Downtown'Rehabilitation Supervisor,
<br />REPORT,* R-66
<br />in his
<br />written'report•advised during the month of
<br />SeptE,ber
<br />the. bui I di ng inspections. -for structures
<br />to bE
<br />reh-abilitated.totalle.d.15; tenant occupancy
<br />of 2E
<br />businesses are aff:e,.,cted,,,-l2 bufldf * ngs ' - surveyed
<br />adja(ent
<br />to the afores aid properties are sl,ated.to
<br />be'dEmolished.'
<br />'
<br />Present-. occupancy, -for 1atter group
<br />totals
<br />five bus:inesses'whozwill have lto relocate.
<br />Phot(graphic
<br />documentation for the 27 buildings is
<br />complete
<br />and photo files have been started for nine
<br />othei
<br />buildings f ront! ng., the -propo;sed downtown mall
<br />This
<br />week marked the completion of f the first building
<br />rehabilitation'
<br />program on Michigan Street-when "Business
<br />Systems,
<br />Inc. "' opened its ,doors for.busi.ness.on Monday,
<br />September
<br />27. ;Alcertificate.of compliance will be'
<br />1SSUE
<br />d to them!upon final completion -of.,minor items by
<br />the general
<br />contractor.• Three, other bufldtngs, 1n .the
<br />immediate
<br />project area are prgressing q I on . Schedule
<br />with
<br />their:reb6_1lding and.reh-abilitation programs..
<br />Individual
<br />conferences were held this week.with three
<br />owne
<br />s'of buildings, with tenant interest totalling ten.
<br />Their
<br />review of. department findings was well received;
<br />however,
<br />each felt that they will have to consult with
<br />thei
<br />individual tenants-for total.participation in a
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