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jEPT. OF REDEVELOPMENT <br />1200 County -City Bldg., Phone 284 -9371 <br />�° .' <br />Redevelopment Commission <br />:... <br />Fred J. Heiman <br />_ JUNE 1, " 1973 President <br />f <br />John E. Chenney <br />1 <br />Vice President <br />Rev. Willie V. Williams <br />Secretary <br />,- <br />B. L. Wade <br />CITY OF SO <br />T H BEND Assistant Secretary <br />Donald A. Wiggins <br />Jerry <br />J. Miller Member <br />Mayo <br />Charles F. Lennon, Jr. <br />Executive Director <br />Roemer, Sweeney, Butler & Simeri <br />Legal Counsel <br />P R E S S R E L E A S E <br />ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY <br />FOR DOWNTOWN RENEWAL PROJECT <br />THE <br />REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE. CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />AN <br />0UNCED TODAY THAT SOUTH BEND WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL <br />$2,000,000.00 <br />FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN <br />DEVELOPMENT <br />FOR THE`CENTRAL DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, <br />INDIANA <br />R -66. -THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION <br />UP <br />TO $14,521,592.00 REPRESENTING THEIR TWO - THIRD'S -SHARE <br />OF <br />THE TOTAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATE ACCEPTED BY THE DEPART — <br />ME <br />T OF HOUSING AND ,URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE $23,554,423.00 <br />IN <br />LUDING THE MALL. <br />MR <br />CHARLES F. LENNON, JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH <br />BE 14D <br />DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, STATED THAT THIS FEDERAL <br />GR <br />NT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY IN UNDER — <br />TA <br />ING THE PLANNING, PROPERTY ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION OF <br />UN <br />AFE STRUCTURES AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN <br />AR <br />A FOR SUCH THINGS AS STREET CONSTRUCTION, WATER AND <br />SEWER <br />LINES A,ND RIVER BEAUTIFICATION. <br />