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7. PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd Conrad Damian, Neighborhood /City Liaison Worker for the Southeast Side PAC, requested the Commission go on record that the City Council take it out of Committee and set it up for public hearing. Take these proposals up with and to the people and set them up for the Southeast Side, SE #l, residents. Mr. Lennon said this proposal came out of the neighbor- hood meeting and the people asked to be heard. When the Senior Citizens project fell through, they felt it is important to make this proposal and have it submitted to the Common Council and that the $313,000 be allocated from the current Revenue Sharing funds to be used in rehabilitation, demolition and relocation this year. They did not want it set aside for some other use. This is the proposal at least for this year, and for the other two years, the money to complete the project would be from whatever sources may be avail - able - -if community development becomes available or some other source. They are mainly requesting the $313,000 should be allocated to the Southeast side- - at least that amount of money- -and it not be used for developing other types of programs that the City Council or city administration may propose to do. They are re- questing approval of this - -a request from the people. Mr: Don A.Wiggins said this area has been of some concern to this Commission for a long period of time. We have expended a great deal of effort, money, planning, surveys, etc. We camep with project suggested by HUD for the area; HUD then advised to change to other type of funding; then the rules were changed to NDP type of program and we put that together; changed again by HUD; and later came back as the project we now have with the boundaries and met with groups and spent considerable amount of time. For the Federal Government to fund at this time the staff in this department has packaged a proposal for the City Council and it is now gathering dust in the Committee. There is no other place to go for money. For immediate action, the City Council has it within their power and within gheir grasp to do something for the Southeast side. We have the proposals before them. We would appreciate the news media and press to bring this before the public and have them fully aware of the problem and with your help we perhaps can get the type of support and action we need. Mr. Lennon advised one phase of Southeast rehabilitation of homes would be to sustain rehabilitation. We have proposed the block program of housing and it includes this type of project for the stabilization of the neighbor- hood. The Commission has given endorsement prior on the $60 Million Dollar Housing Program which will help families in the county and Mishawaka, as well as South Bend. - 13 -