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sch <br />Red <br />This <br />Sess <br />F Z <br />repo <br />woul <br />work <br />advi <br />cont <br />son <br />The <br />work <br />Auth <br />stre <br />be d <br />Zack <br />mum <br />page <br />PROGRESS REPORTS <br />a. Central Downtown Urban:Renewal Project,1R -66 <br />1) Construction Schedule: The weekly construction CONSTRUCTION <br />ule for the River Bend Plaza was included in the packets -- SCHEDULE, R -66 <br />elopment Commissioners and news media as well. <br />item was discussed at great length in the Executive <br />on of this meeting with the public present Mr. James <br />ckrocki, representative for The Hickey Company, gave a <br />t on the construction and the remaining work. As it <br />incur additional costs to delay some of the remaining <br />(as it affects Change Order No. 11), it was deemed <br />able to put up with some of the inconveniences and <br />nue the construction work on the north side of Jeffer- <br />oulevard and reroute pedestrian and vehicular traffic. <br />urbs and sidewalk would be poured. The underground <br />is to be done. The delay is the subcontractors. <br />rization was given to work on the north side of the <br />t through the week of the festivities - -no work is to <br />ne on the south side. President Helmen advised Mr. <br />ocki to proceed as quickly as possible, with the mini - <br />mount of barricades and as little pedestrian flow stop - <br />as possible. <br />The base for "THE CONTINUOUS YOU" will be placed in when the <br />tree is moved and the sculpture will not be delivered for <br />another month. President Helmen and Mr. Lennon instructed <br />this work not be started until after the grand opening week. <br />Mr. an Akin, our site project engineer with Clyde E. Williams <br />& As ociates, advised the ivy is being planted by Exterior <br />Desi n and the trees will be planted on Jefferson and LaSalle. <br />2) River Bend Plaza Schedule and Activities: Mr. Louis <br />N. Wilcox, Director of the River Bend Plaza Authority Office, <br />advi ed the Grand Opening activities are as planned. A <br />comp ete program will be available no later than Saturday <br />morn ng - -an update on the activities from Monday through <br />July 6th. The opening ceremony will be at 2:00 p.m., June <br />30, at the corner of St. Joseph and Jefferson Boulevard. In- <br />vitations have been mailed and a platform will be there for <br />the nvited guests. <br />Mr. ilcox said he would like to go on record that the news <br />mediz has been generally superlative. Of his 28 years in <br />Sout Bend personally, no other situation can meet the com- <br />pari on for the enthusiasm and support we have been receiving <br />not cnly through the news media, but overall and this under- <br />take g will put South Bend in the forefront. <br />Rev. Willie V. Williams had been asked and accepted to give <br />the invocation service, at the Grand Opening of the River <br />Bend Plaza, Sunday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m. This will be <br />on t e corner of St. Jospeh and Jefferson Boulevard-- by.the <br />flag poles -- just east of the St. Joseph Bank & Trust Company, <br />to g ve a panoramic view of the area. <br />- 11 - <br />RIVER BEND PLAZA <br />SCHEDULE AND ACTI- <br />VITIES <br />