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7. 91 0 ROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd A= 109'SE' #1: No tenants in this project at this time. R -57: We have no tenants in this project at this time. EXT MEETING 'he next meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be at NEXT MEETING, 0:30 a.m., Friday, October 4, 1974, in the Office of the OCTOBER 4, 1974 iepartment of Redevelopment. UESTION AND ANSWER SESSION: Orange Street Improvements: In answer to Mr. Karl King's question on this subject, ORANGE STREET Mr. Lennon advised it appears that the tracks will be IMPROVEMENTS pulled out from the Olive Street all the way down the South Shore tracks, and that is under the Board of Public Works. It was a Model Cities grant. In response to Mr. King's question if there will be any land available for commercial use along Orange Street, Mr. Lennon advised that will be private develop- ment. We are not involved in any relocation costs at all. Under the present right -of -way, they will be ex- panding, he believed, 120 feet with the median strip if at all possible, but that there will not be any relocation costs involved. As to Mr. King's question if we would encourage develop- ment along that area, Mr. Lennon advised that we do and it is zoned such that with the two blocks from that area, they now have 15 acres of land that would be available for light manufacturing and that type of development, and there would definitely be commercial places available. It would be our encouragement on either side of Orange Street. It it. geared right now as residential. It is not geared for industrial for either side. Block 6, R -66: Mr. Marchelewicz asked when that land is put up for BLOCK 6, R -66 bid, if there will be stipulations on that land too- - past use type of thing? Mr. Lennon advised that is the state law. Relating to the 16 acres, there will be some stipulations on it; e.g., there has to be public access to the pedestrian bridges and to the river front. There will be an easement required. - 19 -