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7. EW BUSINESS (Contid er Mr. Brownell, the time limit for completion is 120 days. The ime would take it to June 19th probably. r. John R. Kagel, Executive Director, Downtown South Bend Council, dvised of the community's Bicentennial, on July 4th, as we have een designated as one of the few cities, apparently at least in his part of the country, as an official Bicentennial city. The 20 days, which he was just aware of, will put the completion date eyond the Bicentennial date. He thought it would be a shame to elay it too long and believes they will have difficulty in meet - ng that deadline date as it is. The comments with reference to the ossibility of drawing some line items from our contingency, etc., ould be of sufficient background not to delay it. ommissioner Wiggins agreed with Mr. Helmen except that he didn't hink there would be anything we would be prohibited from doing n terms of finding alternate sources to complete the lighting by uthorizing this, as so proposed and constituted today, because e didn't see how we can eliminate any other part, nor see any ay we can get that lighting in without getting additional funds o do it. We can make just as much progress getting additional unds if we give them a proceed order on this basis - -on this hase of it - -as we could by holding the whole thing up. Mr. Fred . Helmen agreed to Commissioner Wiggins' comments, and said unless e find other places to use the money, and if we defer, it may not e finished for years. In referring to Mr. Kagel's comments for he specific deadline date, we will'be living with this for several ears, and just to accommodate the July 4th date - -to him - -was not s important as it is to get it right in the first place. . Brownell said that we do have another very urgent need to get is completed, because our project ends on the 20th of June. r. Karl King, Chairman, River Bend Plaza Advisory Committee, said e would like to offer the importance of this in relation to our entury Center. The downtown will probably be one of the most mportant things. The proper hue is very important to the impor- ance of this Plaza Park project in relation to this city. It is ery important that we do try to find additional funds from another ource. There are possibilities. resident Nimtz asked Mr. King his feeling as to whether there will e large public interest and desire here, and if he felt we can ick up additional funds? Mr. King answered affirmatively, and said e felt that way because we have a commitment of $12 Million on the entury Center, and this is really a part of it. The whole area is o important, and the beauty of the river is the theme of the down - own, and, at night, it could be very pretty and very much used by any of the people. It will be one of the prettiest things in this hole city when it is completed. It will be a beautiful site! - 12