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9. PRESENTATION TO B. L. WADE,'FORMER REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER (Cont'd Mr. Wade thanked Mayor Miller for the key to the City of South Bend. Mr. Wade said he came to South Bend from St. Paul, Minnesota, and saw a lot of things happen that the Mayor was talking about in urban development, and also Joliet, Illinois. Pr sident Nimtz also called on Mr. Fred J. Helmen, the Honorary Chair - ma of this Commission, who had served the Commission for so many years. Mr Helmen briefly said, "All I'll say is I think the Redevelopment Com- mi sion is operating just as well as when Bob and I were on. It look's go d to I congratulate all of you." Mr Lloyd S. Taylor, a former Director of the Department of Redevelop - me t, asked to briefly thank Bob Wade, as a citizen`. "It was with a great deal of pleasure that I served under Bob Wade, and Bob, I think, brought a tremendous amount of knowledge to this Commission over the years he served on it, but further than that, I think that Bob brought with him to this community a positive attitude that is very much needed.. So many times it seems like good things are given a negative sense and what any community needs is positive people- -like Bob Wade -- saying that we can do this, and then if everybody gets behind it, it gets done. I th nk the community needs to give Bob a big applause for his efforts- - hi positive thinking - -that brought a lot of these things about." Pr sident Nimtz added, "That was very appropriately said." Cake and co fee are being served after the adjournment of the meeting, in honor of Mr. B. L. Wade. 10. NEST COMMISSION MEETING Th next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be at 10 00 a.m., Friday, August 15, 1975, at 10:00 a.m., in the Office of th Department of Redevelopment. 11. ADJOURNMENT Th re being no further discussion, motion was duly made by Mr. Cira fo adjournment, at 11:21 a.m. , executive (SEAL) - 20 - Ao ent