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4. <br />COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd) <br />The President also announced that Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Secre- <br />tary of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, and the new <br />Director of the River Bend Plaza, will be going to St. Louis, <br />Monday, to see a stage design that our consultants and archi- <br />tects from Pittsburgh suggested the Commissioners see, as a <br />possible portable stage design for our Plaza. <br />This announcement was typed as a News Release and copies were <br />given to the News Media. <br />Mr. Ed Soltesz, Chairman, Governmental Coordination Committee <br />of the River Bend Plaza Advisory Committee said he has a <br />question on the stage - -and "I stand to be corrected if I am <br />wrong - -but when Mr. Chenney chaired the Commission meeting, <br />and it is noted in the Minutes of this Board, it was stated <br />we could not afford to have the stage done and that the acti- <br />vities of the people could not be presented. Now, you are <br />sending a member of the Board to St. Louis. If this has <br />been changed, are you agreeing that we do have people down- <br />town and do have a need for some place downtown to have <br />people perform on a stage ?" <br />Commissioner Wiggins said he made the motion, at the meeting <br />to which Mr. Soltesz refers, that we concur in >the design <br />that was provided in the block to be constructed and to also <br />investigate the possibility of a portable stage in the area <br />of Baer's for space provided, or other areas of the Plaza, <br />and have the possibility for that kind of flexibility. Our <br />consultants have found a stage that they think would be suit- <br />able for our needs and we will now take a look at it. If <br />they like it, Commissioner Wiggins said he will take pictures <br />of the stage. There is a possibility that Commissioner Cira <br />will also go with them to St. Louis. Ne said he prefers to <br />look at the 'actual stage rather than schematics. <br />Mr. Soltesz said the meeting Mr. Wiggins is referring to was <br />chaired by Mr. Nimtz, but that he is referring to the meeting <br />that was chaired by Mr. Chenney, in Mr. Nimtz's absence. "I <br />also stated industry in this area would be willing to meet <br />the cost of a particular stage, and it fell on deaf ears. <br />Now you are saying we will be pursuing a stage in the area." <br />President Nimtz said it was always his understanding that we <br />would have some type of a stage down there. <br />Mr. Dan Caesar, WSBT -TV Reporter, said the trip to St. Louis <br />then is just to investigate the stage possibilities and not <br />for any action at this time, and the Chair confirmed the <br />statement. <br />- 5 - <br />