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South Bend Commission <br />Regular Mee �edevelopment <br />ing -- August 17, 1979 <br />7. <br />Ms. Jeanne Derbeck: When are you going to board up <br />the Odd Fellows Building? <br />Mr. Ellison: The boarding will likely take place <br />next we k. The building isnow vacant, but there <br />are som items that belong to displaeees which have <br />not yet been removed from the building. We have <br />receivei some bids on the Odd Fellows Building, and <br />we are urrently reviewing them. The bids concern <br />the boa ding up of the building It appears that <br />the cost will be under $2,000. We have also <br />consulted with the police and fire departments and <br />the insurance carriers with respect to questions <br />on the manner of securing the building. Currently, <br />they are involved in a consultation process with <br />the sta f to determine how to handle it. <br />Ms. Der eck: Have you heard anything concerning the <br />ads in he papers? <br />Mr. Ell son: I am uncertain if there were any people <br />interes ed in this property in relation to seeing the <br />ads in he papers, but there are five or six people <br />who are interested in rennovating the building. They <br />are cur ently working on their proposals and we are <br />still having discussions with them. I am also <br />uncertain if any of these proposals will be acceptable <br />or not. We are interested in their rennovation ideas, <br />and we would like to see their preliminary plans in <br />relatio to costs, some evidence on how they intend to <br />finance the project, timing, etc. <br />"The Chair announced that a Special Meeting of <br />the South Bend Redevelopment Commission will be on <br />October 10, at 10:30 A.M. to open and review bids <br />concerning demolition and /or rehabilitation of the Odd <br />Fellows Building. The bids will not be awarded at <br />this me ting, rather they will be awarded at the <br />Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment <br />Commission which will be held on October 19, 1979 at <br />10:00 A.M." <br />Mr. Da 4 Anderson: Any progress on buying the remaining <br />propertM in Century Mall? <br />Mr. Butler: No. We have obtained all the necessary <br />condemnation resolutions. It seems that the remaining <br />properties are about to be settled without any problems. <br />We should have all the properties by early October. <br />11 <br />PROGRESS REPORTS AND <br />DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING <br />THE ODD FELLOWS BLDG. <br />ANNOUNCEMENT OF A <br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br />REDEV. COMMISSION TO BE <br />HELD ON OCTOBER 10, 1979 <br />PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE <br />CENTURY MALL PROJECT <br />