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South Bend R development Commission Regular Meet ng - December 7, 1979 6. NEW BUS b. continued... Mr , Robinson made a motion to approve Change Order No. 1, with Charles Brown Maintenance Co., Inc. for no change in the contract price, at the address of 236 East Haney Street, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried. c. Tax Oatement RequeSt'relative to An area cOITmohly referred to a 1007 East'Sample Street. DELAYED DECISION Mr. Ellison: The staff would appreciate it if the Chair ON TAX ABATEMENT would recognize Mr. Ernest Szarwark, an Attorney who is REQUEST FOR AN here recognizing the petitioners. AREA REFERRED TO AS 1007 E. SAMPLE Mr. imtz: The Chair will recognize Mr. Ernest Szarwark. Mr. zarwark: I am here today to seek your support for a requ st for a tax abatement for a parcel of land at the orner of Lincolnway East and Sample Street. I am sure you re familiar with this piece of property. Currently, ther is a burned out structure on the property and it is an e esore to the area a. (Mr. Szarwark distributed pictures of the site). The land in question is located within the Sou east neighborhoods which is a troubled area, an area refe red to as blighted in the Southeast Planning Profile. My c Tents want to build a new facility on that parcel to expand their business. They plan to provide five new jobs, with an increase in the payroll of approximately $100,000 over the next few years. Mr. Robinson: Could you tell us the name of your client? Mr. Szarwark: Certainly, I am representing the Trane Comp y, a company concerned with heating and air cond tioning. Mr. ira: I have some questions about abatement being necessary for that property. It seems to me that's a pretty desirable location, it is near Miami Street and across from Ro 's and Shoemaker's company. I think somebody would even ually build there without a tax abatement. Mr. Szarwark: All I can say is that no one has wanted that property to date. I'd like to repeat that it is in a troubled neighborhood and people might be afraid of fires--like what happened at South Bend Toy and the building on the property now. Mr. obinson: Aren't you going to need permission from the State for urb cuts? Don't you think that will be a problem?