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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting - November 7, 1980 <br />6. NEW <br />b. W. McMahon continues... <br />.e intent of the tax abatement <br />gislation is to provide a means <br />encourage the redevelopment or <br />habilitation of blighted, deterio- <br />ted or underutilized conditions which <br />der normal circumstances cannot occur. <br />erefore, the conditions necessary to <br />Clare this area an Urban Development <br />ea do not exist as evidenced by the <br />velopment that is presently taking <br />hi summary, we feel that the activity <br />mere is a healthy activity. We certain - <br />1 are pleased that Claeys is in a position <br />t expand their business, but we feel that <br />t is expansion activity would have taken <br />pace, and obviously is in the process of <br />t king place, irrespective to any tax <br />a atement consideration. <br />. Nimtz: The Chair recognizes Jerry Claeys. <br />Mr. Jerry Claeys: I also would like to make <br />a few statements, but I will let our attorney <br />.\4r. Fred Boynton go ahead, then maybe Don <br />C aeys and Gregg Claeys will want to make <br />some comments. <br />. Nimtz: The Chair recognizes Fred Boynton. <br />M-. Boynton: Thank you. The property is <br />1 cated on Taylor Street at the intersection <br />o- South, adjacent to the railroad tracks. <br />T e expansion is taking place on two lots. <br />Y u really can't get any additional area to <br />die south because of the railroad tracks and <br />the rest of the property is bounded by the <br />C aeys building, which has been there for a <br />n ber of years, and also the Housing Project <br />so that there is really no additional space <br />to expand. It is an area that has not been <br />developed recently. When Claeys decided they <br />w,-re going to expand, they had to decide <br />w ether to work through the EDC bond issue, <br />d ask for tax abatement to assist in this <br />p oject or whether they were going to leave <br />10 <br />