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South Ben Redevelopment Commission Regular M eting - November 7, 1980 6. NEW b. W. Nimtz continues.... ter we turned down Mossberg's and the City Council went ahead and then ATE got written up in the newspaper. I was pleased when you bought the p operty there because I knew we hadn't b en getting rent on it for a long time. . J. Claeys: The whole area was really ing to pot, and it reflected upon the using project around there, and I can 11 you that Jess Dickenson told me after bought it that he was real pleased be- use he thought maybe this might help the using project get to work and improve the using project. . Nimtz: Let me ask this. Have the gulations been changed where it said the project was started you weren't igible. Butler: The law does not state a tax a atement cannot be granted after work has ccnnenced or after a building permit has been issued. Basically, I think it is a p licy decision that had been made at the time the Department Staff and the Common Ccuncil Committee were working on the p ocedures and policies for the program last January and February. So that is a policy determination. It is within t e Ordinance. M . McMahon: No, I can say that it is n t. If I might expand a little bit. We think that everything the Claeys are doing is great for the neighborhood. We think it is fantastic that their business is in a p sition that they can expand. There is absolutely no question that this is really a step up and it certainly has a benefit to the general area. There is no question that everything that Mr. Claeys stated is true and we recognize that. The whole question of tax a atement and the purpose of the statute, and something that I think the Council as well is ccming to grips with at this point, is the 13