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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular eting January 2, 1980 <br />4. COMMUNICATIONS <br />a. Letter from T. Brooks Brademas, wit <br />T to the General Services <br />Ellison: Mr. Chairman, as you may <br />call, at the Commission's last regular <br />meeting in December, Mr. Brademas appeared and <br />ring the course of that meeting verbally suggested <br />method of saving the Odd Fellows Building which <br />uld essentially provide for about 40,000 sq. ft. <br />of it to be leased to GSA. Mr. Brademas represented <br />t at he had a major tenant for the first floor and <br />r the ninth and tenth floors. He appeared to be <br />trying to respond to Commissioner Auburn's question. <br />E-iring the course of that meeting, I went to great <br />1 ngth to try to indicate the status of the GSA <br />b ilding relative to the bus lot, and indicated that <br />wing GSA lease space in a renovated Odd Fellows <br />b ilding was not a very good idea. As a result of <br />t at meeting and a re -check of Mr. Brademas' investors <br />wrote the following letter: <br />(Mr. Ellison read the letter to everyone present) <br />21, 1979 <br />t. F. Jay Ni.mtz, Pnelsident <br />Guth Bend Redeve.eopment Comm bszion <br />to Ducomb.. N-imtz, 9 Ducomb <br />11 Cot4ax Avenue <br />)uth Bend, Indiana <br />Jay: <br />am wt&Wng to you at this time negatcd%ng oun pneviouts <br />.vpozae to have the GenvLae Se,%vice�s Admin.irsttiati.on <br />wsidetc nenti.ng the 40,000 sq. 4t. o4 o44ce space <br />at eoued be made avaitabte in the &enovated Odd <br />ttow,s Buitdi,ng. <br />e Aati.onaee 4otc this ptcaposae was two -4otd. Fitust, <br />wowed ptcov ide the needed space at a cost z avings to <br />e taxpayett o f 6i,ve to six dottau a squatce Joot. <br />condey, it wowed have been an immediate answetc to the <br />neeAn,s naized by some membetvs o6 the Comm. zzion, <br />incipatty Commizz onetc Aubutcn, as to the Jinanci.ae <br />ab.i,P..i t y o4 v uA ptco poz a2. <br />-2- <br />LETTER FROM T. BROOKS <br />BRADEMAS WITHDRAWING <br />PROPOSAL TO LEASE <br />SPACE WITHIN THE ODD <br />FELLOWS BUILDING TO <br />GENERAL SERVICES <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />