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South Ben Redevelopment Commmission Special M eting - June 12, 1980 6. NEW BUSINESS b. continued... . Szarwark continues... ting that one problem it had was a rge number of vacancies both in terms 42 vacant structures and 120 vacant rcels of real estate located within nsus tract 17. The report futher nt on to state that vacant properties e (I am quoting here) "perhaps the st significant land uses in the entire ighborhood More recent Polk data s a tendency to rate neighborhoods on basis of a 1 - 4 scale. The four being e best possible area. In the Polk ting the particular portion of area which we are located, came out with 1 rating, which indicated a very troubled ighborhood. They also noted that there re a decline in commercial units, and increase in vacancies within this area. you take a look at the pictures that we ve passed around you can see that ecifically, just between the very small ea along Sample Street where we are cated, looking north to the right of ssberg's there is an empty building d to the left there is a service station at had apparently been abandoned and nverted to a retail outlet which is now osed. To the left there is a "junk rd" actually a demolition company. rectly in back of Mossberg's across tt Street there is a lot that is now ing rented for used trucks and vehicles ich are apparently in delapidated ndition. In other words, if you look the broad neighborhood, you will see at it is one that is severely troubled. st year this Commission and the City uncil determined that two pieces of al estate within a five block radius re entitled to tax abatement. I lieve that one of the pieces of real tate was the South Bend Toy Company. question is that, do we look at the rcel of real estate that Mossberg owns, do we look at the neighborhood. I would y that you ought to look at the neighborhood, herwise, we are going to be saying that O