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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Me ting - March 20, 1981 <br />5. PUBLICIHEARING (continued) <br />I sense that the majority are extremely concerned about <br />the amount that will be offered them for their properties <br />and tho amount they can get in relocation benefits. I <br />sense that the majority still worry about finding some- <br />thing they can be satisfied with and afford. I think the <br />genera sense is that there is no way the amounts to be <br />offere can put someone back in a position of a paid -for <br />home with manageable taxes.. There's no way the govern- <br />ment can compensate for the years of memories that will <br />be plowed under by the bulldozers. There's just no way <br />this plan can be justified as benefitting our low- income <br />people who must relocate. We really wonder if all this <br />displa ement is truly necessary. We do sense that it <br />has be ome inevitable, but we wonder if it isn't possi- <br />ble to find a way to save some more homes. <br />For over a year, people have been in limbo wondering <br />who would have to go and who might be allowed to stay. <br />No one knew whether to fix up or leave alone needed re- <br />pairs and now we are reading the strong message that <br />this Pr oject is bound to proceed in one form or another. <br />So sin e we are not happy with being in limbo, we are <br />glad t e plan does remove that. <br />The plan also promises those of us who are left that we <br />can fil2ally have access to the city's rehabilitation monies. <br />We are in favor of this, although we have some concerns <br />about now many of us will fall between the cracks and still <br />not qualify under any of the programs. We are promised <br />infill housing, and this we are anxiously waiting for. <br />However, we do wonder if the promise will be backed up <br />with vigorous, creative energy, or if it is just so much <br />wishful thinking. <br />We still have difficulty understanding the rationale of <br />this whole project, especially as it addresses the prob- <br />lems of low and moderate income people. We suspect that <br />it is being carried forward to benefit businesses more <br />than residents, but only time will tell. <br />As we Look into the future, we are also concerned about <br />what might happen to our property values and taxes. If <br />there is a sudden, large leap forward rather than a slower <br />steady growth rate, those of us who remain could also find <br />oursel es displaced by this process, i.e., after all these <br />years tinding ourselves unable to afford our own homes. <br />12 <br />
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