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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting - March 20, 1981 5. PUBLICIHEARING'(continued) Mr. Mc ahon informed the Commission that as of 10:00 a.m. this m rning no written remonstrances with respect to our action were received. Mr. Ni #z recognized and received the various legal notices, public tions, affidavits, and other documents and ordered them e tered -into the record. Mrs. K lata explained that as stated in our Resolution No. 633 of February 2, 1981, the area has become blighted and conditions cannot be corrected by the regulatory process or by crdinary operations of private enterprise as evidenced by its current condition. At the present time, 29% of the land within the boundaries of the Monroe - Sample Development Area i currently vacant. In the last ten years this decline has be En evidenced by significant residential population de- cline. Since 1970 the population of the area has declined 46 %, from 891 to 486, and the number of housing units has de- crease 42 %, from 387 to 225. There are currently 268 structures in the area and approximately 43% of them are defici nt and requiring various amounts of structural repair. The So th Bend Redevelopment Commission and the Redevelop- ment S aff believe that by redeveloping the Monroe - Sample Area, the blighted conditions can be corrected, the land use will be increased, the tax base of the area will be increased, and this will be of benefit to the public health and welfare of the ci izens of South Bend. Mr. Mc ahon stated that all of the items we listed thus far, including Ann's statement with respect to blight, are all items that we have touched on and specifically bring up in order for Redevelopment to become involved in any activity througl this formal declaration process. In addition, there are so e other items that we must address that I would like to bri g up prior to opening of the public hearing. These items reflect some of the actions that we have chosen to take a d recommendations we are making to the Commission. We are recommending some changes as a result of some of the meetin s held with its neighborhood groups and as a result of gen ral discussions of our proposal, all of which I feel are ve y appropriate. We haVE a map which highlights the aspects of the plan which we are bringing forward today. To begin with, the proposed zoningE are indicated by the letters in the dark blue or black lines. The "E" Heavy Industrial zoning is going to remain in place, that is currently what that area south of the Conrail tracks is zoned; there will be "C" Commercial zoning that will run along Michigan Street, as it does today, and also both north and south of the tracks that will run all thE way to Monroe Street and will address the business 9