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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting March 20, 1981 5. PUBLICIHEARING (continued) alleys in the area south of Bronson, as shown on the map, will be vacated in the replanning process. In addition to those changes, and I would like to point out to the Commission that we have formalized them in an attachment to the Resolution that you will consider, it would be proper at this time to identify some of the procedures with r spect to relocation and acquisition. Mrs. K lata mentioned that originally plans called for Carrot Street to be closed and now it is recommended that Carroll Street remain open at the intersection with Monroe. Mr. McMahon explained that at this time the Department felt that that approach was appropriate. Should the development in that area happen in such a manner that we feel it is to our advantage to close it, we would come back at a later date to take action on it. Mrs. K lata continued by saying that some of the items she would mention at this time are not up for formal action by the Commission at this point, but will be taken nto consideration and will be acted upon prior to any purchase offers being made for land in the area. In the future the Commission will adopt a Determination of Just Compensation, which is a technical term for de- termin ng what the fair market value is of all properties that will be acquired. There will be a statement of how that value was arrived at and that basically what we are saying is that we have had professional appraisals done on the properties that we are to acquire, that different approaches to appraising property are used in that appraisal, and that the Commission and the Department of Redevelopment will provide residents of the area who are being cislocated with information covering relocation advisory assistance and services and payments for which the occupant may be eligible. The Department of Rede- velopm nt will assist in relocating displaced families, indivi uals, and businesses in purchasing or renting a comparable dwelling of their choice within their financial means. We have an obligation that replacement housinc be decent, safe, and sanitary, and we will try, to the extent possible, to locate displaced persons in the neighborhood of their choice, which is reasonably accessible to their place of employment or potential place Of employment. D