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South Bend 'edevelopment Commission Rescheduled Regular Meeting - June 12, 1981 5. PUBLIC GEARING (continued.) I Mrs. G1 ndaRae Hernandez indicated she couldn't under- stand w y the properties on Fellows Street were being added j st because it is being zoned commercial, since she did 't think they were in the plans at first. Mr. McN hon explained that the area was designated for commercial use a few years ago in the Resolution and has not been added in the meantime. Mr. McMahon con- tinued ro explain that since the original plans were brought forward, there had been certain changes made as a result of discussions with property owners and both Mo roe - Sample and Edgewater neighborhood groups to better proceed with the plan. As an example, a commercial designation was proposed for property along Lincoln ay. That has been removed because we felt it would be better for the development of the neighbor- hood if the residential area extended all the way through to the Edgewater neighborhood. We also looked at com- mercial properties along Monroe Street, identified those w ich to date are not primarily utilized commer cially and placed them on our acquisition list to make them av ilable to individuals and developers so that commerc al activities might take place. And, as proposa s come into the office for housing -type activit es, I could see us adding properties to be acquire for single and multi - family housing develop- ment th t we feel would be compatible with the neighborhood. At no p int will we reach the position where everything is locked n and there will be no further activity. Mrs. Hernandez expressed concern that from what Mr. McMahon indicat d, there are people who could still be in danger if someone else comes along and wants the property, even if they do not want to sell the property. She thoGght the idea of the plan was so that people knew what was going to happen In their area. Mr. McMahon explained that it is our desire to reinforce what is in the neighborhood and something of this nature could v ry possibly be considered, but would involve dis- cussions with the neighborhood, Commission, and the de- veloper. Right now we have no intentions of purchasing any pro erty for residential use, but the fact of the matter is there is a very substantial amount of property that stands vacant in the Monroe- Sample area. If it con- tinues to stand vacant for an extended period of time, then th results would not be as beneficial to the neigh- borhood as it would be if someone came and built additional housing. 7