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South Bend I Redevelopment Commission Regular Meoting - October 28, 1988 to te# everything down. The vote was a show of har4s with no actual count taken. Mr. Do oho asked if Mr. Newbill and his supporters could be notified when the WWCRP was plzTTdM to present their recommendations to the Commission so that they could be present. at the same meeting. Mrs. Kolata responqed that she would see that they were Mr. Do oho asked if the vote that the committee took was binding on the committee. Mrs. Yolata. responded that she did not know if the vote was binding. The desire of the Comnis ion was for the neighborhood to come to a consensus before bringing their reco=ndations to the Commission. The purpose of the study was to pull together the necessary information and make r TSeentions that the group could agree on. oted that there does not seem to be thament yet. Mr. Ne ill explained that there are 19 of the committee. The night that the vote was taken, only five representatives of the con munity at large attended. This indicated to the committee that there was a lack of interest. Mr. Newbill stated that many are elderly or work evenings and others were just disenchanted with the group and saw no point in attending. Ms. Auburn outlined the Commission's dilemma. The Commission pledged to wait for the nei rhood to develop a plan on which they coald agree. If the Commission would then avezride that plan, the committee would questio the Commission's actions. Back in the 170 the community could not agree on a plan, so nothing was done. It looks like the same sAuation is developing. Mr. Ne ill stated that there is a difference of opinion between the owners of the historical homes, who do not want any coamierc al development in the area, and the -11-