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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Reschedule4 Regular Meeting - April 13, 1989 6. NEW BWINE55 (Cont.) b. Continued... Recevelcpment Commission supported the idea of a Comprehensive Plan and surported the concept of ongoing input, we in the neighborhood, the WWCRP, and South Bend Heritage decided that we would go forward and support the declaration of the redevelopment area. Tonight we see thE culmination of the completion of that fixst condition, the completion of our Ccuprehensive Development Plan. Our Plan presents thoughtful and creative reccamendations to help revitalize our neighborhood, with principle focus on the arE a 's two commercial districts, at Was.hington and Walnut, and along South Chapin Street. Pam's putting the area map back on the projector. I think evExybody knows where these areas are. We refer to them as Target Area A and B. Taiget Area A is the Washington- Walnut area. It's the small, sort of corner, shaded area, pretty much right in the middle of the map, to the above and left of the R in Residential. Target Area B is the Chapin Street commercial area in the 300 block of South Chapin Street in the lower portion of the map. These are as have for too many years been the location of South Bend's most blatant deterioration, disinvestment, and cr3me. The time has come for our entire community to come together and help transform this area into a safe and desirable place to live, work and visit. We believe that our Plan can help lead the way to positive change so that all segments of the South Bend commnity can participate in Mayor Kernan's goal to Mike South Bend the best city of its size in America by the year 2000. lough the principal specific mmiendations of our Plan relate to the aical development for the area, the tP Board is committed to an aggressive ongoing comprehensive revitalization dram. This program was briefly -10-