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1200 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -1830 <br />PHONE 574/235 -9371 <br />FAx 574/235 -9021 <br />TDD 574/ 235 -5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />JEFFREY V. GIBNEY <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />TAX ABATEMENT REPORT <br />TO: SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL <br />FROM: BOB MATHIA <br />SUBJECT: PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT PETITION FOR: <br />LAKE MICHIGAN MAILERS, INC. (JADE ELEPHANT HOLDING, LLC) <br />DATE: February 7, 2008 <br />On February 4, 2008, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration for property located at <br />3445 William Richardson Drive was filed with the City Clerk by Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. Pursuant to <br />Chapter 2, Article 6, Section 2 -84.2 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, this petition was <br />referred to the Department of Community and Economic Development for purposes of investigation and <br />preparation of a report determining whether the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area <br />pursuant to I.C.6 -1.1 -12.1 and whether all zoning requirements have been met. <br />The Department of Community and Economic Development has reviewed the petition (a copy of which is <br />attached), investigated the area, and makes the following report. <br />PROJECT SUMMARY <br />Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. /Jade Elephant Holding, LLC are proposing to develop a 4.75 acre site to <br />include construction of an approximate 13,000 square foot mail assembly and document processing <br />facility. The facility will also serve' as a "hot site" for disaster recovery for Lake Michigan Mailers' <br />document creation and mail assembly operations located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In addition, the site <br />will serve as a sales facility and customer training site for.customers located in northern Indiana. The site <br />is currently owned by Ancon Construction Company, Inc. It will be purchased by Jade Elephant Holding <br />who will in turn lease the site to Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. Lake Michigan Mailers will own the <br />equipment placed on the site. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL & PROGRAM <br />PAMELA C. MEYER DONALD E. INKS MANAGEMENT <br />574/235 -9660 574/235 -9371 ELIZABETH LEONARD <br />FAx: 574/235 -9697 574/235 -9371 <br />