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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting - May 21, 1993 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) <br />a. continued... <br />definitive reports. Riley renovations, <br />exterior, interior, mechanical, electrical, <br />asbestos —the whole bloody building brought <br />up to standards —total cost: $8,615,000. Not <br />$45,000,000. And not as proposed in terms <br />of demolishing the building and building a <br />new building: $117,000,000. <br />I think that this is the proper forum to discuss <br />this issue because, indeed, you have <br />suggested in your report that you are <br />cooperating with the School City to carry out <br />this. In terms of the site size, your report <br />also says that the School Corporation/City <br />Government attempted to use park and other <br />open space to enable the School Corporation <br />to meet size standards for both Riley High <br />School and Studebaker Elementary School. <br />The fact of the matter is that there would <br />never have been a problem securing a waiver <br />from the State Board of Education. Indeed I <br />was in attendance at the State Board of <br />Education when they granted the waiver. I <br />should tell you that Riley contains, now, <br />about 1380 students. Mishawaka High <br />School, 1550. Mishawaka High School is on <br />a site of 17 acres. Not 25 acres. Now, with <br />the addition of Studebaker Park, we have <br />about 23 or more acres. That's absolutely, <br />ABSOLUTELY, no reason for the acquisition <br />of any property in order to meet the <br />requirements of the State Department of <br />Education in conjunction with Riley High <br />School. <br />-19- <br />