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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - July 15, 1994 5. OLD BUSINESS (Cont.) Bend. What is important is what each of us has done because of our differing viewpoints. In my case, I have spent the last 24 years going coast to coast trying to talk to corporations, employers, and investors in bringing their money to South Bend. And we've had quite a few successes. In fact, in my opinion, we are the envy of many similar -sized cities around the country. The reason I know that is because they come out here to see how we have done it —which is the first and most sincere form of flattery you can have. And it's because of our resources, because of the work ethic of our people, because of the atmosphere in this community —which I happen to be on the side that says it's great, it's not going JL down the tube like some other people have indicated. Going forward, I have promised the community —in essence, I've pledged to the other principles —that I will continue to work to try to raise money for South Bend and "bring the money to South Bend." During that 24 year period, I've witnessed controversies, many different controversies, starting with the controversy over the planning on the Century Center during the Lloyd Allen administration. Jack Colwell, I think, wrote a pretty good article about a week ago which outlines all those points, which I'm sure you are aware of. The essential ingredient of all of those controversies, in my viewpoint, is that they always stayed at home. They were always kept within this environment. And while we disagreed, we eventually ended up doing something. It (the disagreement) was only known to those of us living here. What is different about this current situation is that you have written hundreds of letters to potential investors in our