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LINCOLNWAY EAST LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT - <br />UPDATE <br />The matter of the proposed bill to change the boundaries of.the <br />LWE LHD has been resolved. The South Bend Common Council voted on <br />February 10,' 1992 to deny the request by the owners east of Leer <br />Street to be removed from the District.. <br />In my discussion with the Council's Zoning Committee that <br />afternoon, it became apparent that they were satisfied that we <br />had demonstrated that Local Historic District owners had the <br />power to change standards when so desired by a majority. This <br />flexibility is an attractive feature of District standards to <br />Council members; it may help us persuade them i,n the future that <br />Districts can preserve significant groups -of structures "into <br />perpetuity" while providing for changing property owner needs. <br />It also is an additional warning against adding in any way to the <br />perception that the HPC is "imposing" historic districts on the <br />community or regulating undemocratically. <br />