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famous South Bend company still in use in the city. •Ullery Cemetery and Tutt -Stuckey Cemetery The HPC recommended the designation of these pioneer cemeteries in Clay Township to the St. Joseph County Council in June. The County Council approved the designation by ordinance of these sites in August. Centre Township (Van Buskirk) Cemetery The HPC recommended designation of this pioneer cemetery in Centre Township to the County Council in October. The County Council approved the ordinance in December. 1606 West Ewing The owners of this American Foursquare on the southwest side of the city petitioned the HPC for a landmark recommendation. The HPC approved the property as a `Landmark by Resolution" in November. The HPC also recommended the designation of a number of structures still under consideration by local governmental bodies: Riley High School The HPC was asked to consider the designation of this structure on the southeast side of the city by a large group of neighborhood residents and supporters. In June the HPC recommended designation to the Common Council. The issue has yet to be considered by the Council as of this writing. 514 East Indiana Avenue (The Samuel Studebaker House) The owner of this Queen Anne residence petitioned the HPC for landmark status in August. The HPC recommended designation in October; the matter will be considered by ,,the Common Council on January 25, 1993, James Madison School The HPC recommended designation of this structure in November; the Common Council will consider the matter on January 25, 1993. The HPC was also asked to consider the designation of: Studebaker Golf Course A group of concerned citizens asked the HPC to recommend designation of this site to the Common Council. Upon consideration, the HPC voted against such designation by four votes and three abstentions (with two absent). LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS In February the HPC heard a proposal for the designation of a Local_ Historic District on the northwest side of the city. After research and analyses by the HPC, and community input at a public hearing, the HPC judged the area to be inappropriate for designation at the present time because: 1. sufficient support for the proposal had not been demonstrated from property owners; 2. there were not sufficient concentrations of contributing structures within the proposed boundaries and; 3. the proposed area was too large to administer with present staffing. In February the HPC convinced the South Bend Common Council to deny the request of a small group of Lincolnway East Local Historic District .residents to remove themselves from the district. By an 8 to 1 vote the Common Council denied the request of the group to "opt out" because the action would create serious repercussions throughout the historically designated areas of the city and would compromise the commitment by the 4