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deteriorating neighborhood. Essentially, staff hopes that INDOT will attempt to reuse as much of US 3l's current road bed, employ access ramp designs that will gobble up less land compared to the large clover leaf design, and spare as many structures as possible from demolition. HPC staff also hopes INDOT will construct roadways that will attempt to balance respect for what already exists in a location with future hopes for economic benefits and development. For the following reasons, staff finds that Alternative F is a workable alternative for the reconstruction of US 31: 1.) Reuse of most current US 31's right of way; 2.) Will not threaten the RR corridors and possible less intrusive reuse possibilities; 3.) Future development will occur along existing travel right-of-way and not have drastic impact upon county landscapes; 4.) Retains entranceway into the city at Michigan Street, which may allow for possible revival of the South Gateway District. But alternative F is complicated by the presence of several historic structures and two local landmarks. Alternatives G, H & I The following three alternatives, G, H, and I, move US 31 east of Lakeville and further into rural areas of the county. All three enter St. Joseph County just west of Linden Road (a historic barn is located nearby) and would travel diagonally northeast around Riddles Lake and toward Juniper Road. The proposed path comes close to these rated structures: Old Survey Rating Number New Survey Number 11062 ? 11011 141-339-85060 (QA) 11052 C/10 11051 S/11 11050 141-694-85047 Farmhouse & English 141-694-85048 141-694-85046 141-339-85061 Address 20471 Rockstroh Road 67518 Kenilworth Road 19101 Pierce Road 19022 Pierce Road 18518 Pierce Road 18601 Pierce Road 18318 Pierce Road 67475 Kenilworth Road Title Rating Farmhouse & Barn S/11 Residence C/10 Residence C/10 Schoolhouse C/10 Isaac Sells Farmhouse S/11 Sweitzer Barn C/10 Farmhouse & English S/11 Bank Barn S Barn C/10 Style Year V c. 1890 V c. 1890 GrR/V c. 1860 V c. 1910 StV c. 1890 Agri c. 1900 Agri c. 1880/1910 Go Arch c. 1945 Alternative G then follows Juniper north as options H and I continue to the northeast. Option G then curves to the west just south of Roosevelt Road. Between Roosevelt Road and Southlawn Cemetery further north, option G would possibly hook into the existing path of US 31. This alternative would also impact several other historic structures including: 11042 18681 Osborne Road Julia Schafer Farmhouse S/12 StV c. 1875 11041 65620 Oak Road Residence C/10 V c. 1890 08021 62951 Miami Road Residence S/11 V c. 1870 08020 62485 Miami Road Residence S/11 V c. 1900 08036L 63049 Turkey Trail Francis Donahue Farmhouse & Barn 0/13 L It 1861 08030L 19251 Roosevelt Road George Schafer S/12 L QA 1908