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n o , I IT01 if I i A� I I TT 0 0 Since July 2002 the former Oliver Plow Works site has undergone a significant physical transform- ation. It was at that time that demolition of 36 buildings containing — 1,000,000 square feet of obsolete factory buildings began. On July 11, 2002 Mayor Stephen J. Luecke began demo- lition of the administration building exposing a time capsule that Oliver Corporation had placed in the wall in 1968. With the assistance of Councilman Sean Coleman, the time capsule was opened, revealing various articles that spelled out the company's hope for the future. Sadly, manufacturing on site ceased less than twenty years after that time Capsule was laid. Proje Oliver Plow and South B Stamping acquired for In September 2002 the City held "Oliver. A Day for Memories" in conjunction with the Northern Indiana Center for History, to celebrate workers of the former Oliver and White Farm operations. Over fifty former employees took part in the event that included formal presentations of Oliver's history and the City's plans for the site, presentations of historical materials from the time capsule to the museum and a tour of the old factory grounds. The event gave people who once had close ties with the factory a chance to make one past visit to see the plant. Demolition continued through 2002 and 2003 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2003 with the exception of the former boilerhouse and smokestack and the Forge Shop along Arnold Street. The boilerhouse and smokestack arc to remain as the centerpiece of the new Oliver Industrial Park. It is expected that the Forge Shop will be demolished in 2004 after further discussions with the State Historic Preservation Office. Approximately 85% of the demolition debris (steel, wood, concrete and brick) has been recycled. Earlier this year Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc. submitted a proposal to purchase the boilerhouse, smokestack and five acres of land in the Oliver Industrial Park. In July the Redevelopment Commission and Rose signed a development agreement making Rose the first project to locate in the new industrial park. The plan for the property that was unveiled at a September 9, 2003 ground breaking ceremony in- volves exterior rehabilitation of the building and smokestack by the City, to be followed by interior build out and finishing by Rose. Rose will also construct a new 15,000 square foot warehouse and a four acre storage yard for the firm's masonry inventory. At the ground breaking Mayor Luecke operated an Oliver tractor, dumping a bucket load of freshly broken ground into a 1940's Rose Fuel truck driven by Rose CEO Bob Harwood. to signify the transition from Oliver to City to Rose. Rose Fuel and Materials is a fourth generation South Bend business and their new facility will serve as the cornerstone of the development of the new Oliver Industrial Park. netl to Oliver Phase ll of.. Oliver Plow Works storic demolition complete .t 9 status wards 00,000 grant renovation begms Phase 111 Oliver Plow Works demolition begins .3 r "I Ground -� New Oliver 1 beaking for Plow Drive 011vo IntlusMial roadway Park antl POSe const"Imu t begins F udeb k e r Pe Ct Ti m eLine remove Urban Land against Studebaker romovn Institute panel Corporation's For 9 Phase I - t rr� ' to tlelennlna descentlants hi Works Oliver Plow feasibility of lorenvironmenlal - onntna and Works IvyTOwer damage demolition I Complex in $10 begins Area CanducledPhase ll EPA., Environmental Testing City $2 aI Oliver Plow Works '.lean -up Phase Oliver: ph __ ADaV for Oliver Plow Works .,._ Mc orres' L derneithon begins i I �