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REV. TAB ROEHRS — 609 Portage Avenue — homeowner for fourteen years SUSAN FEZY — 810 Park — parents bought house originally in 1947/48 — purchased house from parents in 1974. DANIEL SLATTERY — 754 Leland Avenue — homeowner for thirteen years — prior to this address he lived on Riverside Drive. VERONNICA TOWNE -- 328 W. Marion — homeowner for fourteen years Rebuttal KOLIN HODGSON: I have a lot of respect for people who have been in the neighborhood for a long time that have taken care of their homes and have improved their homes. I think in the last ten years we have improved our home as well. I also think that there is some misinterpretation of the way the standards would be enforced. I can think of a few examples with my house in particular where something I have done is not recommended; but, that's also something I can go ahead and do because it's in the not recommended category, not the restricted or not allowed category. I have heard some comments tonight about restrictions that I don't think are correct. I think that we all could stand to take a little closer look at the standards and that's something that the Chapin Park board would like to do with some members of the commission. I don't know if you have been approached on that or not? Have you been approached to have another meeting with us? (Commission answered no), you may be soon. The Chapin Park board obviously thinks there is some value to having the protection that the proposed ordinance would allow us. And as I said before, none of us are under the impression that we would have absolute authority over our own destiny and that there would never be any encroachments or any poor low standard housing ever under any circumstances. We also feel that if we have an opportunity to protect the neighborhood, we have a responsibility to take a look at that opportunity and weigh both sides and see if it is appropriate for us. To this point what we have done is we have put together standards with the Historic Preservation Commission that we think could be acceptable to the neighborhood and acceptable to South Bend at large. We still feel that we have done that. We don't look at this commission as a board that would restrict people from living their lives or enjoying their homes. I personally don't feel that way and I don't think I have seen that behavior from this board. Ouestions and comments made by commission members. John Oxian made the following comments: 1. What the difference was between shall and should regarding the standards. 2. There is a house on Marion Street that is a landmark and Temple Beth -El should sit down with the individuals from Chapin Park and the commission and try and come up with some sort of compromise. 3. Temple Beth -El should also be open to moving houses instead of demolishing them. 4. The people that are opposing the standards should sit down and read through them thoroughly and if they don't understand them, and if we approve them, then they should come back and ask the commission to interpret the standards for them. 5