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approximately $27,721.50. Police officials note that the <br /> additional manpower and beat allocation will need to be in place <br /> with the construction phase of the project to deter thefts of <br /> building materials and tools, and to provide emergency response for <br /> medical and police matters to the crews involved in construction. <br /> Police patrols, traffic enforcement, and emergency responses will <br /> be a part of the services the City will offer to the Annexation <br /> Area. The nature of the project and the location will require the <br /> addition of a new beat to meet the needs of this area as well as <br /> other recently annexed properties. No unusual problems are <br /> anticipated with the annexation of this area into the City. Police <br /> protection will be furnished to the Annexation Area within one (1) <br /> year after the effective date of the annexation. <br /> C. Fire Protection <br /> The Annexation Area is located approximately 1. 0 mile from South <br /> Bend Fire Department Station Number 11 at 3505 N. Bendix Drive. <br /> Additional Fire Department units will respond fron Station Number 7 <br /> located at 1616 Portage Avenue located approximately 3.0 miles from <br /> the Annexation Area. <br /> Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No <br /> additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired <br /> to provide fire protection to the Annexation Area. <br /> D. • Neighborhood Code Enforcement <br /> The Department of Neighborhood Code Enforcement can provide code <br /> enforcement services without any additional expense over the <br /> present budget. <br /> E. Public Parks <br /> There are adequate park facilities in the Northwest portion of the <br /> City which can be utilized by the residents of the Annexation <br /> Area. Parks and facilities that are close to the Annexation Area <br /> are: Boland Park, which has playground equipment, picnic tables, <br /> lighted tennis courts and a lighted baseball diamond; Voorde Park <br /> which has a baseball diamond, picnic tables and playground <br /> equipment; Kennedy Park which has picnic tables, tennis courts and <br /> playground equipment; and River Manor Park which has tennis courts, <br /> playground equipment and picnic tables. <br /> No additional personnel or equipment will be needed to provide <br /> adequate services to the Annexation Area. <br /> - 3 - <br />