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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—October 25, 2012 <br /> 5. OLD BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> A. South Side Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> problem since 2007). I can't think of a better way to carve up a neighborhood than the way <br /> the state has done it. So, I applaud the action of the city to stop this nonsense. Thank you. <br /> Mary Fisher: 4402 S. Michigan Street. We came to the community because of the traffic <br /> counts and visibility for the restaurant. By changing it to any other position other than this <br /> one I feel would have a bad effect on the business (Culver's). I'm in favor of the project <br /> the way it's being presented here. <br /> David Hodges: 4404 Fellows. I am in favor of this project as presented, mainly because it <br /> is probably the best of all alternatives that I've seen over the past several months. I've <br /> looked at every plan, at every angle of those plans and it does seem to be the best of them <br /> all. Thank you. <br /> Adam Detweiler: 4312 Fellows St. I am ready to do cartwheels. This is great. This is a <br /> smart, well thought-out plan. This is how it should have been approached months ago, <br /> years ago, actually. It addresses the safety, it addresses keeping our homes, keeping our <br /> neighbors. As you can see, we're all here. We're all concerned. So, I hope today you guys <br /> go ahead with this. This is a great idea. Thank you. <br /> John Martz: 4328 S. Fellows. I was not going to go before Adam. I've been trying since <br /> 2011 to tell the folks in the neighborhood, not trying to be their boss, but none of us are <br /> going to get everything that we want. We are not drawing up these plans. Somebody else <br /> is. You have to decide what you want to give up. What they've come up with today, I <br /> think most of us are pretty well satisfied with. I want to commend you (Scott and Jitin) for <br /> taking this project over, personally. The people in this neighborhood have this kind of a <br /> neighborhood that I grew up in as a small boy. We have people from foreign countries, we <br /> speak different languages, we are different races, different religions, and we all like each <br /> other. And I would like to see every neighborhood in this city like mine, that I live in. <br /> There are very few people in this neighborhood that I did not walk over and give my name <br /> and the boss's name and address to when they moved in to come and see us. Because that's <br /> the way I was treated and that's the way I like to treat people. This neighborhood is a <br /> unique neighborhood and, technically, don't misuse that word. This is a unique <br /> neighborhood. And if you ever want to build another one like this, I'll help you. Thank <br /> you. <br /> Gary Zapalski: 411 E. Chippewa. I've lived in the neighborhood all my life and this is the <br /> first good thing I've heard about this whole project. Everything else has been bad. This is <br /> great. <br /> 16 <br />