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Area Board of Zoning Appeals—December 5,2012 does not currently exist in South Bend so it will undoubtedly be a large draw for the downtown area. More so an APP member,Bicycle Gallery will be listed on the APP website. Since the closest APP member to South Bend currently resides in Chicago, Bicycle Gallery will attract cultivated clients from surrounding cities as well. This is precisely what downtown South Bend needs to help grow all of its businesses and continue its evolution into a true 2I't century city. Thank you. MS. MARIE MITCHELL: I live at 1236 Longfellow, South Bend. And I'm really excited about the addition of the Bicycle Gallery to downtown South Bend. Although body art has been viewed traditional as taboo or counter culture by dominant American traditional values, these practices have a richer and more valuable place in many indigenous and minority cultures throughout the world and the U.S. The virtues of diversity by now are fair to many of us in virtually every sector of life, politics,education,business. I've lived the integration of body art in a traditional gallery setting as a progressive statement about our exclusive community values which will translate well in the form of culture and business.Thank you. MR. DAVID GUTHRIE: I live at 2909 1/z, Apt.A, Lincolnway West, South Bend. I have a degree from IUSB graduating 2005 with philosophy and physiology as my majors and I've spent the last 15 years of my life employed at the University of Notre Dame at the Morris Inn. I have two talttoo by David Martin myself over the course of the last ten years. I chose him because of his reputation both as a talented artist and as a clean hygienic practitioner. I do feel that tattoos have a stigma that I don't think is deserved. I have many friends that are servicemen and women, working persons, and otherwise youth artistic and philosophical culture locally that all have tattoos. I ask you to vote in favor and hope that this sort of stigma doesn't interfere with the decision. MS. RHONDA SKINNER: I live at 50983 Safari Drive, Granger. I have known half pint,David Martin, for 16 years. I'm a client of him and Noel both. I am an artist and I work full time in South Bend. What I know of David is he has a very outstanding character as a man and as an artist he is just amazing. And I think he would do nothing but benefit the downtown area. Thank you. MS. ACCA BATHOBONY: I live at 609 N. Hill St., South Bend. I wanted to just come up here and really hope that you guys are going to vote in favor of this. I think it's something that would really be good for our city as far as diversifying it and getting some younger into the community. I have been pierced by Noel and I do receive tattoos from David. My first one was eleven years ago and I have been going to Marvel. I only go to Marvel. And as far as when you guys were discussing the ID's and how they would know that it's not a minor that they're, I've been refused, I'm 28 now, I was refused a tattoo at Marvel because I did not have my ID with me when I was 24. So it was actually Noel that refused the service for me so I know first hand how strict the two of these people will be with their guidelines. The stigma that does involve with tattooing, I have a skull in the middle of my chest. It's been there for three years now but I work at Notre Dame at Moreau seminary. And I am not judged on the way I looked but my work ethics and I've never had anything negative said to me as far as my opinions and my views,just my work ethics. I'm just really hoping you guys vote for it. 23