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Filed in Clerk's Office <br />o , ; <br />nr4u101APR042O23 <br />47, <br />0 DAWN M.JONES <br />CITY CLERK SOUTH BEND, INr <br />Southeast Organized Area Residents, Inc. <br />1412 South Carroll Street <br />South Bend, Indiana 46613 <br />February 25,2023 <br />Dear Tim Corcoran: <br />Although I talked with you about this issue at the talk to the mayor session at Riley High School, <br />at our monthly SOAR meeting on February 14,it was decided that I should write an official letter <br />of concern and assistance for the city to close the"junk yard"which has been established at the <br />former site of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Plant. <br />This eyesore should not be allowed in a predominantly residential neighborhood.We know that <br />light industrial is the official zoning of the area north of Broadway,east of High,south of <br />Sample,and west of Miami,but there must be some limits.In addition,was the buyer honest <br />about his intention for this property at the time he purchased it,and would the sale have been <br />finalized with this intent?What can we do about this? <br />Stephenie at LangLab told me that you called her the next day expressing concern.We are <br />grateful for that.We hope LangLab can thrive,but its surrounding area will need to be attractive <br />to their customers.Especially as they plan to make major improvements to their building and <br />parking lot. <br />Please do whatever the city can to end this use,and the abuse of our residential area.And please <br />keep us informed of what is going on,and let us know if there is anything we can do to help. <br />Thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />Conrad Damian, President