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County-City Building <br />227 W Jefferson Blvd, Suite 1400 S <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> <br />James Mueller, Mayor <br /> <br /> Phone <br />Email <br />Website <br />311 inside City limits <br />311@southbendin.gov <br />Southbendin.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of South Bend <br />Department of Community Investment <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County <br />RE: TAYLOR’S FIELD DISTRICT NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION, <br /> EDGEWATER PLACE NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Commissioners, <br /> <br />The Planning and Community Resources Team engages the public and convenes groups with <br />diverse opinions to develop and implement strategies for neighborhoods, commercial areas, and <br />underutilized land in the city. The team creates short- and long-term plans and policies that <br />promote distinct character and a sense of place for the community. The team also conducts <br />research and analysis of local, regional and national planning issues and advises other City <br />departments and partner agencies on land use and zoning topics. Of these projects, the creation <br />of neighborhood plans augments and focuses the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which directly <br />informs and directs growth and development. <br /> <br />Planning and Community Resource staff members received a formal request for a neighborhood <br />plan for the Monroe | Edgewater area on the City of South Bend’s near southeast side. <br />Stakeholder meetings with invited groups and specific concerned parties were held in September <br />and October of 2022. Workshops for the general public were held in November of the same <br />year. This engagement resulted in the creation of the Monroe | Edgewater neighborhood plan, <br />which will hopefully be adopted by the City of South Bend Common Council this fall. <br /> <br />The Monroe | Edgewater plan identified listing the Taylor’s Field Historic District and Edgewater <br />Place Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places as a priority for the <br />neighborhood. The City of South Bend Planning and Community Resources Team holds historic <br />preservation as critical to ensuring the continued vibrancy of our neighborhoods, and the success <br />of this nomination will fulfill one of the long-term objectives of the Monroe | Edgewater