02-27-2013 Report to Address Vacant and Abandoned Properties in South Bend

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CSB ITY OF OUTH END PB,M ETE UTTIGIEG AYOR OM FFICE OF THE AYOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2013 Contact: Mike Schmuhl Phone: 574-235-9261 MAYOR BUTTIGIEG, COMMUNITY TASK FORCE RELEASE REPORT TO ADDRESS VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES IN SOUTH BEND Mayor Calls for 1,000 Homes to be Addressed in 1,000 Days SOUTH BENDMayor Pete Buttigieg and the Members of the Vacant and Abandoned Properties Task Force released a major Report Wednesday detailing the extent of vacant and abandoned housing in South Bend and outlining recommendations on what various levels of government and the greater community can do to revitalize city neighborhoods. eport will serve as our foundation as this community rises to meet the challenge of vacant and abandoned properties, said Mayor Buttigieg. We have the facts and recommendations, tackling 1,000 houses in Mayor Buttigieg explained that the 1,000 properties would be addressed through a combination of demolitions and rehabilitations. The Report details how local government can measure the health of a neighborhood in order to come up with the best housing solution or reuse strategy for a given property or collection of properties. Mayor Buttigieg stressed the ambitious goal will require support from private and non-profit partners in addition to government funded efforts to tackle the properties. In producing its Report, the Task Force looked around the nation for the best practices in targeted code enforcement and land banking and looked to our own community for ideas to create stronger, safer, and greener neighborhoods, said Jim Kelly, co-chair of the Task Force with Mayor Buttigieg and Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. I am 1400C-CB227W.JBSB,I46601 OUNTYITY UILDING EFFERSON OULEVARD OUTH END NDIANA P574/235-9261F574/235-9892TTD574/235-5567 HONE AX