Approving Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of South Bend & St Joseph Co Indiana

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ethanol plant within South Bend, including the costs involved in building a direct access road; and WHEREAS, the New Energy Corporation of Indiana ethanol plant :- ':.t.e is being located within an area known as Rum Village Industrial Park; and WHEREAS, the location of the ethanol plant within the industrial park serves as an incentive to related businesses to locate therein; and WHEREAS, the location of other businesses within the industrial park is dependent upon sufficient access to available sites; and WHEREAS, access to such sites can best be provided through the extension of West Calvert Street along the southern boundary of the industrial park; and WHEREAS, the southern half of the right -of -way for the extension of West Calvert Street is located on land in St. Joseph County and outside the South Bend City limits; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County wishes to take actions and make commitments necessary and proper to facilitate the extension of West Calvert Street; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to take actions and make commitments necessary to facilitate the extension and mainte- nance of West Calvert Street in order to provide access to available sites within Rum Village Industrial Park. NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows: 1. The City of South Bend, Indiana (City), and St. Joseph County, Indiana (County), jointly agree that a highway to be called Maple Road shall be constructed and maintained at a location from State Road 23 North in St. Joseph County to intersect with - alvert Street extension in the City of South Bend, which highway shall be of a length of approximately Three Thousand Five Hundred feet (3,500), the typical section for which shall be Forty feet (40) back -to -back with integral concrete curbs and Ten (10) plain concrete pavement. 2. The County authorizes the City to construct and maintain the new segment of road within St. Joseph County. -2-