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SOUTH BEND HERITAGE <br />FOUNDATION <br />April 17, 2003 <br />Ms. Angela K. Jacob, Clerk <br />Dept. of Public Works <br />1316 County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />803 LINCOLNWAY WEST SOUTH SEND, IN 46616 <br />PHONE (574)289-1066 FAx (574)289-4550 <br />APR 2 5 201 <br />RE: Request to acquire thevacant Cily Owned lots on Western Avenue <br />Dear Ms. Jacob. - <br />r)tiF 0�P/V <br />South Bend Heritage Foundation (SBHF) has worked extensively on developing commercial <br />properties along South Chapin: Chapin Market, Chapin Market II, Hansel Head Start, Jelly's <br />Bar, to name some major accomplishments. A year ago, we succeeded in purchasing the <br />Red Carpet Lounge with the help of CDBG funding. We have now completed some <br />demographic and traffic studies for the northwest corner of Chapin and Western and are <br />prepared to acquire the land on the north of Western between Chapin and Pine for <br />commercial development. Three of the lots are owned privately and we have begun to make <br />contact with these individuals. The other lot, adjacent to the Red Carpet Lounge, is owned <br />by the City of South Bend. <br />In the past we have, as a non-profit community development corporation, worked with the <br />City of South Bend in the acquisition of lots near, or contiguous to, commercial projects that <br />we are developing in order to strengthen the surrounding low income neighborhoods.. Again <br />we come to you with the request to acquire the following two vacant lots: <br />® 18-3056-2192 E44' ofi Lot 15 & S 117.88' Lot 16 ex tri parcel to SE comer to City <br />Ruckman Sub <br />805 Western Avenue <br />Please feel free to contact Dea Andrews, Assistant to the Executive Director, if you have any <br />question. Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />X - A PP'ROa?"D <br />Board of Public Works <br />Jeffs y Glbney <br />Executive Director <br />JUN 0 9 2003 <br />NerghbaftrksP <br />CHARTERED MEMBER <br />