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3 ANNUAL REPORT 2024 Caleb Bauer ExecuƟ ve Director Department of Community Investment solar upgrades to nonprofi t organizaƟ ons and generated 90.05kW of solar energy generaƟ on potenƟ al, the equivalent of saving over 9,824 gallons of gasoline from being consumed each year, through four solar projects. • Invested $81,000 in grassroots, neighborhood-led projects through the IGNITE program. • Organized fi ve Linden Avenue Farmers Markets aƩ ended by 1,500 people. • Acquired several properƟ es for strategic investments, including Union StaƟ on, the Portage- Elwood shopping plaza, the River Glen Offi ce Park, and more than 40 tax-sale lots that can be used for new infi ll housing. • Provided more than $1 million in home repairs for 76 households. • Opened more than 10,000 environmental citaƟ on cases, with more than 60% being resolved by the property owner. • Led a robust engagement process for the Downtown Plan that included more than 500 people who provided input on prioriƟ es and design ideas for the next two decades of investment downtown. • Demolished the remaining buildings at the former Drewrys Brewery site in preparaƟ on for future redevelopment. • Completed work on The Link Trail, connecƟ ng downtown to the University of Notre Dame. To be truly successful, all projects must refl ect community input captured through our neighborhood planning processes and engagement with neighborhood associaƟ ons. • Ensuring our neighborhoods are safe, clean, and prosperous – and that changes are resident- driven – is core to Community Investment’s mission. These are just a small selecƟ on of the many accomplishments of the Community Investment team during the last year – and we look forward to all the new accomplishments in 2025 and beyond. I am honored to lead such a talented team, and every day I am fi lled with graƟ tude and admiraƟ on for the work they do on behalf of South Bend. Thank you,