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NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION PLANWeed & Seed ProgramSouth Bend, IndianaPage 8Community ParticipationCommunity ParticipationThis document is the product of a ten-month, participatory planning process that involved a wide cross-section of the South Bend community. Key stakeholder participants included the residents of the target neighborhoods, the Mayor and City Council members from the neighborhoods, the Police, Community and Economic Development, and Code Enforcement departments, area social service providers, faith-based organizations, social clubs, business owners, rental property owners, and members of the real estate and development communities.The following people were interviewed by the planning consultant at focus group meetings:Gail Brodie, LaSalle Park Neighborhood AssociationLynn Coleman, South Bend Mayor’s OfficeSharon Czarnecki, St. Casmir’s neighborhoodRev. Larry Davidson, Greater Friendship Baptist ChurchCindy DeLeon, West Side Neighborhood OrganizationTom Fautz, South Bend Police DepartmentDennis Freeland, GoodwillDon Fozo, South Bend Building DepartmentGary Horvath, South Bend Police DepartmentErvin Kuspa, South Bend Common CouncilINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONVivian Lee, St. Casimir’s neighborhoodCarl Littrell, South Bend Department of Public WorksBill Nolan, Western Avenue Steering CommitteeLenny Nuccio, Western Avenue Steering CommitteeCharlotte Pfeifer, South Bend Common CouncilDick Powers, South Bend Police DepartmentTrina Robinson, NAACPWanda Shock, South Bend Police DepartmentAudrey Jones-Spencer, South Bend Urban LeagueBonnie Strycker, Youth Service BureauCarol Thon, La Casa de AmistadFred Thon, South Bend Mayor’s OfficeMichelle Tomchak, South Bend Division of Community DevelopmentMike Urbanski, Garden HomesKaren White, South Bend Common CouncilFr. Charles Zawistowski, St. Mary PNC ChurchKevin Zeisz, Western Avenue Steering CommitteeLaSalle Park Neighborhood Association BoardWest Side Neighborhood Organization Board