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<br />South Bend <br />Redevelopment Commission <br />215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 301, South Bend, Indiana <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item <br /> <br />DATE : March 12th, 2026 <br /> <br />FROM: Patrick Sherman <br /> Director of Project Management <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Budget Request- River Walk Improvements: <br />Seitz Park to Howard Park <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Funding Source* (circle) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General; Riv. East Res. <br />* Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller, <br />then the authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect. <br /> <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: <br /> <br />This budget request is for $4M for the renovation and improvement of the river walk from the newly <br />developed Sietz Park to the City’s signature park, Howard Park. <br /> <br />SPECIFICS: <br /> <br />The river walk between Sietz Park and Howard Park is a heavily used section of wooden boardwalk that <br />needs to be replaced. The wood and wooden supports are deteriorating with age, and they sit on gabion <br />baskets along the river have been sinking over time creating an uneven trail surface. As the path continues <br />toward Howard Park under the Jefferson Bridge, the trail has awkward blind corners that is not conducive <br />to a safe and comfortable multi-use trail. <br /> <br />This project will replace this portion of river walk with a new 14’ wide, concrete multi-use trail, that will be <br />much more comfortable for users to use, and it will be supported by new piers for a long-lasting asset for <br />the community. The project also contains a new staircase on the north side of the bridge down to the <br />riverwalk from the bridge surface and replaces the concrete staircase that goes down to Howard Park on <br />the south side of the bridge to meet current design standards. <br /> <br />It is requested that the Redevelopment commission approves $4,000,000 from River East Residential TIF <br />to cover the final design and construction of this portion of the riverwalk. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration of this request. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ______________ ___________Pres/V-Pres <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: __________ ________Secretary <br /> <br />Date: _____________ _______ <br /> <br /> APPROVED Not Approved <br />SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION