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Confidence By Design <br />ENGINEERS <br />ARCHITECTS <br />PLANNERS <br />SURVEYORS <br />750 Lincoln Way East <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />T. 574 - 232 -8700 <br />F. 574 - 251 -4440 <br />www.abonmarche.com <br />FORT WAYNE, IN <br />BENTON HARBOR, MI <br />MANISTEE, MI <br />SOUTH HAVEN, MI <br />August 6, 2008 <br />City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 400 South <br />South Bend, IN 46614 <br />RE: Vacation of Public Rights -of -Way <br />Part of DeRue Court & Part of Lot AA of the Hall of Fame & <br />Chocolate Cafe Minor Subdivision <br />Dear Honorable Members: <br />Please accept the attached petition and ordinance as our firm's written <br />request, on behalf of our client, the City of South Bend Department of <br />Community and Economic Development to vacate the following <br />described public rights -of -way: (1) the east 12 feet of DeRue Court from <br />Jefferson Boulevard to the north line of the south 13 feet of a 30 foot <br />ingress / egress easement located within Lot AA of the Hall of Fame & <br />Chocolate Cafe Minor Subdivision, Exhibit B -1 attached; (2) and the south <br />13 feet of said 30 foot ingress / egress easement from the west line of the. <br />east 12 feet of DeRue Court extended to St. Joseph Street, Exhibit B -2 <br />attached. Please refer to the attached location map for the areas to be <br />vacated. <br />The Department of Community of Economic Development is in the <br />process of redeveloping Lots 38, 39, and 40 in the Original Plat to the City <br />of South Bend lying contiguous to the proposed vacated right -of -way and <br />ingress /egress easement into a hotel and parking facility. The vacated <br />real estate is needed for the planned development of said lots. <br />The City Board of Public Works considered and approved both the <br />vacation and easement releases within these public rights -of -way at their <br />July 28th meeting. <br />If you have any questions or comments regarding this vacation request, <br />please contact our office at 232 -8700 or Jennifer Laurent, Economic <br />Development Specialist with the Department of Community and <br />Economic Development at 235 -9336. <br />We appreciate your time and consideration on this request. <br />Sincerely, Ei III ABONMARCHE CONSULTANTS, L.L.C. <br />Derek J. Spier, AICP <br />Planner cc: File M8 -0554 -132 Jennifer Laurent, Economic Development Sp <br />F: \Projects \M8 - 0554 \Public Right -of -Way Vacation LOT- for merger.doc <br />