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South I3cnd Redevelopment Commission <br />Re~~ular Meeting -October 3. ?U08 <br />6. NE~~' BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />B. South Bend Central De~~elopment Arca <br />(2) continued... <br />benefits by improved access to public space <br />at C entury Center and island Park. On-street <br />parking will help to slow the traffic on St. <br />Joseph Street a bit making us all feel safer as <br />«~c by to cross that street. And the green <br />space. from Jefferson to the north end of <br />Century Center ~y~ill create an environment <br />ti~hich supports not only the recent <br />developments which are underway. but also <br />increases the likelihood That we will see <br />residential development in the downtown. <br />Statt recommends funding these <br />improvements. <br />Vls. Visscrpointed out on a rendering the <br />location of the Sculpture Garden, along St. <br />,loseph St. from Wayne St. to the north end of <br />Century Center ~~-here it turns cast toward the <br />river. The sculpture ~~-ill be located through <br />out the green space, along the walling paths. <br />National, as ~~~cll as regional. artists ~~ ill he <br />featured. The sculptures ~a~ill be changed at <br />least annually. sometimes semi-annually. <br />Mr. Varner expressed his sense that the <br />Commission is point? about this iii a <br />piecemeal manner. He believes we arc <br />accumulating some healthy dollars in this <br />~fll~ district. 1 Ie~d rather sec this done as part <br />of the bond issue t~~r Century C l rater, to be <br />paid off over ten years, rather than pay out a <br />million dollm~s this year. These are capita] <br />improvements that ha~~e a life span often to <br />twenty years. He said he «~ould e~~entually <br />like to see the T1F dollars made available to <br />the general budget. <br />7 <br />