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1316 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />PHONE 219/235-9251 <br />Fax 219/Z3S-9171 <br />TDD 219/235-5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKEJ MAYOR <br />POARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />March 12, 2001 <br />Members of the Common Council <br />Council Chambers <br />County-City Building, 4th Floor <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />RE: Property Vacation <br />Dear Members of the Council: <br />In accordance with Municipal Code Section 18-53.8, an unfavorable recommendation is being <br />submitted to the Common Council concerning a property vacation on the following: <br />That portion ofthe existing public rights ofway known as Western Avenue and Columbia Street being <br />apart of the recorded Plat of River Bend Addition to the City of South Bend also being a part of the <br />west half of Section 12, Township 37 North, Range 2 East and described as follows: On Western <br />Avenue, from a point approximately 650 feet southwesterly of Jefferson Boulevard; thence <br />northeasterly to Jefferson Boulevard; thence also on Columbia Street from a point approximately 350 <br />feet southeasterly of Western Avenue; thence northwesterly to western Avenue. <br />Mr. Gilot advised that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations concerning this Vacation Petition <br />from the Area Plan Commission, Police Department, Fire Department, Sanitation, Department of Economic <br />Development and the Department of Public Works. Area Plan noted that the staff would not normally <br />recommend the vacation of rights ofway in a fashion that results in the dead ending of streets. However, the <br />traffic from both Columbia and Western will flow into the proposed Crowe Chizek campus area, which <br />provides adequate space to turn around if necessary. The vacation of these rights ofway makes sense as part <br />of the development of this area. It should also be noted that the closing of these rights of way will have an <br />effect on travel routes of both pedestrian and vehicles to and through do«mto~~n South Bend. For this reason, <br />it is recommended that prior to the vacation, studies be undertaken to help properly redirect both forms of <br />downtown traffic. <br />Therefore, the Board submits to you a favorable recommendation concerning this vacation. <br />Sincerely, <br />tt~~ <br />ge1~1a~COb, Cler <br />Attachments <br />led in Clerk's a~flce <br />I.1~i~ 1 ~ 2001 <br />I.ORETTA J. DUD3~ <br />Gil'Y CLEROC~ fi0. REFdD, ill. <br />