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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. It is in the best interest of the City of South Bend and the area proposed to be
<br />annexed that the real property located in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described
<br />more particularly as follows, be annexed to the City of South Bend:
<br />A parcel of land located in the North half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26,
<br />Township 38 North, Range 2 East, and in the North half of the Northeast Quarter of
<br />Section 27, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, City of South Bend, Portage
<br />Township, St. Joseph County and described as follows:
<br />Beginning at the intersection of the South right of way line of the Indiana East/West Toll
<br />Road (180/90) and the Portage /German Township line; thence East along said South right
<br />of way of the Toll Road and the existing City of South Bend Corporate Limits, 3,360 feet;
<br />thence North 350 feet to the North right of way line of Cleveland Road; thence West
<br />along said North line of Cleveland Road, 3,360 feet to a point that is directly North of the
<br />place of beginning; thence South along said Portage /German Township line, 340 feet to
<br />the place of beginning. Containing 30.62 acres, more or less.
<br />Section H. It shall be and hereby is now declared and established that it is the policy of
<br />the City of South Bend, to furnish services to said territory of a non - capital nature, such as police
<br />and fire protection, street and road maintenance, street sweeping, flushing, and snow removal,
<br />within one (1) year of the effective date of the annexation, in a manner equivalent in standard and
<br />scope to the services furnished by the City to other areas of the City regardless of similar
<br />topography, patterns of land use, or population density; and to furnish to said territory services of
<br />a capital improvement nature, such as street lighting, a sanitary sewer system, a water distribution
<br />system, and a storm water system, within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in
<br />the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the corporate boundaries of the
<br />City of South Bend regardless of similar topography, patterns of land use, or population density,
<br />and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws, procedures, and planning criteria.
<br />Section III. The Common Council for the City of South Bend shall and does hereby now
<br />establish and adopt The Fiscal Plan as set forth in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and made a part
<br />hereof, for the fiunishing of said services to the territory to be annexed, which Fiscal Plan
<br />provides among other things, that sanitary sewer main lines and a water main line are currently in
<br />place and available to service this annexation area; that a metered lighting service is being
<br />installed by St. Joseph County which the City will own and operate after annexation and that a
<br />drainage plan is approved and in place.
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