Fiscal Plan for Staszewski Annexation Area in German Township

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Staszewski Annexation Area 6 B. Police Department The Annexation Area will be added to Beat 22. The 1999 Operating Budget for the Department was $19,295,757. This covered an area of approximately 39 square miles, resulting in a cost per square mile of approximately $494,763. Police patrols, traffic enforcement and emergency responses will be part of the services the City will offer to the area. Police services and response time in this area can be expected to be comparable and consistent with that as in other parts of the City. The Police Department will respond to calls for service upon the reprogramming of the 911 Emergency Response System. This may occur approximately one month from the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated police response will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. C. Fire Department The Annexation Area will be serviced primarily by Station #11, located at 3505 N. Bendix Drive approximately four (4) miles away. Additional Fire Department units would respond from Station #7 located at 1616 Portage Avenue which is approximately six (6) miles away, and Station #4 which is approximately five (5) miles away at 220 N. Olive Street. A new station is anticipated to be constructed in the future to service the Blackthorn development area. The South Bend Fire Department does not foresee any unusual fire protection problems related to this annexation. Response times will be comparable to other areas of the City. No additional equipment will need to be purchased or personnel hired to service the Annexation Area. The Fire Department will respond to calls for service upon the reprogramming of the 911 Emergency Response System. This may occur approximately one month from the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated fire response will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. The 1999 Operating Budget for the Department was $13,633,896. This covered an area of approximately 39 square miles, resulting in a cost per square mile of approximately $349,587. D. Code Enforcement The Annexation Area will be added to Territory 2. The Department of Code Enforcement will be able to provide services to the Annexation Area with comparable response times. The Department will respond to calls for service upon the effective date of the Annexation. Full and dedicated response will be in place within one year of the effective date of the Annexation. Filed In Clerk's Office MAR 13 2000 LORETTA J. DUDA CITY CLERIC, SO. BEND, IN.