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1200 COUrrrY-Cln BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />PHONE 574/235-9371 <br />Fax 574/235-9021 <br />TDD 574/ 235-5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY ~L ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />JEFFREY V. GIBNEY <br />May 22, 2009 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />Council Member Timothy A. Rouse, Chairperson <br />Community & Economic Development Committee <br />South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor, County City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />RE: Residential Real Property Tax Abatement Petition for: <br />CLELAND BUILDIERS, INC. (Jade Crossing -Section I, Lot # 77) <br />Dear Council Member Rouse: <br />Please find attached the Department of Community & Economic Development's report on a residential <br />real property tax abatement petition submitted by Cleland Builders, Incorporated. Also attached is a <br />copy of the petition, Statement of Benefits form, and supporting information. <br />Please note that the Petitioner, Cleland Builders, has already constructed a house on Lot # 77. <br />The house was used as a model home and sales office by the Petitioner. The Petitioner is applying <br />for a waiver of the building permit precondition and a tax abatement for Lot # 77. <br />The report contains the Department's findings relative to the above petition. The house cost $137,000. <br />The lot is one of the last remaining parcels in Section I of the development. The lot was included in a <br />prior tax abatement; however, the term for that abatement expired on June 8, 2008. Because the house <br />on Lot # 77 was being used as a model home and sales office it prevented the sale of the property to a <br />private buyer prior to expiration of the abatement. Last year the Petitioner reapplied for tax abatements <br />on this lot along with 10 others remaining in Section I. This one was deleted from the list because a <br />building permit already had been issued for it. If the building permit was not issued and the house was <br />not constructed, the project would have met the qualifications for afive-year (5) real property tax <br />abatement. The petitioner will be available to meet with the Committee on Monday, June 8, 2009. <br />Should you or any of the other Council members have any questions concerning the report, or need <br />additional information; please feel free to call me at 235-5835. <br />Sincerely, <br />Bob Mathia <br />Assistant Director, <br />Economic Development <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL RC PROGRAM <br />PAMELA C. MEYER DONALD E. INKS M~+NAGEM~T <br />574/235-9660 574/235-9371 ELIZABETH LEONARD <br />FAx: 574/235-9697 574/235-9371 <br />