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No. 2456 expanding the boundaries of the Airport Economic Development Area, expanding the allocation area for purposes of tax increment financing and amending the Airport Economic Development Area Development Plan (Portage Prairie)
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No. 2456 expanding the boundaries of the Airport Economic Development Area, expanding the allocation area for purposes of tax increment financing and amending the Airport Economic Development Area Development Plan (Portage Prairie)
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INTRODUCTION <br />The Airport Economic Development Area (Area) provides the City of South Bend with a unique <br />opportunity to improve its economic position in a Midwestern, regional and local context. By <br />opening up a large, new area for commercial and industrial development, the City will generate <br />new jobs, increase its tax base, diversify business opportunities and compete in a larger <br />marketplace while at the same time generating millions of dollars of new investment for North <br />Central Indiana. <br />The Area, which is zoned primarily for industrial purposes, is a prime site for new development <br />due to its ready access to an excellent transportation network that includes air (Michiana <br />Regional Airport), rail (the South Shore Railroad, located at the Michiana Regional Airport) and <br />highway (several major local arterials, the U.S. 31 bypass and the Indiana Toll Road, Exit 72). <br />All of these combine to permit ready access to local, regional and Midwest markets in all <br />directions. Added to this strong transportation network is the presence in the Area of the highly <br />successful Airport and Toll Road Industrial Parks, which provide a solid employment and tax <br />base for the region as well as an excellent economic development model. With these existing <br />industrial parks nearly out of developable space, the Airport project is the next logical step. <br />When completed, this major, multi-use, economic development project will offer an excellent <br />environment for business development that will spur the economy of South Bend as well as that <br />of North Central Indiana. <br />While the above mentioned factors combine to provide a strong impetus for development of this <br />Area, lack of interior roadway access and the absence of utility infrastructure have hindered <br />normal development of an otherwise excellent site. <br />It is the expectation of the Redevelopment Commission that the development of this Area will <br />produce a significant increase in the City's overall economic vitality. To achieve this, however, <br />the Redevelopment Commission and the City of South Bend must be able to provide the <br />necessary public improvements to make the site suitable for new development. This requires <br />public funds for capital improvements. The best method for funding these improvements <br />without adding to the tax burden is through tax incremental financing. This tool is currently <br />available only in redevelopment and economic development areas and will be of the utmost <br />importance in this project. By using the tax increment generated by new development, the City <br />will be in a position to provide the necessary capital improvements to spar the future growth and <br />development of this Area and the South Bend community as a whole. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT <br />Boundaries of the Airport Economic Development Area <br />The boundaries of the Airport Economic Development Area are attached as Exhibit "A". <br />• <br />
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