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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-2005 Newsletter SOUTHA B E N D DEIEI E, 22005 IffMAYOR SrEp4tn 1. Lucckc • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Letter from the Mayor THIS MONTH... MAYORLUECKE'S Mayor's Holiday Letter Dear Friends: Mayor's Time Zone Perspective : TIME ZONE PERSPECTIVE Notice to Recycling Customers As we prepare for the holiday season Christmas Tree Pickup • The Governor worked very hard to ass a bill and approach the end of the ear, I am New Year's Eve Fireworks • ry ar P that would have all of Indiana observe Daylight always amazed at how quickly time flies. Home Heating Safety Tips Savings Time, so that we would change our This has been a busy year for all of us. clocks every Spring and Fall in synch with the As noted in previous newsletters, we have been hard at work on several rest of the country. Then he left it up to counties new and continuing projects to build South Bend's position as the center to petition the Department of Transportation for for business, education, arts, and entertainment in our region. . the time zone which they felt would be best. I We have reported on exciting projects Downtown and hope that you believe that this issue should have been decided have had an opportunity to visit the new restaurants, shops, and arts . on a statewide basis so that we wouldn't end up venues. Have you seen the new marquee at the Morris? It's a great pitting county against county. St. Joseph County addition, which completes the front of the building and provides details : held public hearings,received input from City and on the exciting shows that are coming. With several"new technology" County Councils and school districts, businesses, projects coming on-line, South Bend is leading the way in providing individuals and institutions. The overwhelming access to the communications highway of the future with MetroNet. • response was a preference for Central Time. The We are positioning South Bend as the City of Choice for new and existing usinesses who desire 21' century technology. • County submitted i strong case l the DOT and g ry gy� • was granted preliminary approval for Central A year ago, as the last tenants vacated Scottsdale Mall,there was excitement that the new Erskine Village would finally get underway,but Time. These officials responded to their constituents and did their job well. also some impatience as we waited to see it actually take shape. Now, I have been a strong proponent of Central as we enter this holiday season,new retail opportunities including Time (not just for St. Joseph County, but for the Kohl's,DSW Shoes, and Bed,Bath, &Beyond, are providing exciting • entire state) for many reasons. Distribution and and fun shopping on the Southside. All of the new restaurants are a hitl warehousing is one of the strong, and growing, The parking lots are full, and the feel of the new "village" concept is • sectors of our economy. Central Time is an becoming more and more obvious each week. advantage for this sector, especially for those Private investment continues throughout Erskine Hills development serving the Midwest. There are also businesses area. Martin's Supermarket led the way with their expansion and • with strong links to the steel industry. Central upgrade, investment at Broadmoor Plaza brings a totally revamped * Time is better for them. Along the entire route of Kroger's and Staples, and on the east end of Ironwood there is a new • the South Shore Railroad we are the only county CVS and a reconstructed Speedway Service Station. on Eastern Time. New Prairie School District As you travel west along Ireland, more investment continues with • would be split by the time boundary if we are on the new Ziker's Cleaners well underway, and several renovations and Eastern. But, most importantly, as we look to the reconstruction projects along South Michigan Street, including Wendy's, : future and the kinds of jobs that we want to KFC, Instant Lube,NUB Bank at Fellows Street and the half million . attract, we are interested in businesses that have dollar conversion and updating of K-Mart to the new Sear's Essential a national scope. If you are dealing with both store. • coasts, then Central Time is better than Eastern. Last,but certainly not least,Erskine Commons is moving full speed In the end, while it is unfortunate that we ahead with preliminary work for Lowe's and site work for Wal-Mart • have spent so much time on time, I do believe underway. Both stores are expected to be open in late fall 2006. and support a final decision that unites all of the While shopping is always hectic,especially during the holiday counties in our region with one common time season, be sure to take advantage of your options on South Bend's • zone regardless of what that time zone is. This Southside. You will find great stores, great restaurants, and traffic is a will benefit not only business and commerce but breeze! • it will ensure that the people and families who are Have a blessed holiday and great New Year, the backbone of our community and our commerce are not unfairly burdened by a time • zone split. Mayor Steve • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Visit the City of South Bend online at www.ci.south-bend.in.us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • ® NOTICE TO RECYCLING CUSTOMERS q Home Heating • ,� Safety Tips! Solid Waste Management District of St. Joseph County asks that South Bend residents not use the City's new automated trash . As cold weather • containers for curbside recycling collection. Because the City's containers ' approaches and we all seek • y g Ty ' • are designed to be emptied by automated trucks, they are much more ways to battle rising heating • difficult than standard recycling or trash containers for employees to ick • costs, the City of South Bend reminds • y g t i • residents to protect against these safety • up and empty. Recycling that is placed in City automated trash containers will not be collected. : hazards: • City residents are asked to use the recycling containers available from . • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Solid Waste Management District,other commercially available recycling Carbon monoxide comes from vehicles, • containers, or to use old trash containers to hold recycling. If you have • gas grills,fireplaces,and faulty heating any questions about what containers are suitable for recycling collection, appliances, and can kill! Do not use a or for more information on the County's recycling program, please contact gas oven to heat your home, and never the Solid Waste Management District at 235-9971, or visit • idle a car in a garage or closed area. www.swmd.org. : Symptoms of carbon monoxide • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • poisoning include headaches,dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, confusion, Christmas Trees Find New Life at Organic Resources! and nausea. If you think you have carbon monoxide poisoining,get fresh Your old Christmas tree can be a gift to the environment! As part of air immediately and go to an emergency Mayor Luecke's Clean City initiative,the City will begin collecting room. © discarded, natural, Christmas trees on Monday, January 9. The trees • Space Heaters 0000° are recycled at Organic Resources to produce high quality mulch, as While space heaters can help stretch ° part of our efforts to be good environmental stewards. winter heating dollars,they can also Residents are asked to follow these guidelines for safe and cause cause housefires and lost lives! efficient tree pickup: Keep them at least three feet from All trees should be placed at curbside by 6:00 AM. Do not place trees in the anything that can burn, including walls, street or in alleys. clothing,bedding,people, and pets. • Please remove all lights, ornaments, and metal, including tree stands or Never leave a space heater unattended! nails, before discarding Christmas trees. Items left on trees can injure employ- . Candles ees or seriously damage the tree shredding equipment, leaving it inoperable. Never leave candles burning • Artificial trees and trees including any metal,glass,or wire,will NOT be unattended, and always burn them in a collected and will be the owner's responsibility to dispose. candle holder made of material that Crews will work 24 hours per day, five days per week, weather permitting. In cannot burn,will not easily tip over, and the event of snow, plowing will take precedence. By starting pickup later,the City is large enough to catch melting wax. hopes to collect more trees in a shorter amount of time, saving personnel and fuel Extinguish taper and pillar candles when costs. In addition, the trees are shredded as they are collected. Four to five trucks wax is within two inches of the holder, are assigned to one area with a central chipping machine. Each truck load contains and votives before the last half inch of approximately 300 shredded trees! Shredding trees onsite is one of many ways the wax begins to melt. City is working to reduce labor and fuel costs,while still providing a high level of Make sure the batteries in your services to its residents. smoke alarms are fresh! It is crucial For further information on Christmas tree pickup,please call the Street that at least one smoke alarm be Dept. at 235-9244_ installed on every level of your home, and near or in each bedroom. Smoke alarms give you the chance to escape, and reduce the risk of dying from fire Play It Safe On New Year's Eve! by 50%1 Mayor Luecke and South Bend Fire Chief Luther Taylor wish you a safe and happy New Year's holiday. Because fireworks often SIUSTEDNOENTIENDEINGLESY i�•.` play a part in New Year's celebrations,the City would like to NECESITA AYUDA PARA caution everyone from using illegal fireworks,which are responsible 1RADUCIRESTEDOCUNIENTO,O for many fires, injuries, and fatalities in the state of Indiana each year. In Indiana, it SITIENEALGUNAPREGUNTA,POR is illegal to set off anything that leaves the ground, explodes, or makes a loud noise FAVORLLAMEAL SR FEDERICO like a gunshot. For the safety of your family, friends, neighbors, and the entire THON(ASISTENTEDELALCALDE) community,please celebrate responsibly as you welcome in the new year. ALTELEFONO(574)235-5858X1000. Visit the City of South Bend online at www.ci.south-bend.in.us