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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 3,2013,2012
Contact: City of South Bend Legal Department
Phone: 574-235-9241
CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON ADA TRANSITION PLAN
FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
SOUTH BENDThe City of South Bend has developed a Transition Plan under the Americans
With Disabilities Act (ADA) for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right of Way. The Plan
describes how the City of South Bend intends to remove barriers for disabled persons who enter
or who are in the public right of way. The City is also in the process of assessing its buildings
for ADA accessibility which will be described in a later Transition Plan or in a later Addendum
to the current Plan.
A public hearing on this Transition Plan will take place before the South Bend Board of Public
Works on Tuesday,January 8, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Works Public Hearing Room,
13th Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. The South Bend Common Council will
then consider adopting the Transition Plan at its regular meeting on January 28, 2013.
Accommodations for hearing- and sight-impaired persons are available upon request at both
meetings. (Please notify of the need for such accommodation at least 24 hours in advance).
Public comments are important to this process. South Bend's ADA Transition Plan for
Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right of Way can be reviewed easily on the City of South
Bend's website at www.southbendin.gov/ADA. There, you will also find a convenient form for
your direct comments. A copy of the Transition Plan is available for public view in the Office of
the South Bend City Clerk(4th Floor County City Building) or the Department of Public Works
(13th Floor County-City Building). A copy is also available at the South Bend Public Library,
Main Branch, downtown South Bend. Comments may be sent to the City's ADA Coordinator,
Aladean M. DeRose, any time through January 25, 2013, either by regular mail to: South Bend
1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDWG•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601
PHONE 574/235-9261 • FAx 574/235-9892
Legal Department, 1200 County-City Building,227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601
or by email to aderose(a southbendin.gov.