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Community and Economic Development Committee
The March 8, 2004 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee
was called to order by its Chairperson,Council Member Roland Kelly at 4:22 p.m., in the
Council Informal Meeting Room.
Persons in attendance included Council Members Dieter,Pfeifer,Kelly,Pi»zello,
Varner,Kuspa, Coleman,Kirsits and White; Terry O'Brien, Charlotte Sobel, City Clerk John
Voorde, Terry Bland of the Soak 93end%amine and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council
Attorney.
Council Member Kelly called for a presentation on.Bill No. 04-32 which is a five(5)year
residential real property tax abatement request of South Bend Heritage Foundation,Inc. for the
properties located at 1309, 1325, 1329, 1405 & 1408 West Washington Street.
Specialist,then reviewed his report dated
Terry J. O'Brien, an Economic Development Spec p
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March 1, 2004. He noted that the petitioner plans to have five(5)homes built on the addresses
listed on West Washington. These lots have been previously approved for tax abatement,but are
about to expire. The homes would be built by Garden Homes and would range in price from
$85,000 to $95,000. The petitioner has received fourteen(14)previous abatements. The report
concluded that the petitioner qualifies for a five-year residential tax abatement under Section
2-77.1 of the South Bend Municipal Code addressing"Single Family Real Property Abatement".
Charlotte Sobel,Director of Real Estate Development for South Bend Heritage made the
presentation. She noted that two(2)families are ready to sign,but the new abatement is
necessary to permit this. It is averaging two(2)years to get individuals"credit worthy" for such
home ownership.
No one from the public spoke in favor or in opposition to the Bill.
Council Member Coleman then made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kuspa
that Bill No. 04-32 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.
There being no further business to come before the Committee, Council Member Kelly
adjourned the meeting at 4:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Roland Kelly, Chairperson
Community and Economic Development
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