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NEWS RELEASE
Subject: South Bend Alleys Receive Makeovers
Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
From: Council President, Sharon L. McBride
At-Large Councilmember, Karen L. White
Contact: Bob Palmer, Council Attorney: bpalmer@southbendin.gov
South Bend Alleys Receive Makeovers
South Bend Common Council President and Third District Representative,
Sharon McBride and At-Large Councilmember Karen White, together with
Public Works Director Eric Horvath, recently announced the continuation of
an Alley Pilot Program to remedy many problems residents have with alleys.
The program identified three (3) critical paths to alley improvement: 1) making
alleys passable by clearing brush; 2) alley cleanups by the City in partnership
with neighborhood organizations; and 3) improved alley assessment and
grading.
Brush cleaning began in late 2022 and continues. One hundred sixty-three
(163) alleys have been completed. One hundred seventy-five (175) alleys
remain to be completed.
Since April 20, 2023, Neighborhood Services and Enforcement (NSE) has
conducted sixteen (16) successful neighborhood cleanups, more than twice the
total number from 2022. Volunteers and NSE staff work together to clean
public areas, including alleys.
Since January 1, 2023, the Neighborhood Enforcement Action Team (Neat
Crew) has cleaned 1,360 illegal dumps and 1,525 tires. This equates to 326,125
pounds of trash collected mostly from alleys and vacant lots.
The City has received 258 requests for alley grading. These requests justified
the City’s order for two (2) additional graders to supplement the one currently
in use. An asset management company, Streetlogix, has been hired by the City
to complete assessments of not only alleys, but also all streets and sidewalks.
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Sharon L. McBride
President
Sheila Niezgodski
Vice President
Canneth Lee
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Canneth Lee
First District
Henry Davis, Jr.
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Troy Warner
Fourth District
Eli Wax
Fifth District
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District
Karen L. White
At Large
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Lori K Hamann
At Large