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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 13, 2016 <br />Carol Schumaker, 1613 Hildreth Street South Bend 46615, spoke against the proposed firehouse. <br />She stated she has called an ambulance and they arrived in a timely fashion and she has no <br />problem with the Fire Department. However, the park is heavily used by the community in that <br />area and many of the houses do not have large yards. These homes are middle and working class <br />people who cannot afford houses with big yards. The park allows the people of River Park to <br />have green space for their children. Childhood obesity is a huge problem in this country and <br />access to parkland is the solution. When we lose parkland the people that suffer the most are low <br />and middle income families. <br />Rich Wallace, 937 South 21St South Bend 46615, spoke against the proposed firehouse. <br />Potawatomi is a passive park which has value in and of itself. South Bend is underrepresented in <br />green space and taking even more away doesn't make any sense. For children in the <br />neighborhood that area is the main access to Kids Kingdom, the pool and the zoo. If the <br />firehouse was built there it would be a concern for the students who go to John Adams because it <br />is so congested. <br />Bradley Laird, 1232 Longfellow Avenue South Bend 46615, spoke against the proposed <br />firehouse. We want and need good Fire Department service and an ambulance based in the <br />neighborhood but it is a profound failure of imagination to devalue our natural spaces. We can't <br />and should not let go of our natural spaces because once we lose them they are gone for good. <br />Every person that drives past that park sees open green space which has a positive effect on their <br />wellbeing. This is a jewel in our community and we should protect it. Mr. Laird acknowledged <br />the constraints that the state government has placed on local governments in the form of revenue. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the <br />meeting at 8:13 p.m. <br />0 <br />
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