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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting —June 14, 2011 <br />Washington and Michigan. He was the <br />director of two local banks and part of a <br />group of businessmen who created the South <br />Bend Malleable Steel Range Manufacturing <br />Company. He was an advocate of South <br />Bend at an important time of its history and, <br />finally, I think that Mr. Inks and Mr. Gibney <br />would find that he was part of the earliest <br />efforts of community and economic <br />development. And while he's 150 years <br />from being active, really, in this community, <br />a lot of what everyone is trying to do today <br />goes back to this. I would think that we'd be <br />looking for people like Kizer and Wolverton <br />and others today. I ask you to support this <br />but also to challenge Redevelopment to <br />rehabilitate this property. In the short run it <br />will benefit me. I mentioned to Mr. Inks. I <br />said that there are two kinds of folks that get <br />up here (meaning the podium), people who <br />want something and people who are against <br />something. In the short run, it will benefit <br />me. In the long run, I believe it will benefit <br />this community. I hope that you will pass it, <br />but more importantly, I hope that you will <br />pay attention to how Community & <br />Economic Development works with it. I <br />think it's a wonderful way to start a lot of <br />positives that everybody's here for, for other <br />things for our community. I wanted to <br />mention a few things about this great man <br />and the building that I've been privileged to <br />be next to for a long time. Does anybody <br />have any questions? Thank you for <br />everything. I appreciate it very much. <br />Mr. Leone noted that he checked the Notice <br />of Hearing that was published and the notice <br />gave the correct resolution number. So there <br />is no problem with the public hearing. <br />Ms. Jones asked if there was anyone else <br />17 <br />