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the longstanding pledge to provide a suitable home for the Studebaker collection. We are <br />seeking a positive reuse for the front of the Natatorium, a structure which has been vacant for <br />over thirty years, The pool section is no longer viable and will be demolished. The "Nat" is the <br />source fnr many positive memories, but many painful ones as well. It became a symbol for <br />institutional racism in our community, but also a symbol for the sustaiFaed struggle to overcome <br />discrimination. It will be a positive symbol as we move forward. <br />With Council's support, we have put in place funding for the initial action on our Long <br />Term Control Plan. This will reduce sewage backups in basements and overflows into the river. <br />During the last fifteen years we have invested $87 million in our Wastewater Treatment Plant <br />and collection system to meet water quality standards. Now we are beginning a ten year $120 <br />million program that moves us further toward the clean water goal. After that work is complete <br />there wi11 be more to do in Phase II, including high rate treatment or additional storage capacity. <br />It won't be done overnight and it won't be cheap, which is why innovations like the 21~ Century <br />ND embedded sensor network are exciting possibilities to save money and take full advantage of <br />sewer systems. We expect to enter into a consent decree with the Department of Justice, EPA <br />and IDEM to memorialize the steps that wi11 be undertaken to improve our system. We will <br />leave the environment better than we inherited it far our current benefit and for the benefit of <br />future generations. <br />We are committed to the environment <br />and to smart growth, reclaiming brownfields <br />and purting them back to productive use. At <br />Fredrickson Park we are creating open space <br />with walking paths. It is a living <br />environmental lab. The Boy Scouts will <br />construct their regional headquarters here with <br />an environmental classroom that will be used <br />by schoolchildren as well as the scouts. <br />Future scouting projects will enhance the park setting and provide hands-on learning experience. <br />At Erskine Commorns private developers, with assistance from the County and City, are bringing <br />new jobs, new investment and new shopping choices to the South Side, while at the same time <br />addressing legacy environmental issues at the site. This is a win-win solution for all involved, <br />A-47 <br />