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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Special Meeting—January 18, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> A. South Bend Central Development Area <br /> (5) continued... <br /> responded that the range has been presented <br /> as 16,000 to 24,000. Mr. John Earnest has <br /> not settled completely with the Veterans <br /> Administration on exactly how much square <br /> footage it will take. ACS will start out with <br /> perhaps 18,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. initially. The <br /> building, with the upstairs and downstairs is <br /> a total of about 64,000 sq. ft. so that as <br /> ACS'S services expand in the future, it will <br /> expand in that building for at least the next <br /> five-year period. <br /> Mr. Varner asked if the lease would reflect <br /> that the remainder of the 64,000 sft would be <br /> held for ACS, or could it be rented to another <br /> tenant. Mr. Inks responded that the unused <br /> space will be the city's to hold or lease out. <br /> Mr. Varner asked if the VA clinic will <br /> provide rehab work or primary care at this <br /> location. Mr. John Earnest responded this <br /> facility will provide primary care, lab, x-ray, <br /> psychiatric, and a pretty large cadre of <br /> services there. The intent is to bring to South <br /> Bend the services currently offered in Fort <br /> Wayne and Marian. ACS serves a 14 county <br /> area and has over 8,000 veterans enrolled in <br /> its clinic. It's one of the largest contracted <br /> clinics the VA has. <br /> Mr. Downes questioned if there was any data <br /> in about the economic impact of the current <br /> VA clinic on the restaurants and retail <br /> establishments around the clinic. Though <br /> there isn't any hard data, Mr. Rich Earnest <br /> offered anecdotal data from Goshen and <br /> 15 <br />