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REGULAR MEETING June 24, 2019
<br /> Office).This stuff will burn,I've tested it. So,if you don't take my word,have the Fire Department
<br /> go out there and get their opinion. It's unsafe. That grass is three (3) feet from the neighbor's
<br /> house, ten (10) feet from the other one and it's seven (7) feet from my house. The police were
<br /> chasing a guy and they caught him in the tall grass. There, again, you can get that Police report. It
<br /> will burn and it's a nuisance. We've got enough groundhogs in the area. The City didn't do
<br /> anything about it, so we have to do it on our own. This guy is bringing more. Then, there are
<br /> mosquitoes. That water and the tall grass is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. We need the grass
<br /> cut short. I'm trusting you guys to do your job and take care of it. Then, we have Mayor Pete with
<br /> his executive power.
<br /> George Jones, 256 North Sheridan Street, South Bend, IN, stated, As Mr. Crayton has indicated, I
<br /> am also concerned about this man's residence. I initially went by his house when he first (1St)
<br /> purchased his house and it was a lovely home. Then a couple weeks later I came by again and I
<br /> saw the grass started growing, I though he had moved from the house. The weeds were up to his
<br /> door and it looks horrible. As has been said, we already have a sanctuary out there. If you come
<br /> down Linden Street,next to the track you will see that we have a natural sanctuary. We don't need
<br /> a sanctuary in the middle of our community where kids are playing, and animals are being housed
<br /> in this particular field. There could be groundhogs, raccoons, or skunks. There could be any type
<br /> of rodent in that area. It is an infestation.The water settling there and the weeds and the mosquitoes
<br /> and all the other types of bugs. The other neighbors' yards are well-manicured but, yet this man
<br /> moved into the community with an agenda to put a sanctuary there. He has two (2) lots. He has a
<br /> lot on the right and left side so that he can have a bigger sanctuary. Enough of that but my last
<br /> comment is about this one hundred (100) houses demolition in one hundred (100) days. That is a
<br /> concern, too, because again, Mayor Pete did not use foresight to see the problems that would
<br /> manifest once the houses were demolished. Grass is growing everywhere. I just came down
<br /> Diamond Street over on the northeast side and I bet you every three (3) or four (4) houses, grass
<br /> was flourishing. That is an abomination. Thank you.
<br /> Dennis Plump, 302 South Chicago Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I am a second (2nd) Vice
<br /> President of the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Alliance and I piggyback off my two(2)brothers. My
<br /> question is why is it taking so long for the City of South Bend to move on this matter? If this was
<br /> a problem in any other neighborhood, and I want to say this, not because I'm racist or I'm against
<br /> certain nationalities, but for a white person from Notre Dame to move into our neighborhood and
<br /> set up something like this, and all the red tape it is going through to get something done, what if a
<br /> black person was to move into a predominantly white neighborhood and try to do something like
<br /> this? I guarantee you that it would not take place. No one (1) could go online and get a certificate
<br /> or something to stop the procedure of this happening. It's ridiculous. You as the Council have the
<br /> right and the authority to stop this. People that live where we live in the LaSalle Neighborhood,
<br /> we pride ourselves in keeping our yards and things kept up,even though we don't have high dollar-
<br /> type homes. Then to have someone move in there with a different agenda and different scenery
<br /> there, we have to live there and accept it and not have a say about anything being done. That's
<br /> atrocious. I'm saying to you, do your job. Do your job like you do on everything else and all the
<br /> business that has come up here today. Come into our neighborhood. There is a perspective there
<br /> to make sure we have a peace of mind in an area. It's up to you.
<br /> Jason Banicki-Critchlow, 3822 Ford Street, South Bend, IN, stated, Much of what I was going to
<br /> talk about tonight was made moot by the FOP Thirty-Six (36) stepping up today and issuing a
<br /> pretty stern letter to remind us that tragic events that happen, such as what happened on June 16th
<br /> should not be used as political pawns. Our police officers are not political pawns. These are two
<br /> hundred and thirty-nine (239) men and women who go out there and try to protect our
<br /> neighborhoods and stand up for us every day. Are they perfect? Far from it. Do all of us have the
<br /> same experiences with them? Far from it. I am willing to admit and acknowledge that I have a very
<br /> different experience than many people in my community with the Police. That doesn't mean they
<br /> should be subject to constant scrutiny of every decision they make when you have people who
<br /> have never taken a moment of use of force training, or had to make a use of force decision,
<br /> questioning a use of force that is made, all without any of the facts yet. People then make
<br /> accusations against an officer without all of the facts. Let the process play out. Let us take our
<br /> time. We don't need to make a judgement day one (1) or day ten (10). We got an important piece
<br /> of the puzzle today with the special prosecutor. I wish we got it six(6)months ago when the Erica
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