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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting - November 16, 1979 <br />7. PROGRESS REPORTS <br />a. Mr. Nimtz continues... <br />Comm-izzion Membets : I would fluke to take this oppot- <br />y to 4oAma t y speak out again against the pnopoz ed <br />ition o4 the Odd EeUows Building. <br />The decision to demot ash this downtown buitding, in tight <br />o4 bwsineszmen who . have o6 jetied to pXesenve it, I beUeve <br />,se des out a �signa.2 that the City o6 South Fend ,cis unwctZ ng <br />to accept ptivate help to ptesetve ouA downtown. <br />The pu.bti.c has afro spoken out on 6eveAa2 oecas,i.onz, and <br />I betievethe majotity o4 oux people wish to have the Odd <br />Fettm Bud -ding pnets ehved. <br />I h the Commisstion to teconsidet the decision to demolish, <br />an to weigh ate o� the jactotvs which ate in the best <br />i enest o f out C.i ty',5 4ututce. <br />Thnk you. S.i.ncete2y, Many Chtistine Adams, Counci man - <br />at Lange. <br />Mr. Nimtz: well, there was no decision made as you well <br />kn w, that „decision is. to be made this morning. It's the <br />Chair recommendation that we accede to the request of <br />Mayor-elect Roger Parent. I told him I do not control <br />this Commission but you generally follow my suggestions, <br />anc it's my recommendation to you that we accede to the <br />re nest of the Mayor - elect. Now, Commissioner Donaldson <br />has to leave in about 10 minutes. I think we should have <br />so a discussion here on this, but I think you (Mr. <br />Do aldson) should be allowed to vote on this issue and so <br />we'll proceed to anybody that wants to make some comments. <br />I call on your expertise, Mr. Brademas right now <br />cerning the roof? <br />Mr. Brademas: I think for a few hundred dollars that it - <br />wo ld be possible to seal the roof that is leaking in the <br />so thwest corner, and along the parapet on the north wall. <br />Ot er than that our investigation of the building indicates <br />that outside of the windows that are open that it is water - <br />ti ht. There is one boiler tube that has a crack in it <br />that would need to be replaced in order to provide heat <br />in the building, hopefully while we're working in there <br />th s winter. Outside of that, the building does not <br />pr sent any problems that would cost any amount of money <br />at all. <br />-26- <br />