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<br />PARCEL 1 A part of Lot Numbered 234 in the Original Plat of the Town, now City
<br />of South Bend bounded by a line running as follows, viz: Beginning at the
<br />Northwest corner of said Lot, thence running east of the North line thereof 165
<br />feet; thence South 50 feet; thence West on a line parallel with the North line
<br />of said lot to the West line of said Lot, 165 feet; thence North on said west
<br />line 50 feet to the place of beginning, 50 feet front on North Lafayette Street
<br />by 165 feet deep along West Water Street (now LaSalle Street.)
<br />ALSO, A part of Lots 223 and 234 in the Original Plat of South Bend, bounded as
<br />follows: commencing 50 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot 234;
<br />thence South on the East line of Lafayette Street 62 feet, more or less; thence
<br />East 165 feet to the East line of said Lot 233; thence North 62 feet, more or
<br />less, to a point 50 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Lot 234; thence
<br />West to the place of beginning.
<br />Twenty -one (21) feet off the entire South side of Lot Numbered Two Hundred
<br />Thirty -Three (233) as shown on the Original Plat of the Town, now City, of South
<br />Bend, in St. Joseph County, in the State of Indiana.
<br />Lot Numbered Two Hundred Thirty -two (232) as shown on the original plat of the
<br />Town, now City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Parcel No. 1. Lots numbered Two Hundred Twenty -Nine (229) Two Hundred Thirty
<br />(230) and Two Hundred Thirty -One (231) as shown on the Original Plat of the
<br />Town, now City of South Bend;
<br />Parcel No. 2. Lot Numbered Fifteen (15) as shown on the recorded Plat of Bulla
<br />and Patton's Addition to the City of South Bend;
<br />Parcel No. 3. A parcel of land in the North half of Section 14, Township 37
<br />North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, in the County of St. Joseph, in
<br />the State of Indiana, more particularly described as follows:
<br />Beginning at the intersection of the North line of the South Bend, St. Joseph
<br />and Southern Railroad right -of -way with the Westerly line of Prairie Avenue;
<br />thence West along said North right -of -way line of railroad, 600.00 feet; thence
<br />North perpendicular to said North right -of -way line of railroad 50/.00 feet;
<br />thence Northeasterly 325.46 feet to the Southwesterly corner of a tract of land
<br />conveyed to the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. by the Indiana National
<br />Bank of Indianapolis by virtue of a quit claim deed dated July 14, 1965, and
<br />recorded July 21, 1965, in Deed Record 665, Pages 463 -465, in the Office of the
<br />Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana; thence Southeasterly along the Southerly
<br />line of said Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. tract of land, 383.18 feet to
<br />the Southeasterly corner of said Indiana Bell Telephone Company tract, also
<br />being the Westerly line of Prairie Avenue;thence Southwesterly along said
<br />Westerly line of Prairie Avenue, 53.23 feet to the place of beginning, and
<br />containing 1.89217 acres;
<br />and which has Key Numbers 18- 1008029701 for West Colfax Avenue and 18- 10120462,
<br />18- 1012046401, 18- 10120366, 18- 10120463 for 225 West Colfax Avenue, as an Economic
<br />Revitalization Area; and
<br />WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public
<br />hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code
<br />6- 1.1- 12- .1 -2.5; and
<br />1 WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all
<br />remonstrances and objections from interested persons; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for an economic
<br />revitalization area have been met.
<br />Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, as follows.
<br />Section I. The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution
<br />designating the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the
<br />purposes of tax abatement. Such designation is for Personal Property tax abatement
<br />only and is limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of adoption of the
<br />Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council.
<br />Section II. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is
<br />qualified for and is granted real property tax deduction for a period of five (5)
<br />years, and further determines that the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6,
<br />of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend and Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et seg.
<br />Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
<br />its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br />/S/ Stephen Luecke
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held on the resolutions at this time. Ernest Szarwark,
<br />attorney for the petitioner, made the presentation for the resolutions. He
<br />indicated the Tribune planned to construct a 25,000 square foot building on the site
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