01-22-73 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 1973 RESOLUTION NO. 348 -73 (CONTINUED) Dear Mr. King: Please be advised that the Area Plan Commission, at its regular meeting held on June 20, 1972, reviewed your proposal for issuance of revenue bonds to enable the building of a major plant addition to the Gentner Packing Company, Inc. Following due consideration, the Area Plan Commission found the proposal to be consis- tent with the St. Joseph County Comprehensive Land Use Transportation Plan. All proposed construction must be approved by the County Building Department, County Engineer, County Health Department and other governmental agencies as may be required. Very truly yours, s/ Howard Bellinger HB /et Executive Director if if it May 23, 1972 of Mr. Howard Goodhew, President South Bend School Board 635 South Main Street South Bend, Indiana M1 WE Dear Mr. Goodhew: Our Commission has an application for the issuance of industrial revenue bonds to finance a major addition to the Gentner Packing Company, Inc. plant on West Roosevelt Road, St. Joseph County. In accordance with the Economic Development Act, State of Indiana, our Commission is to forward a statement of public service to the school corporation having jurisdiction of the area in which the proposed facility is to be built. The reason for this is to indicate the impact of addition< employment of this facility on the school system. Gentner Packing now employs approximately 100 people and this addition could enable the employment of an additional 25 to 75 people. The Gentner Packing Company plant is presently operating and Mr. Isadore Gentner, the president, has indicated that this plant addition will simply add productive capacity at their present loca- tion. He has also informed us that Gentner Packing Company, Inc. has done considerable work in conjunction with pollution control and health standards in the last few years. We would appreciate your affirmative reply on this application.at your earliest convenience. We have been advised by a commitment in the amount of $500,000 to purchase the total bond issue and we, as a Commission, believe this a help to maintaining the county's tax base and property tax yield. Sincerely, KGK, Jr. /nt cc: Jerry J. Miller, Mayor, City of South Bend Peter J. Nemeth, President, South Bend City Council Charles Sweeney, Jr., South Bend City Attorney Kenneth Fedder, Attorney for Economic Development Commission of South Bend Mrs. Bertha Badollet, President, St. Joseph County Council Isadore Gentner, President, Gentner Packing Company, Inc. Mr. Karl King, President Economic Development Commission of South Bend County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Mr. King: s/ Karl G. King, Jr., President Economic Development Commission of South Bend May 26, 1972 The Board of School Trustees for the South Bend Community School Corporation endorses the issuance of industrial revenue bonds to finance a major addition to the Gentner Packing Company, Inc. plant on West Roosevelt Road, St. Joseph County. [I] M The School Corporation does not consider that this project would cause any major change in school enrollments nor bring any burden upon the present school facilities. Sincerely, s/ Howard Goodhew, President HG /mm Board of School Trustees