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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />they want to keep handing out tax abatements, that’s fine, but if the City comes up short <br />on money, she doesn’t want to be around to sop up all the tears. Ms. Davis advised that <br />regarding Brownfield’s, the State of Indiana should use the State of Tennessee as an <br />example. In Tennessee, if a company has the potential to contaminate and they want to <br />move, they can only move to an area that was determined to be a Brownfield already. <br />She stated that there are so many things that the City could be doing to generate new <br />revenue, such as a flea market, like the one in Michigan City. They charge $10.00 per <br />vendor and attract over 100 vendors a day. A food pantry, generated on donations only, <br />like the ones down south, Metro Ministries has a second hand store and supports <br />themselves, they don’t go to the City of Tampa, or Hillsboro County, or the State of <br />Florida, asking for money, they never asked for one penny to get started, all they ever <br />asked for was the laws and the building codes. They have a half-way house, Tampa <br />Crossroads, for ex-offenders, started out the same way. If you need proof, one, go check, <br />two, talk to her husband, he was one of the founders of both of those organizations. She <br />stated that her husband can help the City of South Bend get things done without costing <br />any more money, it only takes asking the public to help step in. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />There being no further business to come before the President Timothy Rouse adjourned <br />the meeting at 9:00 p.m. <br /> <br />ATTEST: ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________ ____________________________ <br />John Voorde, City Clerk Timothy Rouse, President <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 33 <br />