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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -April 3, 2009 <br />crud other itc>>t~s <br />• The plunr~ed rons7rzrction of ~u. four-story senior <br />C'111~e11 Llpal"1171e111 COl11p~C'l <br />• A 3, UUU square, fool expansion of ~lhe LaSalle <br />Brunclz of the St. Joseph County Public Lib°a~.v <br />Additionally, the City of~Soulh Bend bus acquired <br />one of tlTrcc properties on Bendix Drive identified <br />us the crrecr hc~.t~t suited, for retail and commercial <br />devc~lolnuent. Hopefully 2009 ~1~ill see the <br />aCgLl1S'111U11 Of 1~1e 1"el11al17117g hy0 pCll"Gels Yl'~11CF7 lyl~~ <br />ulloti,i, murketiizg of the urea to begin in earnest. <br />Given these developme~zts, the LuSulle Syuure <br />Steering Committee desires to keep the moi7~entum <br />moving, foi°~-yard to redevelop LuSulle Syuure and <br />believes that is best ucco»~plished by initiating the <br />process to improve llze ii7fi~astructure as the plan <br />recomanends. Therefore, 1~°e respectfully request <br />the Redevelopment Commission allocate the funds <br />necessu~y to begin tJze process of extending the <br />principal street grid into the square. <br />Sincerely, <br />The LuSullc Square Steering Comnaitlee <br />Mr. Varner asked if additional infrastructure for <br />LaSalle Square is planned for the Commission <br />agenda this year. Mr. Inks responded that there is <br />none in the 2009 AEDA budget for LaSalle <br />Square. There is funding set aside for the <br />continued acquisition of commercial properties on <br />Bendix, but there were funds reserved in future <br />years for inti-astructure. Staff can review this and <br />see if it makes sense to make changes to the <br />budget. <br />5. OLD BUSINESS <br />There was no Old Business. <br />THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS <br />4 <br />