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Council narrows landmark designation at Jefferson School to exclude athletic fields and maintenance building
Summary
The council approved an amendment to a historic landmark ordinance for Jefferson School, changing the legal description so the landmark designation applies to the school building itself and not the parking lots, athletic fields or a maintenance building, allowing the school corporation to proceed with facility repairs.
The South Bend Common Council voted unanimously Aug. 25 to amend the historic landmark designation for the Jefferson School parcel at 528 South Eddy Street so the legal description covers just the school building rather than the entire parcel.
Ross VanOverberg, historic preservation administrator, told the council the existing ordinance used a legal description that encompassed the…
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