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Lafayette Falls residents tell council phase 5 development raises safety, wetlands and public-space concerns

Common Council of the City of South Bend · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Residents of Lafayette Falls told the Common Council they fear planned additional development will strain access and public infrastructure and raised concerns about wetlands and loss of usable green space.

Residents of Lafayette Falls delivered multiple public comments during Privilege of the Floor, urging the Common Council to address safety, infrastructure and environmental concerns tied to ongoing and planned development in the subdivision.

Speakers said the projectwhich includes a planned Phase 5 of roughly 109 additional homesrelies primarily on a single, two-lane entrance (Kern/Armstrong), creating traffic-safety risks for pedestrians and school buses. Tom Ferguson, a…

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