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Council committee backs three property purchases for redevelopment, community center and stormwater project

South Bend Common Council (committee meetings) · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The Community Investment Committee recommended the Board of Public Works be authorized to purchase three city parcels: 749 Harrison Ave (historic church site), 1024 Indiana Ave (to partner with Boys & Girls Club for a community center) and three Randolph Street parcels needed for a federally required stormwater storage tank. The items move to full council with favorable recommendations.

The Community Investment Committee voted to forward three separate resolutions to the full Council with favorable recommendations: a proposed purchase of 749 Harrison Avenue to remove a deteriorated church building, the acquisition of 1024 Indiana Avenue to support a community center in Rum Village, and the purchase of three adjacent parcels on Randolph Street to facilitate construction of an underground stormwater-storage tank required by a federal consent decree.

Joe Molnar, assistant…

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