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Community Investment Committee backs LaSalle Park neighborhood plan after residents offer input
Summary
South Bend staff presented a 20-year LaSalle Park neighborhood plan with 12 priority projects (housing infill, park improvements, streetscape and zoning changes); residents largely supported the plan in public comment while raising site-specific concerns about proposed park locations and property impacts. The committee accepted a substitute resolution and sent the plan to the full council with a favorable recommendation.
The Community Investment Committee considered and recommended the LaSalle Park neighborhood plan (bill 25-52) after a presentation by city planning staff and extended public comment.
Chris Dressel (Department of Community Investment) summarized the plan’s purpose and history, describing LaSalle Park’s boundary and historical context, including marshland origins, early public housing, environmental remediation, and later investments. Dressel told the committee the plan is intended to be a 20-year physical plan that compiles neighborhood priorities gathered through stakeholder meetings, open…
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