On June 25th, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission voted to incorporate approximately 330 acres of the Portage Prairie project into the Airport TIF District. Marty Wolfson, representing the viewpoint of the Coordinating Committee of the Community Forum for Economic Development, testified at a public hearing held by the Commission. He pointed out the costs of…
What will work best in LaSalle Square? Reservations are now being accepted for the first public planning session on the revitalization of LaSalle Square. This event will take place on Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Faith Apostolic Church, 921 N. Bendix Drive, in LaSalle Square. Light refreshments will be served. …
The June meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, will be a PUBLIC FORUM: Local Initiatives to Meet Global Challenges: South Bend’s Efforts to Protect the Environment.The meeting will be held from 7 – 9 pm, at the Office of the Minority Health Coalition, 915 N Bendix (in LaSalle Square). Presenters: Gary Gilot, South…
On Saturday July 12, from 10 am to 2 pm, there will be a PUBLIC MEETING – An opportunity to help guide the future of LASALLE SQUARE. Details available soon.
The next meeting of the South Bend Community Garden group will be Tuesday, June 10, at 6:30 pm in the Pokagon Room at the St. Joseph Public Library in downtown South Bend. The group will review presentation information for neighborhoods, churches, and organizations about starting community gardens. All who are interested in developing and/or presenting…
An Observer Corps is a structured way for individuals to exercise their right to know. Volunteer observers attend local government meetings to gather information about the issues being discussed as well as the process by which they are being discussed. The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area is partnering with other local…
The 9th Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held on Friday June 13, Saturday June 14, and Sunday June 15 at LaSalle Park and the Charles Black Center, 3419 W. Washington Street in South Bend. The event is sponsored by the South Bend Chapter Indiana Black Expo, Inc. (SBCIBE).
Thursday, May 29, 5:30 PM – Pokagon Room, Main St. Library INITIAL MEETING TO FORM AN OBSERVER CORPS This project was proposed and discussed at the April Forum breakout session: "Transparency in local government: the key to effective democracy." Tuesday, June 3, 5:30 PM – The General Store (on Jefferson, across from Howard…
The May meeting of the Community Forum for Economic Development is this Tuesday, May 20, from 7 -9 PM, at the office of the Minority Health Coalition in LaSalle Square (915 N. Bendix — just south and west of the intersection of Bendix and Lincoln Way West). This month we will highlight reports from the…
“Uniting to Improve Our Quality of Life” was the title of the Third Annual Community Forum on Economic Development held April 26, 2008 at Indiana University South Bend. The keynote speaker was State Representative Ryan Dvorak, Chairman of the Environmental Affairs Committee. Representative Dvorak spoke about urban sprawl. As a result of development in new…
Coordinating Committee Statement: In early 2007, 16 out of 18 South Bend Housing Authority maintenance workers signed cards indicating that they wished to be represented by Teamsters Local Union 364 in a collective bargaining agreement. Local 364 asked the Housing Authority to recognize it as collective bargaining agent, but the Authority refused. The…
"UNITING TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE" Saturday, April 26 2008, from 9 am to 4 pm Indiana University South Bend, Weikamp Hall, 1001