South Bend Redevelopment Commission

South Bend Mayor James Mueller says that if the Board of Public Works approves the acquisition Tuesday, he expects the city's redevelopment commission next year to start funding renovation of the vacant building.

YMCA CEO Mark Weber says their child care center serving St. Joseph and Benton Harbor is full, and he says downtown South Bend lacks a high-quality child care option for downtown workers.

The city of South Bend is paying a consultant more to analyze an intersection but the Indiana Department of Transportation says even if traffic warrants a stoplight, installing one at the Indiana Dinosaur Museum might be unsafe because of the proximity of U.S. 31 ramps.

South Bend Police officers' Santa's Elficers program, started in 2016, has outgrown several spaces and they say buying a permanent building will help them continue to grow and serve more kids at Christmas.

The city of South Bend, after buying the State Theatre in February and repairing its roof, is listing it for sale before starting a process to request proposals from developers interested in putting the historic structure back into use.

With the number of visitors the roughly year-old Indiana Dinosaur Museum already is drawing, plus attractions it still plans to develop, city of South Bend officials say a full traffic signal at U.S. 20 and Olive Road is needed.

South Bend’s Near Northwest Neighborhood could be getting more affordable housing, thanks to a local nonprofit and the city’s redevelopment commission. Cross Community plans to build a six-unit apartment building and two single-family homes on Allen Street.

As the Indiana Governor Mike Braun administration has cut funding for child care, a St. Joseph County group plans to ask local employers to invest in a fund to help child care providers with equipment, supplies and furniture.

The South Bend city administration Thursday will ask the redevelopment commission to give Devereaux Peters a fifth extension to secure financing, and to retake the property if she doesn't have money for the project's full expected cost in hand at closing.

South Bend is looking to capitalize on redevelopment efforts in the Lincoln and Kennedy Park area. About half of the lots in the neighborhood are vacant, but that could soon change.