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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />$I <br /> <br />Harry Greenberg, <br />Broadway <br /> <br />116 <br /> <br />1/2 <br /> <br />109 <br /> <br />North <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />North <br /> <br />Sycamore <br /> <br />John Fainbarg, 201 West First Street <br /> <br />Peter Des Rocher, 619 North Main Street <br /> <br />Tom McLean, 201 North Main Street <br /> <br />zika Djokovich, 211 N. Main Street <br /> <br />All of the above businessmen said that, in their opinion, any <br />further delay in demolishing the building at 214 North Sycamore <br />would seriously damage the rehabilitation efforts in the <br />downtown area and would penalize each one of them financially. <br />They asked the Agency to deny this request citing the great <br />amount of time and effort expended by representatives of the <br />City and the businessmen of the downtown area in helping the <br />Rescue Mission to relocate. <br /> <br />Chairman Bricken invited representatives of the Rescue Mission <br />to make closing remarks and Mr. Rob Martin responded that the <br />Mission had turned hundreds of lives around and that instead of <br />dealing in dollars, they dealt with people and that, in his <br />opinion, this was an investment in the soul of the City. He <br />then asked Dan Sataco to speak in behalf of the Mission. <br /> <br />Mr. Sataco said that his life had been changed by the Mission <br />and that now, with their help, he was leading a very productive <br />life as a computer designer. As a member of the Board of <br />Directors, Mr. Sataco said that he had been trying to find an <br />intermediate location for the Mission until such time as their <br />new building would be completed, with no success. He added <br />that the fund-raising efforts for the Rescue Mission were <br />"right on target" and that the Mission only needed transition <br />assistance now. <br /> <br />Chairman Bricken then advised the members of the Agency that if <br />a motion were not forthcoming, the Agency would then move on <br />toward the demolition of this structure. <br /> <br />Mrs. McGuigan said that, in her opinion, the Agency was not in <br />a position to do anything unilaterally and that, if an <br />extension were granted, it would have to be Mr. Stotsenberg's <br />decision. Both Mr. Griset and Mr. Luxembourger expressed <br />their support of her position. <br /> <br />8. <br />