Community Forums

As a way to bring the community together for discussions of and information on issues central to the neighborhood the NNN organizes community forums. Typically, residents are able to ask questions of invited people representing institutions and organizations proposing changes in the neighborhood or the city. For example, Memorial Hospital discussed the proposed heliport in August 2000 and in January 2002 the Memorial Hospital Bartlett Street Reconfiguration project. In 2003 Board members from the South Bend Community School Corporation Board of Trustees explained and responded to questions on the various proposed school redistricting plans. For the NNN, it is understood that all of these forums help neighbors be well-informed, active participants in the growth and development of the area - making South Bend a vibrant and dynamic place to live.