Mishawaka redevelopment commission approves purchase of 522 North Cedar Street and amends Habitat for Humanity agreement to allow three homes

The Mishawaka Redevelopment Commission approved the purchase of 522 North Cedar Street and voted to amend a development agreement with Habitat for Humanity to allow three homes on narrow lots.

Commission members approved the buy–sell agreement for 522 North Cedar Street, described at the meeting as the last single-family property along the former railroad corridor on Cedar Street, at a listed purchase price of $100,000. The commission recorded a voice vote in favor of the purchase.

Separately, a commissioner who said they had been involved in the original development agreement explained that the lot depths on the former nursing-home block are narrower than typical. The existing agreement anticipated two single-family homes, but by right the parcels can accommodate three 40-foot-wide homes. The presenter said a plot plan now shows three homes will fit, and the commission moved and approved a minor modification of the development agreement to permit the three-home layout for the Habitat for Humanity project.

The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the votes were taken by voice and the motions passed. The meeting record shows commissioners present at roll call included Commissioner Whitfield Hyatt, Commissioner Kentner, Commissioner Romani, Commissioner Pemberton and Commissioner Belovich; Commissioner Dennison was named during roll-call but not recorded as present. Individual votes were not identified in the transcript.

The commission’s staff noted one remaining property (a hardware store) along the corridor that has not yet been negotiated. No effective dates, conditions of sale beyond the stated purchase price, or funding-source details were provided in the meeting record; those items were not specified in the transcript.

Next steps: staff will proceed with the purchase process for 522 North Cedar Street and proceed under the amended development agreement with Habitat for Humanity; any additional administrative or funding approvals were not specified on the record.