Incorpo alion
dilional cil
e s
funding
The pi nn d incorpora­
tion of the Benton. Harbor
Citizen's dvisory B rd could
m n incre d federal funding
for the City through the ed ral
eighborhood Progr m.
Th funding i . available
to incorporated Citizen's P rtici­
p tion .group for economic
d lopment, crime prevention,
nd r habilitation projects.
Application for econo­
mic de elopment and reh bilita­
tion monies require the approval
Of th local go erning body.
The Benton Harbor City
Commission . declined to ta e
ny action when CAB president,
�rnold Smith, requested official
pproval of the advisory borad's
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incorporation on Wednesday,
Jan. 17.
The general consensus of
the Commis ion as at it
ould pr. mature to ma e an
official commitment to the'
Citizen's Advisory Board at this
time.
yor Joel Patterson
urged the dvisory board to go
head with its plan to incorpo­
rate if th t is the desire of its
mem rs
He s ted th t he was
certain th t the Commis ion
ould appro e any CAB funding
applic tion that wa comp tible
with 0 erall plans for City
d el pm nt.
The 19 m mber Citizen's
Advi ry Board was e tabli
in December, 1974 ..
j
M mber are appointed
by the mayor with City Com­
mis ion approval. Both M yor
Joel Patterson nd Commis-
'on r Arnold Bolin served on
the dvisory bo rd during its
first year of existence.
Current board member
include Lowrella Lange, Arnold
Smith, Harold Hanson, Harry
l , and Elizabeth Fowler, all of
whom hav served on the board
since its inception.
Other . board members
are Mary T ylor, S I m Mu:
hammed, J ames Murphy, Luella
unley, Doris Ray, Paul Smith,
Leonard Anderson, Mickey
Seeley, Annie L. Robinson,
Helen McKenzie, Debra itchell,
and argaret illiarns.
Citizen's Advisory Board
president Arnold Smith is vice­
president of the ationaJ Citizen
Particip tion Council.
When interviewed, Mr.
Smith tated that the advi ry .
bo rd i involved in the promo­
tion of citizen p rticipati n t
the state, regional, and nation I
level .
lntere t in the concept of
citizen p rticipation in govern­
ment ha pre d throughout th
world.
Th ation I Citizen Parti-
cipation' Council i no oopera­
ting with oth r n tions in
planning an international confer-
on citili n rticipation.
y 23, 1979
Just an a temp
to keep
arm
A U IDE TIFIED TRA SlE T trying to keep arm brought out t 0 fir true
car Saturday, January 20, around 2:30 p.m. It se ms th man h d gain d entry to th
building through the rear entranc and start d a fire in a astebas et to provid som
librarian putting out garb g on th library doc across th lIey sm lied smo and
the fire department. The top picture sho s the firem n and passerbys; th bottom
the astebasket thro n in th sno by the firem n. 0 dama as r ported. The man's hou in
problems are t mporarily solved - th police booked him on a char of tting fire in uildin.
.
.To nship loots bill, 100
The B nton Harbor li­
brary Board of Director ha
asked that library employee b
excluded from the ne City
employe · re ideney r quir -
taxes for th support of the
libr ry, nd th t Benton Town-
hip re ident I th refer , houl
b eligible for emplo ment b
th librar .
Th
m nt.
The reque t ubmit-
ted by Library Director, J R.
P vser, at the C mmi i n wor -
hop on Wednesd , ) nuar 1 7.
r. Pey r pointed out
that Ben on Town ip appoint
ccrtifi tion requirements.
Th c rr nt reem t
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