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elfare rec ipients
should receive money only
if they re productive and
"sunset ta s" should be
required for every state
program, according to virtu­
ally every one of the more
than 3,000 residents in the
44th House District ho
recently returned their
Citizen's Surveys to State
Representati e L d Stacey
(R.-Berrien Springs).
Benton Harbor nd
Benton Township are in
the 44th District.
The surv vs, mailed
out by 'Stacey in I te
F bruary to homes in his
district, posed 12 qu tions
to constitutents on current
issues and Iso ed them
to list 12 gen ral topics
in order of importance to
th m.
CCI m very 'p I eased ith
th repsonse that I received
on this survey," Stace
id. "I'm quite encouraged
ith the interest own by
my constituents."
Stacey dded th t h
fe Is th questions as ed in
the urvey ill 110 him
to "g t a pulse on ho my
constituents feel bout the
important issues facing the
state."
Incredibly, almost 100
percent of the urvey's
r pondents id they be­
lie elfare recipients
should b required to per­
form public service jobs,
attend school or learn ne
s ills in order to receiv
lfare compensation.
Respondents also unan­
imously supported a regular
re i of state programs
under cc unset" laws to
determine their nece ity
and efficiency.
CCI guess e kno
where my constitutents
stand on elfare and sunset
la s," Stacey laughed, refer­
ring to the unanimous re­
sponses to both I survey
questions.
• lously, though, I
in that kind of response
ints to my district's belief
that a person should or
for at he receives and
that go rnment bureaucra-
cy should be chec ed in
some way to eliminate the
waste and dead wood."
Here are other high­
lights of the 12-qu stion
BOYS
survey:
- About 7S percent
of those ho participated
in th survey said they
believe that teachers should
not have the right to strike;
high school students should
be required to pass a stan­
dard test before graduating;
and elfare payments .---------
should be mailed directly
to utility compani so that
the companies are guaran­
teed payment.
- In the listing of
current i ues, respondents
ranked go rnment spend­
ing first nd elfare reform
second.
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- Almost 60 percent of
those questioned said they
felt a "disrupti " student
ould be either expelled
from school if h is 0 er
16 years, or assigned to a
special school for alternati
education. .,
- Almost half of the
respondents said they are
satisfied 'th the current
tax system for local schools.
Schools e upported by
local property tax plus
some state aid.
, Tw nty-two percen
said they favor an income
tax system in place of th
present property tax sys­
tem. eanwhHe,21 percent
said they support a higher
state income tax and a
10 er property tax system.
- early two-thirds said
th y upport continuing the
current property tax sys­
tem, but favor an increase
in property tax credits for
senior citizens.
- Respondents said the
state's education, transpor­
tation and health budgets
should be increased, "but
that the social services bud­
get should be cut.
Folio ing is the order
respondents ga to general
topics in order of their
importance: go ernment
spending, lfare reform,
crime control, education
(regular' and special), prop­
erty tax reform, health care
services, orkers and unem­
ployment compensation,
unemplovment/job develop­
ment, consumer protection,
environmental proteqtion,
legislative reform, and trans­
portation.
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The Juvenile Court
Citizens Advisory Council
for Berrien County will
feature a public showing of
the Academy A ard inn­
ing film, "Scared Straight"
on Wednesday, ay 2, at
the Berrien County Inter­
mediate School District of­
fice on U.s. 31/33 in Ber­
ri n Sprin .
The film ill begin
promptly at 7:30 p.m.
This film shows the
program gojng on at 1Qh­
way Prison in Ne Jersey
which gives teenagers in
trouble . th the la a .
realistic vie of prison
life.
"This film is not in­
tended for viewing by
young people because of
the language and frank
discussions of prison life,"
according 0 Advisory
Council Vice-President,
rs. Maureen Burden.
"Ho e r, the .Council
does wish to use the film
as an information resource
for parents and professional
people who work with
youth," she said.
A question and ans er
period will folio the film.
o
atch for T e Citizen's
"Citizen Poll" comin
in next '5 i e.
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IF YOU LIVE ITHI
THESE BOU DARIES.
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R 'dents are beinl asked to cooperate in thi intensive
effort to beautify the community. 0 i� the time to
dun out the gaR , th basement, attic - get rid of any
accumulatiOR of old jun .
Oty trucks '11 make daily
runs throu the area �
ped above. Anythin that
can be carried a y' a
truck '11 picked up.
Senior Citizens 0 need
help should ull G en Yar-
brou at 925-7077 and
a ere of younl people
ill be ttlere to ist you.
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'A scene from "Scared S�iJht" portnys the in� .
this Audemy A d nm documentary ICh
ith a uni crime prevent" n program at J
IUhway State Pri n. .
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Clean-up efforts in Ben- _ young rkers," noted.
ton Harbor city continue . "Th ids ha ra ed lawns,
despite the rain-induced remo ed trash from b
slow down according to ments and cleaned out ar-
Coordinator Glen Yar- . ag s."
brough.
According to Yar-
brough, city true s ill
make daily ns through
Area B this e. That
includes the area bounded
by Main, Britain, Fair to
PawPa .
The work force ot
young people will also be
available to aid senior citi­
zens.
., "In the last 0 ee s
about 2S senio citizens
have' recei ed help from the
An senior citizen ho
needs help can call r.
Yarbrou at 925-7077.
.. e re behind sche­
dule becau of the rain,"
Yarbrough noted, "but .
ill get to all areas of e
city ."
Trash b
at the ater D partment
in City H 11 at a vings.
T enty (20) b can be
purch d for $2.00; 100
b gs for $10.00. .
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