Calling on the city
of Benton Harbor to
" op feeding Dan Flaugh,"
Percy Carr, Scecond Vice­
Pre . ent of the United­
Community De lop nt
Corpo tion ) de­
manded the City Commis-
. ners not buy the city'
urance from the Flaugh
ency.
The Fl ugh ency and
c anus gency ha
been loe ed in a ruggle
for the ity' in ranee
busi for the p three
e . The ommission has
delayed m ing decision
on hich ency to go with.
yor Patte n refered the
'on to committee of
CommU . Tonuny
Par , e and
The Com­
not m de
of 90,413 compared to
the anus quote of
$82,814.
Carr objected to Flaugh
8 g e 1nsurance bus­
in· beca Flaugh does
not live, operate a busin
in, or pay taxes to the city.
Carr further objected to
Flaugh getting the business
citing Flaugh' efforts as
U DC embership chair­
man to block membership
for Benton Harbor b d
b .
I Carr quoted Flaugh's
remarks bout the Benton
Harbor businessmen. Flaugh.
id of them, he didn't
want "arsonists rap' and
ex-convicts"in UCDC ..
anu Agency is
o ed by Vertis anus
who own home in the
city and has his busine
in the city. c anu is
the only B c -owned
General Insurance Agency
on this . de of the ate.
Flaugh had charged
that c anus went to the
Hartford company in Grand
Rapid to obtain the "ex-
periency" information
sho ho many claims
have been put in by the
client against the policy.
According to ichigan law
Flaugh was to have made
this available to any insur­
ance company ishing to
get the city's business,
The commi loners on
the insurance committee
will meet ednesday e en­
ing at city hall with both
c anus and Flaugh
present. The meeting is
open to the public.
The letter was igned
by Carr and by Charles
Kelly, Chairman of the
UCOC Standard Operting
Pr dure Committee.
UCOC i a local deve­
lopm nt company created
to fo ter economic growth
and job in Benton Harbor.
The te t of the I tter Territorial' Your Grocery
folIo : Store 681 E. ain); Pon­
dero T em 426 Territo-
Benton Harobr City rial)' e DayEnterprise
d ot need 0 feed (601 Coif . River idge
Dan Flugh any Ion er. lderly ursing Home
F ugh d not Ii e in 596 Colfax) Bernie'
th city, operate busi- Re urant (165 E. ain):
ninth ity or employ Th Citizen 180
any city re ident . He t and de n'
from the city and return 140 E. ay.
nothing. Dan Flaugh h argued
Dan F ugh's rol in the ainst th members y-
United ommunity De eol-r in (at the July 6 U OC
ment corpor tion demonst- Board meeting, "I will
rate too ell his ttitude not bring this house down
to d th city and it with any thus with roll
peopl 0 Ii in the of 20's." At the A t
city, operate busine s in 3 meetin he rgu d gain
. the city, mploy city re . - of these same mem-
dents and p y taxes to the 'I will not alIo
city. rap ,ar· nist and ex-
I For 0 r 60 day since· convicts into UC ."
they first ppli d, th Dan Flaugh has argued
b . ne ha b n denied gain t dmi tting the
participation in U DC Benton Harbor busine
beca e of Dan Flaugh's de pite the followin fact :
neglect, . ting of rules
and interference; Betty'
Dry Cleaners (140 . Fair ;
luxe Hotel Re taurant
. Fair nue); E&A
estaurant (155 Territo-
rial ; Penny' Laundry (400
S. Fair ; Elk Timber Lodge
(112 . Fair; Franklins
Body Shop (200 Territo-
rial; Rose � Barber
Be uty Shop (118 E. ain;
Ro y's Party Store (885
c
,
AT
tory of UC there h
been no By-la provision
governing· memberships.
There i an Article of
Incopor lion in effect
which imply caIls for pay­
m nt of a membership fee
20 ;
- To deny membership
to the above people would
be a vio tion of HUD
guidelines. HU D funding is
the only source of UCOC
funding to date.
- All of the above
busin d paid their S 20
to . 0 PCOC Directors in
good tanding Percy Carr
and Charles Kelly.
- UC deposited the
$20 of e h of the abo
members in the UCDC
membership account and
has that money for 60 days.
To further illi trate Dan
Flaugh' attitude to ard
this city and its people
namely. t e hat you can
get without putting y­
thing bac - Flaugh has
u d UCDC for his personal
profit. UCOC's loan - $10,-
800 - and Dan Flaugh got
D&D arina insurance
busine . A clo look at
the other UCDC loan
pack es will reveal the
same plundering and raping
of the city.
e demand that you
op feeding those who
refuse to sit t the table
with u .
Pilgri
sl Seni
Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church will be holding
a car , rummage e
d Ding b -tHlue and
fish dinnen this Saturday,
August 11 t the church,
11 OS E. aiD, Benton
Harbo •
In the fi e year
history of UCOC there
h been no formal app­
lication form. At the July
6 meeting, following the
enrollment of the bow
businesse. Flaugh submit­
ted a form requiring credit
references, personal refer­
ence and a sponsor. The
Board too no ction on
that form.
- In the five year his-
C oir fund raisers
The events are pon­
sored. by the Senior Choir
in preparation for their
Arlnmrsary on the third­
Sunday of .'* month.
Joan Taylor Pro-
CbairmaD IMIa
Dudley
tary.
Financial Secre-
AUGUST 9 - 15, 1979
PAGE 3
The fund raising acti�­
tie will run from 9 in the
morning ill S p.m.
Rev. .E. .. the
Pastor.
THE CITIZEN
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Benton
for police pro
Project plans for the said he hopes the Board Cler illi
building of a Red Roof will be able to help advising him
Inn to be built on increase the Township a job
Pipestione Ave. near police taff or at least eller's
the new MacDonalds keep on the 12 midnight) Blake said
and Dennys restaurant to 7 shift to help with the di missal as too
along 1-94 were ap- apparent problem in the because eller
prove. Fairplain Plaza area. accusing ler
The project will cost Supervisor James Benson and this wa not
approximately 2 mil- stated that he recognized sonal problem.
lion dollars and take up the problem real one Bl e pointed out
an area of 40 000 and appreciated the bu - that it is
square feet on 2 � ine men speaking out. right to accuse p
acreas of land. Red He said after discus ion at in the public eye d
Roof Inn will offer 20 a later date this would argu d that the minut
ne full-time job to be t en into con ideration. from the previou meet-
the are . Tre urer Culby said ing defended this posi-
he was concerned with tion.
the tax-payer too and rs. Engelhard reque ed
said unfortunately e a private disc on. en
can not pend more the meeting resumed, Sup-
dollars than e ha e, ervisor Benson id no
but that he did appre- ction had been en
ciate the merchants of- yet. . Engelhardt re­
fer to help if they c. . . not conferring lth the
Board before di mi g
. Duane Keller was re- r. Keller.
instated by .a thre to elhardt re-
two vote to his Com- te dec . on.
munity Dev lopment When the ting resumed
post .. Keller had been. Supervi r Benson td no
fired on ugust 6 by ction had been t en
Community Develop- of yet. s. En elhardt
ment Dire tor Gloria. ould not comment.
Engelhardt, for violating Th Citizen learned th t
a regulation. s. Engelhardt resi d her
Keller at the July post ednesday mornin .
11 meeting, had ccu d
Scott of
to falsify
application.
tt. Don
that
per-
The Fairplain Plaza
erchants . A ciation-
ubmit ted a petition to
the Board calling for
better police protection ..
The petition stated
that becau of the
limited Township police
staff the loitering,
potential violence and
harrassment of Plaza
oppers and busine
is becoming increasingly
hard to control.
The petition was
igned by' 40 merchants
from the Plaza area.
Jo ph J. Giannol
Manager of the Fair­
plain Development Co.,
..