AUGUST 22 - 18, 1979 SERVING TRI·COUNTY SOUTH ESTERN MIC�IGAN
VOL. 1 NO.37
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Re u or er peer into the car containing the body of Susan Turner. 56 of
G ry , Indian who drowned after her c r accidently plun d into the St. J eph
over. She apparently put her car int rever . She refu d to bandon the ar saying
couldn't swim. (Photo by R velt Fletcher)
LA D
d ignate the area from
ain to Ri r Str t and
Rivervie Drive th n uth
to the . bo tramp
Thi inc1ud the F
bank ite.
On 1977
CITY FO BIDDE
TO SELL PA
. "
men
b site.
o p 12
WITHOUT V·OTE OF PEOPLE
The ale of city -
o ned land to F bank
for its new f: cility and
the proposed sale of land
for the Popcorn Jenny'
hotel appear to be in
violation of ichigan la ,
The 'chl� law
governing home rule cities -
which Benton Harbor is -
tates, " 0 city shall have
power to U any park
except where such par is
not required under an offi
cial master plan of the
city". unle approved
by a majority of the elec
tor voting there on at
any gerenal or pecial elec
tion,' (p A. 117.5)
The F&M bank ite
acr from art wa
ld without being submit- The de ignation coupl-
ted to the voters for appro- ed with the u of this
val. entire riverfront e
Th propo d e of for recreation purpose
some four acres south of would appear to bring the
the boat ramp for a hotel the Riverfront Par
has not yet been given under the protection of the
to the voter either. 'chi 1a.
Both ues are design-
ated by the city as par s ccording to D R
in the "Recre tion Planu/ t ffer Jeanne Po ers, the
filed by the city ith Riverfront Park . listed
the Department of atural in the city's "Recre tion
Resource (D R in Lans- Plan" a' pedal pur-
ing. pose par' That P