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SE�TEMBER 5 - u. 1979
SERVING TRI-COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN rc IGA
CHARLES KELLY,
inY'om!lllf!!Dt· UCDC COIDInittJ
Pr 20 c t
YO
to
p two from ,oflie , committ
Voting to strip the 0#
Benton Harbor busi e •
men ere: ary DePoe,
Barne, the Blac
Huddle ton,
Karp, Dill and alder. it­
chell voted no. Jo ph ab­
stained.
tti B me explained
later that ' e mad no
c arge, e didn't eel qual­
ified to make charge .
Kelly and Carr to d re-
p r er at they had b n
d of di rupt-
en the
signed up
to be dis­
ong­
id elly.
und rstand
id Carr.
re' thei concern
rniDorities 0
n nied mber-
ship in federally fund d
organization?" Carr ed.
The Board d been
urged by me ber Bruce
Spitler to 0 t Carr d
Uy.
Spitler· p t pr i-
dent of U ho rno d
his busine to St. J ph
. holding that post.
UCDC . a non-profit
local de lopment com­
pany funded to d te by
HUD community de elop­
m nt fund . It h by on­
tract the obli tio of in­
creasing the t b. and
employm nt opportunitie
in Benton Harbor.
Ten of the 26 UCDC prepared tatem nt citing
Board of Directors voted reasons for the ction. It
in a private . on to bar . d,' e feel that the in­
Second Vice - President temal problems ould be
Percy Carr and Standard solved internally and . ce
Operating Chairman Char- r. Carr and r. Kelly do
les Kelly from all offices not choose to do so and
and committee of the or- have conf d the . by
ganization. bringing in individuals 0
The ction taken are not familiar with U DC
following the regular bi- ituation, e feel other ac-
monthly Board meeting on tions should be en."
Friday, August 31.
Tom Karp, a Coloma
resident, and president 0
U DC, adjourned the meet­
ing when general members
of UCDC and the pre
ref d to le ve the meeting
whil the group voted on
Carr and Kelly.
rp told the Director
to meet in the office of
stay by a vote of the group.
Though the press th
neral UC m mb rs and
the publi ere not o-
ed in the meting Th it­
izen obtain d a t pe
of the meeting.
Rolli cInto read th