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August 25, 1982 - Image 1

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Michigan Citizen, 1982-08-25

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B
DEY AILS 0 AGE 3
VOL. IV O. 3 AUGUST 25 - 31,1982
Development, Lilly told The Citizen.
There· 50 000 de ignated for
code enforcement on th city's main
reet ; $30,000 for park mainten e·
S 160 000 for cquisition and demolition
o b tand rd properti city- ide:
118 000 for 'stabilization" of city
o n d property.
Lilly explained that " abilization"
meant reh illtation and sale of homes
no 0 ned by the city.
Lilly r fu d to di 10 any specifi s.
He ould no provide list of propertie
for the orth of am or city- ide a qui-
bmit written com­
ithin 1 d
SEPTEMBE 7
A city ide clean-u p and be u tifi-
cation proj t de" ed to encour e
Benton Harbor residents to upgr e their
physical environment and promote com­
munity pride will begin September 7
in ard Four.
The community project, WID h in-
volve 0 months of tra clean up
wn beau tifi tion and hou painting,
part of th City's Job Creation and
Community Revitalization pl .
Citizen Planning Commi ion out-
lined the Project Pride tivitie and
formed b-group.
The variou activitie of Project
Pride ill be consolid ted into one
ph during this year's implement tion
becau the proj ct i being 1 unched
into the faD season. The project activit-
ill be initi ted in one ard at time
for 0 ee period.
Clean up and property improvements
e heduled for: ard 4 from Septem-
ber 7 to 17; ard 3 from September
20 to October 1; ard 2 from October
• 4 to IS; and ard 1 from October 18
to 29.
notified when the
during the fundraisin ctiviti ill
be distributed to famille ho need them.
The publicity force ill pro id
publicity for the proj ct in the form
of ne rele flyers er and
neighborhood canvassi aimed t local
bl club ,churche d community
organiz tions in given rd bile th
fund .. t force will rai c
and in-kind don tion for the project.
Contribution ill include e terior hou
paint, lawn d flo er d plant
and cash for publicity materials and
clean-up e pen
The clean-up ta force will organiz
volunteers ith truck to pic up t
all item and yard bru. ppliance
and 1 e furniture will not be pic ed up;
ho ever r . ent ill be pro ided ith
the list of private haulers. The t force
ill coordiante the pic up h dule
with the regular rubbish colle ti n
ul. The location of dump er
will be publicized before e h d
. ce ed.
Th onitorin T Force
monitor th progre of th clean-up
effort and identify locati n here th
ode need to be do ·tat" n cod
be enfor e h ud·
ill b feted.
o
o Committee e
to th Citizen Plan-
n, City Venture.
o rdin tor.
for

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