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Comrni "on action onday night
launched the orth of ain Indu rial
Par project, a plan on the dr wing board
for years.
With a unanimou vote, the Commis­
ion pproved the purcha and clearance
of the area bounded by Paw Pa Avenue,
ain Street, the C&O railro d tr k and
orth Street
Some 50 familie ill be relocated
under the pI n, ting city manager il­
Iiam Lilly told the commi "on. He id
ite appraisal will begin ithin two
months and relocation of the families will
be under way by early summer.
To finance the project the city will
u $ 1.1 million coming to it from Rey-
old etals. That company bOrTO ed
yr
Acting city man r illiam Lilly
mu return full time to his pos Com­
munity Service Director before the
Department of Housing and Urban De-
elopment will rele th $2.2 million
targeted for the city of Benton Harbor.
Lilly delivered that me e to the
commissioner following meetin he had
ith HUD in Detroit last ee.
City commi loner Ed Eaman and
·chael Govato said they ant to bring
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the mon y from HUD to relo te in th
depre d city" In ddit i n th tate h
tentatively reed to 300 000 rban
Land mbly loan for th project, Lilly
said.
he commission al approved re-
01 ing loan fund plan to enti e bu . e
into the orth of ain re. ccordin to
Lilly clo to 1 million ill be u d to
guar nte 10 interest b loan for
companie locatin in the project ea.
In e rli r orth 0 ain committee
meeting, City Venture h d propo
the city merely buy up and demolish the
orst buildin and not u the 0
mon y to relocate famille " ccordi
to Lilly' pre ntation to the commi ion
that ide h not been dopted.
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former city man er Ger d Heppler
pre "dent of Irel nd Le er, b to
cty haIl until full time top ". rator
can be found.
Since th city fired former m er
Paul cCauley, arch of 1981, the city
h s not h d full time city man er. Th re
h been thre ctin m e ce then
Lilly, Heppler and Gre Vaughn.
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