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The City of Benton Harb r ha been
lected by th partment of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to
p rticip te in a 0 year eighborhood
Service Delivery Dernonstr tion Pr ram
th t ill en I the Benton Harbor
Citizen Advisory Bo rd, In, (CAB)
to provide refu collection rvice in
partnership ith the CIty of Benton
Harbor, ording to City Venture
Project Director Fred Franklin,
P rticip tion in the neighborhood!
city partner 'program include
the anI' of a $95 000 grant to the
City for toy period,
The City of, Benton Harbor' grant
pplic tion propo that CAB man e
a Refu Collection Service.
Th 0 year HUD program' de' n-
hether or not neighborhood
r 0
n a mo described by political
ob rver hi Ilr mayoral campaign
ch, Charles Henderson I wee
ed Benton H rbor yor, ilce
Coo e's 'call to arm ".
Header n charged th t Coo e's te ..
ment hich · dre national attention
ere "anoth r p at Benton Harbor by
the p rson elected to repre nt Benton
Harbor'. H nde n 'd Coo e med
to ha ju "throown up his arm and
gi en up" on the City' problem .
Hener n ho i con' ering bid for
the m yor's PO. charged that Coo e
no longer d rve to Ie the City if the
yor h no program or po 'tive ide "
to ddre the re ' ent ' concern. Re­
g ding the City' crime problem, Hen­
der n offered four ide :
Incre th Police force 10 that
there ill be fIVe p trol cars on the
County
group deliver rvi e tr diti nally
provided by 1 c ovemment. The
emonstrati n program will al find
out' if community group in partner­
ship ith or ind pendent of local g vern­
ment, can deliver an array of rvi e
efficiently and co t effectively. The
grant will fund director and cretary -
and their related expenditure work­
ing under CAB direction,
CAB i non-profit organization
that was formed in 1975 and has' re­
pre ntation from e ch of the city's
four ard.
The HUD grant propo s for-
mut ted by City Venture staff person
in conjunction ith the Community
Servi e Dep rtment and CAB, at the
city's request. .
a
Coo
reet t all time' incre in rvice
training for our officer; use local
ordiance to their fulle and be more
ringent in their pro cution; and fmally,
e ablish a liasion person ithin the
Police Department to or ith, enhance
and develop the positive anti-c rim e
forces ithin Benton Harbor.
"Financial support ill be r quired,
Perbap in e d of loaned, ared cost
executive for the City, the City may
pursue ared co s bequests and other
contributions for the pport of the
Police in Benton Harbor," Henderson
ge ed.
"The are the type of program
and ideas th t a ayor ould put forth.
The are the program and ideas that it
appears that Coo e . incapable of
pre nting: Header n noted,
la es Fund hearing
The Berrien County Board of Com-
one ill hold public hearings
ur ay, January 20 at 9:45 a.m. on
ho' to spend $ 1.4 million in federal
slWrmg fund .
federal revenu
in construct'
funds spark-
a controversy n former county
conuniSlio r and Berrien County ction
A) director Chade Hender n re­
que eel $90,000 of the 1981 fund for
A.
ende n came
after engaged in outing matches with
Coloma Commi loner Robert Burkholz.
The fm 1981 funds ere allocated
Thursday, Janu ry 13. By unammou
ote the commi 'one committee on
committees gave Lo ves and Fishes
$550 to pay for consultant service'
County Extension Service' nutrition
program, $ 13,354; and the same service's
. summer program of camp' for dis-
vantaged young en, 2,900.
Henderson called the county's re­
jection of the DCA request, "a slap in
the face to poor people."
IEFS
PALS HOST PARTY - SCHOOL CO UNITY
r ary son's volun- RELATIO S - A Pre-
teer organization is ho ing School Parent or op
its Third Anniversary or ill be held at the Pre-
op on ednesday, J an- School Center, 626 Pipe-
uary 19 from 9:30 a.m. on on Friday, Jan. 21
to noon at Boynton School, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00
1700 E. Britain. rs, p.m. for all Ch pter I
Wilson is anxious to see all parent. . . Top': ' ut-
hool volunteer (pa ,pre- rition",
nt and future. "All
parents are e ecially en­
courag d to attend,"
said. Door prizes will be
'. en and a spe er ill
tell about minimal skill .
THE B
BOR TIGE
TO
HAR-
urday to compete in th
"Cereal City Tournarn nt.
Org niz ' n and
trict band student are D-
ing pizz no through
February 12, This' a
m [or fund rai r for t
band pro ram. Anyo
anting to p ce an order
auld conta t their
hool' band department.
ADULT ED TlO
registr tion continue no
through Thursday, Jan. 20,
Call 927-4743 for more
information,
N and Var-
sity netters meet u egon
Friday, 6: 15 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. in the Colfax gym,
The Girls' Volleyball team
tra el to Battle Cree S t-