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In prepared st tement re d at the
onday night city cornmis . n meeting
by County Commi loner Fred Bird,
the errien County Democratic Party
char d Enterpri Zon ChairmanRo-
ert J c n of expre . rprisingly
p rti ttitude" in his lobby' .efforts.
he atement a jointly issued
by County Commi sioner Baird, illie
e County Democrat' Chair Verlin
Zimmerman Fourth Co re ional Di­
triet Chair Larry . I n Benton H rbor
mocratic Club Chair Dan Lee.
oting J c n had b en p rti n
d critical in his remark over the radio
follo ing p ge of Senate Bill 46 the
Democrats que tioned ' e onder if
ch comment do not hurt the city'
bility to h e further impact on' ono-
mic gro th (zone) legislation the
issue moves to rd fmat fonn d s . -
S rving Tri-County Southwestern
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ing into la 1.
e onder, ditionally if the
city's position is jeopardized, when legis­
I tion in whatever form and henever
. ned into law by the Governor, by such
bl tantly partisan political comments?"
The Democrat id in the tatement
they ondered ju ho J ckson repre-
nted,
Baird told commi loner he hoped
that the city ould be one of the ven
citie pic ed for economi gro th atu
if S.B. 46 became law, and expre d
fe rs that J ac n' comment might
endan er that lection.
Jackson wa critical of S.B. 46 0 er
a local radio tal silo saying the me -
re a an effort to kill enterpri
zone' I islation. Jackson failed to point
out that the busine incentives he h
i eluded in hi ersion of enterprl zone
BULK RATE
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Benton Harbor, I 49022
P mit 0.50
25 e nts
on a 'revie of city finan­
cial information' uJd n t
buy th tax note ' t thi
time."
hiternan refu d to
F&M ACCEPTS CITY'S $1.3 MILLION
BUT SAYS IT CA 'T BUY TAX NOTE
The two banks head- comment on ho much the
quartered in the city of bank was eamin on the
Benton Harbor have refu- 1.3 depo it. F al
sed to bid on the city rve a a depository f r
tax anticip tion note e. other cit fund.
That announcement b The state uni ip J j-
Director Ricardo nance Cornmi sion uth ri­
a follo ed by zed the Ie of the t note
the ne that the city h d tw n the
deposited 1.3 million ffi i-
check in Farmers and fl
I
erchants (F bank on
Thursday.
The funds ere rele d
by D to be loaned to
Alreco etals and p id bac
to the city over a period of
five year.
F president Rich rd
hiteman reached ednes­
d y rnornin told The Citi­
zen th t th bank a ' m-
o
G
y
and which are mi in from S.B.46 will
be pa d in future le islation.
, It ould em a city' declared
lobbyist ould exhibit more diplom c
than his personal political prejudi es t
the Democrati t tement ch rged.
Jackson pre nted to the commi -
ion a map sho in the bound rie for
propo d enterprise zone should hi
bill com out of committee in Lansing.
The cornmi sioner too no ction.
yor ilce Coo e a ed B . d if
he and J ac n could meet and di us
their differences.
Baird told The Citizen that the meet­
in ill be held at City HaJl in th Com­
mi sion chamber at 9· .m. on onday
April 4. Baird said he a urgin all c n­
cerned residents and busine persons to
attend if they ere mtere ted.
Baird ha circulated petition
n, but t
no avail.
John on t Id Th
th t he h d 60 da
Conti 0
itizen
to find
3
share in 11 of
ill be me 1 .
n ha t en
the "morn and pop
city will et incom t
other re 'dents d
en ugh. Jac n h entire Cit
ill be come an indu trial par i
entire city . included in II the z e.
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