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De elopment uthority (DDA) Steerin
Committ in the hiring of a staff per n
to a . the proposed DDA.
At the December DDA meting,
memb recommended that a staff
per n be hired by and an er to the
DDA hen appointed, and not to the
city.
t the February 10 Steering Com­
mittee meeting _ the f1irst held since
December _ City anager Ellis itchell
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ST. JOSEPH ., "
atter of Securi-
ty: The uclear Arm Race and Peace"
a minar to be conducted at the Fir
Church of God in StJ oseph on onday
evening, February 27, from 7 to 10 p.m.
This minar is being conducted by
the Pe ce T Force of the Berrien
County A ciation of Church .
Four St. Joseph churche will be
participating: Firs Church of God,
Fir Congregational, Riverview Par
Christian and Saron Lutheran.
The minar will include a film
entitled "The La . Epidemic" put out
by the Phy . ians for Social Re ponsibil­
ity, and information pre ntation on
uch to ics as the history and co t of
the arm r ce, differin views of the
, S viet Union, and po ible directions
for the future of the arms race. The
rninar· Will conclude with brief w -
lp rvice.
Participant in the minar include
ura Truby and on- arie Judson,
co-chairper n of the T Force;
Charle Cur' ,St. Jo ph; Ron Collin
E u Claire' Deborah Eid, Baroda; Juliette
inard, Berrien Spring
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The Ten Hundred, Bloc of Agard .
Bloc Club met February 16, 1984 at
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1 p.rn. at the home of Mr. and s,
P ul Smith, 1033 Agard.
e had our ial gue'
Eugene Jordan" organizer and leader
of the Guardians of Peace.
He told u the goal of the group is
to help prevent crime in the city and. to
m e our reet fe gain. They rn t
at Progre ive Bapti Church, 24S Pipe-
on Street.
A a member of Progre ive Baptist
Church, I am very grateful for the escort
rvice they provide to and from our
c r at night.
Vic e-C hairper n
Ten Hundred Block Club
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FEBRUARY 2 - ZI. 1.14 THE CITIZEN PAG FIV
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and Community Development Director
Bilt Lilly pre nted a' different plan.
Lilly told the five committee mem­
ber present that an economic develop­
ment director ill be -hired by the city
nd have two responsibilities: the orth
of ain industrial district and the DDA.
Co of the plan would be 80,000
. the IU year: the director's salary and
fringe benefit , $45,SOO; cretary wage
and fringe benefits, $19,500; and IS,oQ­
for communication, printing, travel and
other miscellaneou
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"loaned executive' or per n on
contract and not nece rily city
taff per n. He noted he hoped the
per n would be hir d in pril.
I Lilly and itchell al submitted
to the committee a revised calend r of
DDA activitie .
The ne schedule calls for a arch
26 public hearin on the DnA' city com­
mission vote on pril 2.
The le 1 de ription of the propo­
se DDA is now ready and wa submitted
to the committee.
Lilly and' Mitchell projected that
an additional 2 mill levy on all proper­
ty' the DDA would generate IS ,000
of the needed revenues.
In addition, the two propose using
$60,000 of money corning to the city in
April from Alreco Metal . That company
heduled to begin its rep yment of
the 1.3 million HUD Urb n Develop­
ment Action Grant it received in 1981,
Lilly told the group. .
Lilly id the propo d economic
development director mi possibly be
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PUSH veep·
ving for Excellence by Pulling Together".
The program i free to the public
and will take place in the Listi udi­
toriaum in the South Haven Central
School on Bro dway. It begins at 7 p.m.
t South Haven
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Committee, the program i one of a
series of event the students are holding
in February to raise awareness of the
concern of vartou ethnic groups accor­
ding to Michael Rocca, High School
Principal.
Reddic '5 speech . e titled, Stri-
OUTH HAVE _ Rev.
Reddic , Vic President of Ope tion
PUSH, Chicago, will spe at South
Haven High School, Saturday, February
2S:
Spon red by the South Haven
High School ulti-Cultural Student
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When Grandma
talk about her life h wa n't just tellin
tales. She was following a Ion line of Black
hi torians who pa d th ir preciou know­
ledg from generation to gen ration u in
the mo t expr ive in trument creat d. The
human voice.
This knowledge i power. Becau h n
you kno where you com from you kno
ho you are. Our grandparent kne this. So
did .E.B. Duboi Sojourner Truth, Carter
G. oodson and artin Luther Kin .
They a kn ho important it wa
that thi knowledge continu to be hand d
down. Blac Hi tory Mon i a reminder for
u to learn from the past, beca it po itive­
ly affect th quality of our futur .
Anhe -Bu h appreciate thi fact e
have an ongoing commitment to forgin part-
nership with Black organizations acr th
country which are involved in r rvin the
Blac cultural heritage.
, And we've brought Blac hi tory into th
community throu h our Great King and
Queen of Africa art collection.
A real picture of being Black in America
includ all of . Th future re t on peopl
of all rac orking to ther to make our
common reality one e can all be proud of.
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Buildin a future in partn hip
with community.