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Amol1l the other speakers t the
Summit's plenary 'ons will be Dr.
Jame Comer, Director, Child Study Cen­
ter , Yale University; Dr. Bernadette
Chachere, Chainnan, Department of
Bconomi , Hampton Institute; Dr. Jame
A. aya, founder of the "Adopt-A- .
Family" endowment, and . er Falaka
Fattah, Director, House of Umoja, Phil -
delphia.
In ddition, other not bles making
presentations at the orkshop ns
ill be Dr. Lee P. Brown, Chief of Police
in Houston, TX; Dr. arilyn Farray,
Senior Program ciate, Health, Child­
ren's Defense Fund, and. Dr. Thorn
Minter, Dean, Bronx Community College,
City Univer lty of e York.
The wor ops ill co er a broad .
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EAlES 353 JOBS FO
BH
ESIDE T
HARBOR - The City
Commission onday night approved an
Urban Development Action Grant
(U h 1.5 million hich ill
provide 353 job for re 'dents of the city
of Benton Harbor.
According to Lilly, Director of
Community Service and t Ci y
e , the U.S. Department of Hou .
and Urban Development (HUD) has
,ranted preliminary approval for a
S 1,j million grant to the City to loan the
oundiy pro­
ject.
Lilly told commissioners, -"The grant
agreement requires no additional fmancial
input by the City f Benton Harbor.
The agreement requires (ere tion of)
a total- of 421 job and the repayment
of the $1.5 million do ars Iban in full to
the city." By contract, 75% of the n
pennanent jobs all be for re . ents of
the City of Benton Harbor, lilly noted.
In the workshop prior to onday's
commi 'on meeting Ricardo Johnson,
Finance Director, said' the city reee
approval of a revised plan bmitted to
range of vital . ue crucial to the survival
of the B c Family in this decade and
beyond including: Job and Economic
Security for Black F ilies; Education
and B1a Families; Patterns of Child
eating and Child Care in BI c Famili ;
Crime, Violence and Black Farnilie and
Sing} rent Families.
Le den of major Blac organizaton,
community groups, the Blac religious
community, fraternal orders, sororitie ,
fraternities, profes ional organizations
and elations will' be attending the
Summit from all ross : the nation.
The Summit conclud on Saturday
afternoon participants gather to hear
reports from the various ork op and
to d . strategi s for implementation t
the local Ie 1.
the St te and HUD to rep yment
of loan made in February 1983 to Alreco
eta! ....
This loan also made ith a UDAG
grant. "The grant as $1.3 million,"
Johnson said.
Johnson pointed out that in April
1984 Alreco m de its first loan rep y-
ment of 19,250. He 'd, e have
receipted the money in Fann and
erchant Bank. Of that e ha e in­
ed in two Certificate of Depo 't
at 10% intere for
100,000 arid the othe IX» for .
months. In a checking account bearing
variable intere rates beginning t 8%,
e ha inve ed th $19,250 for operst­
in capital."
Alreco will m e four
repayments of $419,250 e
four years. The funds
develop the orth of
Ind rial Park. The city 0 mon
its procedure for d
city planned to pure
ents, re cated clear
area. the city'. re' d
calla for hirina a S3S ,ooo...-year
economic director, a 20,ooo...-ye
secretary; pub a S38/X» brochure
promotin the city, b
$250 JXXJ for flD . dUltrial de-
elopment.
Other action by th comrniJ..
ion included the proYal f Fo er
Family Group Home 773 Thresher
and a reque for dance 112
S. Fair. The co decided
to hear further dll' CUlIIOIU
Rodent Control Program from
Bi op and his attorney at 4:30
day y 2.
Public or Director Carl 0
said, e had been informed that e
ould have a Rodent Control Program
to help us with clean up. t h he d us
up." The commi 'on then ga e Bro
appro to proce d wi clean-up
clo to hedule po hile di-
liberation on th Rodent Control Pro­
gram continues.
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