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ho t Love Celebration
USKEGO HEIGHTS - The fam­
ily and loved one of Mrs. Leona Lewis
and rs. Annie e Hardy gathered at
the . on Height Holiday Inn on
Friday night, June 29th in a "Love
Celebr tion" for them. The 0 on w
celebration of 10 e for both mothers
and both were una are of the real pur­
pose of the gathering until the program
began.
Superintendent of Schools, John E.
Sydnor, rved as the ter of Cere­
monies for the evening. He elcomed
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OVER 50 STORES FOR YOUR SHOPPING
CO VENIENCE IN A SAFE AND CLiMATIZED
AT OSPHERE
WHEELCHAIRS-STROLLERS-LOCKERS
AVAILABLE AT THE I FORMATION BOOTH
ALL HOURS:
ondaythru Friday 10 A.M.-9 P.M.
Saturday lOA. .-5:30 P. .
Sunday oon-5 P.M.
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HEIGHTS - A grant
filed for by the Department of Planning
to the Department of Planning to th
Dep rtment of tural Resources has
recently been awarded for improvement
to the outh end of Rowan Par .
.. ork ha begun and will be com-
pleted in A ust.
With the 9O-Unit nior citizen
highrise adjacent to th par, the City
planned for the needs of elderly ell
handicapped per ons. There will be
gazme tables, shuffleboard, horseshoe
courts, additional b nches and lighting,
and land aping. Being do ntown, the
par ccessible to senior and handi­
capped per ons throughout the commun­
ity.
The Planning and Community De­
velopment D part men t recently filed a
preapplication for grant to renovate
a
and expand ona Lake Park., If
approved, work will commence in' the
Spring of 1985. A public h aring as
held where citizen co tributed their
ideas.
The City ha requested funds from
the Department of atural e ourc·
for new b etball courts, d fill t the
be ch ith ret ining alls on the north
and ea t edg , lte lighting, picnic
tab , gril , upgrade t existing p vil­
lion, remove existing wood fence and
irrepairab lighting and po ,up r de I
the Litt League field, install an uto­
mated prinkler sy tern, and ite signage.
An Urban P r and Recreation
Recovery grant w warded to th City
for impro ements • t artin Luther
King Jr. School to ere te ne p
facilitie t the eh 01 ound.
Money for home rep
The Planning Department, located in
the Muskegon Heights City Hall, operates
on a grant received from the U.S. Depart­
memt of Housing and Urban Develop­
ment. It purpo s are to conserve the
City's exi ing housing stoc and to
promote economic development.
Grants hich do not have to be
repaid are available to 10 and moder te
income homeowners living in target
are of the City (see map ofboundarie ).
The grant can be a much as $6,500 and
are used to bring a house into compliance
with the City's housing cod . If you
own a hom in one of the are shown,
you may qualify to help homeowners
that do not live in one of the targeted
are ,the Planning Department also h a
city-wide emergency repair program, 10 -
interest loans, and a paint program.
In . its effort to promote economic
development, the Planning Department
works clo ely with the Economic De -
lopment Corporation and the Downtown
, Development Authority for the retention
and attraction of busine and industry
to our City.
Th Planning Department's Acting
Director is elissa Scott; three rehabilita­
tion coordinator , William Snyder, Elisha
Glover and Tom Scott, specialize in
coordinating rehabilitation grants and
loans; and the departmental secretary
and receptionist is Edna Thoma. For in­
formation, call 733-1355 weekdays be­
tween 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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