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Glady Peeples Bur h filed
nomin ting petitio for the
office of Lake . bigan College
bo d of trustee with the
County Register of Deeds.
. Bur . a gr duate of
the Benton Harbor Junior Col-
amed to
head State
Mayors for
eagan-Bush·
c
ege, ichigan CoI-
le . a mem of the
fir graduating in 1948,
hen e earned an ociate
of Art degree. She vice-
pr ident of the omen' cia
at the time of her gr duation.
Burks holds a B.A. in cia)
science and a M.A. in edu­
cation from estern ichigan
University and an ED.S from
ichigan St te University where
she is completing a doctorate
in curriculum developm nt.
Mr . Burk i a member of the
board of directors of the college
of education at ichi n State
University.
Locally, she is a memb r
of th board of directors of
Blo mland United Way, a
member of South e tern . chi­
gan omen's Political Coalition
and presi dent of the Benton
Harbor-St. Jo ph chapter of
De It Sigma Theta, Inc.
Mr. Burk i Director of
State and Federal Programs for
th Benton Harbor Area
Schoo. In ddition, to De-
ption Advisory Speciali t
to the system, ned
LANSING - The award 0
$6.9 million to 42 citites,
villages, townships and countie
for housing rehabilitation, ea­
therization and. related public
or impro ement an-
nounced today by Governor
Jam J. Blanchard and local leg­
. tors. The housing grant will
le d to creation of 290 full-time
job.
In egon County,
egon will receive S149,985
for Housing rehabilitation.
In Berrien County, Benton
Township has been a arded
S200,000 for Housing rehabilita­
tion.
"These housing grants will
rve a twofold purpo ," the
Go ernor . d. "They will help
o and moderate incom ho
holds upgr de their dwellin
through loans and grant , and
they will produce a . gnificant
economic benefit for . chigan
by creating job and boosting
sale of building supplies and
energy conservation materials."
The grant are provided under
the Michigan Small Cities
Community Development Bloc
Grant Program. The maximum
grant per community
•
_25e
,
ment ere reviewed by
chigan State Housin De lop­
ment Authority SHDA).
The Governor noted that
nearly 14 million will flo into
the . chigan economy u are­
ult of the housing grant , pro­
ducing the equival t of 290
full-time, year-long job in con-
truction an re ted tr d .
Communitie receiving the 6.9
million in federal dollars sdmin­
i ered by the ate will le r
th grant with an ddition $7
million from tn r public d
pri te so rce , incl ding ho
improvement loan and energy
grant from SHDA).
Comm . t· eligib to apply
for Small Citie grant re cit" ,
village and township under
50,000 population and counti
under 200,000 population t
do not recei Community
Development Bloc Grant fund
directly from the U.S. Dep
ment of Ho ing d Urb
Development.
ants ere:
County: Calvin Town­
ip, SI00,OOO for housing re­
bilitation; Village of
polis, 150,000 fo hous­
re bili ion; City of
l)O'waiu· c, S150,000 for housing
bilitation, energy and street
im ro ments; LaGrange To n­
lp, SI50.000 for housing
ilitation, and villag of
ana.ana' , SI00,ooo for housing
bili tion d energy im-
amazoo County:
Township,
Ho in rehabllit-
per n should
on ct their local government
for furth r information.
ard race
elementary principal, Head
Start Director and croom
teacher. During the first two
years of the court ordered com­
munity education council, she
co-chaired the School Relation
committee.
"I hope to bring balance, ex­
perience and educational ex­
pertise to the board," rs.
Bur said.
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