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er
- Benton
Township Board of Tru tees
approved the exten ion of Har­
bor Printing' 1FT t abate­
ment from . to twelve years,
and after five months of deliber­
ation th to nship board h
ccepted a bid for the exten­
. on of a aterline down apier
Ave., for Pyramid Oil's Famous
True Stop.
At the bo rd la t regular
meeting, the board gave Harbor
Printing only a six year t
abatement. he fact that the
township ha reached it' five
percent limit, and th po ible
u of the ite for construction
equipm nt parking prevented
appro of the full twelve
ye r .
Trea urer James Culby
tated that the tate recorn­
m nds not grantin 1FT's total­
ling more than five percent of
the municipality' tate equal­
ized value. According to Culby,
Benton Township' SEV is
roughly 145 million, and the
board has granted 1FT' and
on commercial tax abatement
totaling over 7 million, or
5.129%.
Cler Jake Scott added that
the board recently granted a
658000 1FT to Jeno's, who
have since moved their plant to
Ohio and have not u d any of
the abatement.
Harbor Printing asked for
. 205,000, making them the
smallest bu iae ever to ask
for an 1FT in Benton Town­
ship. Culby aid that four
more businesses will be asking
for 1FT's in the near future,
and the to n hip will be over­
retending itself by granting them
all the full 12 years.
The . year extension was
approved, with Culby and
Trustee argaret Crishal di nt­
ing, and Supervisor Charles Zol­
lar b taining.
After receiving two bids,
erritt Engineering, consulting
engineer for Pyramid Oil, as ed
the board to approve the low
bid of $68,557.50 from idwest
Construction Co. to lay the
waterline from Crystal down
apier to the Famous Truck
Stop at api rand 1-94.
The original cost e timate ,
for the wor were roughl
74,000. Pyramid Oil will
pay the total cost to install
the waterline.
The board also received a
request for $2,800 to the
1WIN Cats committee, to study.
the transportation and busing
needs of the Twin Citie. The
funding will go to fmancing the
study.
Trustee James Boothy
que tioned the dollar amount,
and a ed to e exactly what
benefits the township would
get from th proposed busing
rvices. The board approved
the funding, with Trustee ora
Jeffer on abstaining, and Trustee
Boothby dis nting.
'Berrien
OCTOBER 10 - 16, 1984
DORSES LOCAL DEMOCRATS - Geoqia State Senator and natio
Julian Bond, endorsed rea Democrat hile in Benton Harbor on a camp .
Ferraro tic et recently. Bond, third from right, po ith, from I-rt.: County
e ; candidate for Benton Twp. pervisor Larry Niel n; State � .
cCoy Rollin ; Bond; State Representative didate art Kelly and Co
Baird:
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r a
By Diana Kyl
BE TO HARBOR
ayor Wilce Cooke charged
at the Monday night City
Commission meeting that the
recall levied against him wa an
attempt by outside forces to
regain control of the city and
sets millage
By ich I Bee er
ST. JOSEPH - A total of
5.325 mils will be I vied on
Berrien County residents. for
fi cal year 84-85. A .004
mil increa for drug enforce­
ment, and a .2738 mil increase
for general operating co ts, was
approved by the county Board
of Commissioners in a special
meeting held Thur day.
The approved millage is one­
tenth of a mil lower than the
maximum allowabl millage,
approved by voters in Berrien
County 10 years ago.
Last years county millage
was 5.266 mils. Finance com­
mittee chairman Kenneth Wen­
zel expres d approval of the
millage, adding that the county
will no longer be counting on
federal revenue haring funds
to meet budget needs. "I'm
ECUPERAT G - Larry Guyton and hi brother Edward ith,
both of enton Harbor, ere hit by a car at t intenection of
Broad y and Cro on 27, hile ridin motorcycle.
y no recuperating in Chic 0, tern rcy 80 itaJ.
Gu on in the Anned Fore d Ed ard Smith
hirpooJ.
in favor of getting the budget
back into the economy," he
said, "I feel we should be
spending only what we ta e
in."
Last years millage brought
in $ J.O 221 ,400, according to
Wenzel. In 84-85 it is estimated
the 5.325 mil ill bring in
10,587,000. The newly
approved .2 mil for drug
enforcement ill &i ner te an
additional 9400.
The board 0 approved
receiving 137000 from the
Office of Criminal Justice Pro­
grams for the pecial traffic
enforcement unit of the county
sheriff's department.
The board also approved a
re olution to alIo the Per­
sonnel and Human Resources
Committee to select their own
treasurer.
Center
lists
ac t iv it ies
BENTO HARBOR - The
following events and ervices will
take place at the Benton Harbor
and Benton Township senior
citizens center 144 Pipestone,
Benton Harbor during the re­
mainder of October.
Oct. 15 - Senior crime
prevention program beginning at
10:00 a.m. pre ented by Detec­
tive Al Edward .
Oct. 17 - Blood pre ure
checks 10:00 a.m. until 12
noon and 1:00 p.m. until 2:00
p.m.
Oct. 23 - Identification
pictures ta en. A mall fee will
be ch rged. Bring ocial curity
card, medicare or medicaide
LD. number and proof of
birth.
ac
eca
cut off state and federal
funds.
Cooke said the recall is a
conspiracy against him and
and attempt by certain in­
dividuals to cut off state and
federal funds to the city.
Cooke said those individuals
involved in the recall know
that they can not successful
oust him. He accused them of
trying to stifle the city's pro­
gress.
The ayor's statement
came after George Wysinger,
a Citizen Advisory Board
(CAB) member, charged the
Mayor was trying to hand
pick people to the CAB.
"The Mayor would like the
board decreased to nine mem­
bers so he could have better
control," Wy inger said. Wy­
singer is also heading the re­
call of Mayor Cooke. CAB
currently has a nineteen mem­
ber board but has three
vacancies. Cooke said if the
CAB continues to have pro­
blerns in getting a quo ram
after he appoints ne mem­
bers he would seek to have
the board reduced.
ayor Cooke appointed and
the commission approved
appointments of Racine Davis
Hershel cKenzie and reap­
pointed Ann Yates to serve
on the CAB.
In other business, a city
ordinance that would require
all appointed department heads
to live in the city was approved
by the commis ion.
Commissioner Arnold Bolin
indicated that he could not
support the residency ordiance
because of the selected few
who come under the require­
ment to live in the city. "I
would like to e all city
employees live in the city,"
Bolin said.
Commi sioners voting in
favor of the ordiance were:
Juanita Echols Randall Jur­
gen n, Charles Yarbrough
Rat ph Crensha, ich I
Govato and Cooke. Com­
mi ioner Arnold Bolin and
orval Wei voted no. Com­
mi ion Charles Hender on w
ab ent.
The ordiance ould require
these department heads hired
on or after October 8, be­
come a city re' dent
six month Includes: City
Cler , Finance Director, City
A e or and City Attorney.
In other m tters the com­
mission reapproved a reso u­
tion to vacate po of
orth Street in th city.
Comrni ioners
proved the Ren
urance for equipment
Public Wor, ater Depart-
ment, City HaD, d
lized equipment of the
and Fire Departrnen .
Commi . oner p
resolution proclaimin October
7- 13 ational Fire ee.
The • cornmissi on a
resolution allowing d
Seventh-Day dventi li-
cit for funds from
8 to December 31_
Also, the commission
adopted a resolution to
vacate Loomis St. and p rt
of aukonda. Loomis Street
is located behind Pyramid
Oil Company and th vacat­
ion will allow S Oil to
expand.
Richardo Johnson, Fin ce
Director requested a clo d
session to discu a personnel
matter. ayor ilce Coo
said no action w ten.
City Manager Ellis it n
announced a b etball tourn -
ment will be held Th ay
at artin Luther . g Jr.
School. Competing '0 b t
City Hall All Stars gain
the Recreation Center ff.
Mayor Cooke announced
public hearings on cat in
orth Street and Loom'
Street are heduled ovem-
ber 6.
VOTE
TUESDAY
VE ER6