1
, .
CLC countered with its
demands:
-A committ be picked by
city and LC to dis-
pe UDAG payback funds.
-A member of the city
co . 'on ould sit on the
committee.
-A egon Community
Economic De lopment Corpor­
ation would be establish d and
recei d $ 1 00,000 immediately
m the city's current UDAG
yb c funds d also re-
cei $2 million, or half, of the
propoeed hotel UDAG.
c
-'The noted UDAG p yments
ould begin in 18 months,
d not the eight years. no
agreed to by the city.
By contrut, a revie of the
city resolution re that the
city. had offered to e tablish
an Advisory Committee of resi­
den appointed by the yor
. th approval of the com­
mission.
This dvisory group would
be composed of individuals
frOI!1 target e in the city.
The committee would solicit
:tHE CITIZEN P GE s-
-
proposals for use of the UDAG
paybac . funds and develop a
lolli-ran e plan for reuse of the
funds, the city proposal sho s.
At the October 16 com­
mi . on meeting, the city ap­
proved an greement with Carley
Capitol Groups, hotel develop­
ers. The agreement contains
no provisions for minority
participation in the UDAG pay­
b ck.
In the agreement, the city
commission did promise the
developers that they would be
responsible for any CO ansmg
from the SMCI£ ctions.
Commi . oners described the
CLC suit having "little
!Derit", in the �ment.
"The city ignored us, "
Williams said. "The federal
law is on our side. Right shall
prevail."
Rev. Stanley Levy is chair
of the u egon Chapter
CI£. Rev: Char Poole,
of uskegon is state chair;
Dr. Daniel E. Coo , Benton
Harbor president .
USKEGO
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By AIfJed W' ,Jr.
In his '-'fell It To The Editor"
column in Sunday's i ue of the
Muskegon Chronicle (Oct. 14th),
George E. Arwardy, Publisher
& Editor of the Chronicle,
dismi d the controversy over
bac back funds from the
hotel project being waged be­
tween the Black community and
the City of Muskegon. Re­
ferring to it as a last minute
"snafu" Arwardy said the Bl c
community' lawsuit must not
be allowed to "stand in the w y
of this incredibly complicated
anc :.
for whom?
Ren i
ProgTi
in the first place. Unfortunate­
ly, Mr. Arwardy's attitude ccur­
ately reflect that of the white
community.
Blacks have historically been
called upon to sacrifice their
own intere t in deference to
the "improved general welfare
of the total citizenry".
"Deferring" has become
accepted the Blac citizen'
only role. The economic bene­
fits deri ed from this "pro­
gre " has only come to some
Conti ued 0 p 12
project (the "Hotel Project")
that is 0 critical to the future
of the community.
It might be interesting to
pursue the question of who
"snafued" (Web ter's e Col­
legiate Dictionary, 1980; defini­
tion: to bring into � state of
Co m",. ntary
confu . on) this particular Pro­
ject and what it is that makes
it so "incredibly conplicated"
.ring t:lJmmunity nelJd
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