or
o
co
hat go d is it t
insp cted when
hole in aIls and
tear up your h u . "I thin
we need to sue the ystem
it stin s." s. B yn ton said.
According to s. Boyn ton
tenants deliv rately take do rs
ff cIo ets, noc holes in all
remove c rp t and leave debris
behind when they move out.
B
- Pa-
e rec nt rental regi tra-
tion ordinanc c ntinues to tir
contro er y from landlords ho
y the ordin nee fee r un-
fair wh n ten nt are tearing
up fast T than units re bing
repaired.
Fern B ynt n 1153 c-
Ili ter landlord, a ked the
ity commi i ner at the ov.
TE GE - Landlord Fern Boynton told B.H. commi -
. on rs th t te t of her rental property do dam ch thi
hoi pounded in the . all. F. Boynton photo)
r •
ou ing commission
Continued from pel
rms Ion.
id
each
to con-
struct. commi 'on can
U them for 10 as 1.00
or high as 25,000. "I like
th idea of p ople owning their
own hom but I am keptic
• bout finding uitable low-
interest lender ". rs. Whitfield'
aid.
r. Whitfield noted that
on e the unit are ld the
hou ing commi . on will not
be provided any more ;.a..« 'y
from HUD. Pr ceed fr m the
e will be nt bac to HUD
will payoff th morta age.
Sh noted,' he inc m th t
e enerate fr m the e unit
i u ed to h lp up eep four
ther pr p rty. '
Dr. Harzel Tayl r ch irrn n
o the h usin c
id 'It' d w
th pe pi
30 P rcent
Th average
150 a month
t nant with the re n-
i ility 0 paying their own
ta and in urance c n ff rd
th unit. I d n't nt to put
it out th re and th pe pi
on't have th In on to U tain
th 111." he add d .. I don't
un: to :m. thin!!. lc tin d
r H f:lilur.· nne of the
.
tenants are receiving some kind
of public a istance and the
average income for working
families is about 13,000.
James Turner vice chairman
of the housing commission, aid
it is the American dream to own
your own home.
, e mu t b lieve in people
that they can achieve" Tu mer
said. ' e mu t also believe
that p ople can take n a
different mode."
Turner said people have to
be orne independent and make
it on their own. He added, a
long as th commission helps
train and provide them with
a i tance " 'that i all we can
d .
In oth r matters,
rs. Whit-
field informed the ommi ion
that the pplication hi h a
ubmitted to H D requestin
funds for the pru ha nd
reh bilita tion f 50 ingle-
f rnily house be ed for
ub idized h u ing wa denied
due t 'no vail bl fund,'
-The c mmi i n approved
the 10 out of a delinqu nt
rent a ount totaling 5, .17,
r. Whitfield aid she will
ontinue to re oup payment
from the e tenants who usually
moved out while wning rent.
-The commis i n approved
the di card of 30 ld refrigera­
tor from which all reu able
part had been removed.
- Th commi i n appr ved
of ubmitting n applicati n t
HUD requestin 00 v uch r.
und r the pr gram.
ill ub­
idizc p rplc in private IHOI er-
u . 11. hit field noted.
Several oth r people spoke
on the problems facing land­
lord. One suggested n incen­
tive' program to encourage
people not to destroy other
people's property and incen­
tives for landlords to fix their
property.
Commissioner oval Wei
said that landlords who don't
live in the city appear to hate
the city. 'If you can't tand
the heat get out of the kitchen, '
ei said.
Mayor Wilce Cooke noted
both landlords and tenants have
problems but the key to resolv­
ing them is to have go d dia­
logue. Cooke appointed an
ad hoc committee at the ov.
19th commis ion meeting to
improve communications be­
tween the landlords a ociation
and the city but to date no
meeting have been held.
In other business, the com­
mi i n approved accounts pay-
NOV. 28 - DEC. 4,1984 THE CITIZEN
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n promoted to
manager of Je elfire Dim nd
Center t Orch d 1,8 nton
To nship. Robinson' a certi­
fied diamontolo . t d hiS
years experience in the j el
busin joined lewelfir
in ov. of 19 2 hen the or
open d. H and hi ife, S I ia.
and th ir two children liv in
Benton Township. He i th
n of Re . Leonard and
Robin n.
Arrest B·lac leadership
South Afd can protest
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Continued from pag 1
Black lobbying group Trans­
africa. The three refused to
leave the uth African Em­
bas y after a meeting with the
amba ador.
They ple ded inno ent to a
charge of unlawful entry. Fred
Grabowsky, an assistant U.S.
attorney, said a 'decision on
whether pro ecutor will go
ahead with charges will probably
be made ne t week. He said
the State Department and em­
bas y officials already indicated
they did not wi h to' pre
harges.
able and ch ck relea d
to commi ion
the amount of
Voting in fav r f pa ing
bills were ommi si ners i­
chael ovato , oval Wei s,
Randall Juergen en Ralph Cren­
shaw, and Mayor oke. Com­
mi ioner Arnold Bolin abstain­
ed. ommissioners Juanita
Echols Charle Yarbrough and
Charles Hender on ere absent.
Also absent from la t night's
meeting were City Manager Ellis
itchell and Finance Treasurer
Richardo John n.
ayor Coke noted there will
be a public hearing to dis u
reapportionment at the Dec. 10
meeting,
Cooke reappointed Jam s
Turner to the Benton Harbor
Housing Commi si n and the
appointm nt was approved by
the commi ion. Turner at an
earlier date said his term has
expired and he would not e k
reappointment.
Robinson said the group will
stage demon trations in the
coming weeks at the embassy
in Washington and South fri­
can office in Chicago, Houston
Los Angele e York Seattle
B ton and Pittsburgh.
The standoff at the embas y
was prompted by the arrest
of 13 labor leaders who were
detained during a crackdown on
Black townships. South African
forces were re p nding to a
two-day work toppage Blacks
taged .to protest hat they said
was worsening treatment.
,
B.H., Library to,pu
fo new Twp. millage
Continued from page I
ed, would e tablish a prate
t levy f r me librar of ne
mill, Kirby id.
irby explained that b-
t in a parate millage at Ie st
1 � of the ele tors in the
To nship, ba ed on th highe t
v te ca t at th la t regular
election for Township fficers,
mu t ign the petition which
is addres ed to the Benton
Township Board.
The Township Bard must
then call a public meeting of
the Town hip' electors to con­
sider amending the contra t
for library rvices with the
nton Harb r Library to. pro­
vid f r a ne mill tax levy.
If a mai rity f the elect r
pre ent nd voting favor the tax
levy. the To n hip Board and
Library B lard rna then amend
th contract to. pr vide for
uch a ta levy. irby ald.
or. cral _ rar . the TO\\I1-
.hip· man 'IJI contribution to
the llllal� ha been much
lc ilun II' .tu.rl 1I c 01 Ill'
library by the T wnship's re i­
dents Kirby aid.
Over 427c of the main
library' registered b rrower
are To nship -re idents. In an
avera month, over 50% f
all b k ch eked out of th
library are issued to T wn hip
residents. However the Town­
ship' appropriation of f ur­
tenth of a mill will provide
only about 52 500.00 or 13%,
of the library's total estimated
revenues of 400 000.00 for the
current fiscal year, Kirby aid.
Kirby explained th benefit
f the propo ed millage:
-The budget f r books nd
other library material could be
greatly .increased fr m the cur­
rent level of 44,150.00.
-The Bo km bil , which i
n the TO d onl nty
drrv Jlla}
more II fonuauon. If aid.
ROB SO S ID they p e
with the amba dor about the
detainee. "They have not been
contacted by their parents nor
een by journali t. They have
not been charged " he id.
The leader said they are
a] 0 demanding the relea f
other Black leader held in
South Africa, ne tiations ith
the Pretoria regime, and an
end to the Reagan admini tra­
tion's policie t ward uth
Africa.
The three relea ed a state-
ment which read :
"Outraged by South fri
arrest of th u ands of Bla
ivilian, U.S. compli ity In
partheid's brutality und r n­
structive en a ement and to­
d y' t newaJling b uth
Afri an mba y official during
di ussi ns in a hin ton on
the plight of impri ned tri
leader, three national Blue
political figure are re u in
leave the uth Afri n m-
ba y.
'C ngre man Walter
tr yO-D.C.
(Executive Dir ctor
Africa ,and ary Berry
mis ioner, U.S. Civil Ri ht
. Commi i n are r fu ing to
leave until trike leader irn­
pri ned Iwithout charg or trial
in South rica are relea ed ,
Should this n t be forth min r,
Black leadership fr mar
the c untry will belled t
participate in daily dem n tra- .
tions at th uth African m-
a y TOlJ1 3:30-5:30 p.m., 111-
menein M nd y, emb r _ .
19 4.
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f 1 7
killed
in
the
p
t t
th
additi
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ha
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their
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maim d. imrri. ned. )I thcr-
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