or
yl
ity 0 B nton Harbor
h rded 100,000
grant from the .s. D partment
of Hou in and Urban De lop­
ment HUD) for rehabilit ti n
of rental property.
Under the propo d project
landlord may receive maxi­
mum of 5 000 to flx up their
unit, ccording to illiam Lilly,
C mmunity rvice Dir ctor.
Lilly told the city commi -
. on r at a pre-rneetin wor -
p landlords ho 0 n rent I
property in the target rea
bordered by Bellvie ,Columbus
nd Colfax Street may apply
for a loan up to 5 000 or
50 percent of the total co t
of th project to rehab their
units.
lilly said landlord' taxes
and ater bill must be paid to
date. According to lilly, if
th landlord' taxe and ater
bills and other requirement
are in compliance over a 5
year period repayment of the
loan will be forgiven and/or
deferred and no repayment will
b required.
In other bu ine , the city
comnu toner arded Yering­
ton on truction, 1055 orth
Shor Dri e, Benton Town hip,
a demolition contract to de­
moli h 21 re idential structures.
low bidder of
r approximately
per hou. The city
cond bid from
rec iv
hel n
62024.
Con tructi n
Lilly noted the demolition
proj ct will get underway thi
wee in the Green Street area.
Lilly indi ated that becau of
financial problems only 2) true­
ture would b demoli h d. But
with the remaining 22 000
addition bid will b
Lilly al 0 dded the tructure
at 380 f ay nd 2 9
PIe n t tr t will be d moli h­
ed in thi r undo
In other matter the rn-
00
,
for
mission ppr ed the sale 0 a
votin ma hine to dus Town­
ship f r 500. The mon y from
the I will bud t purcha
dditional equipment f r th
Clerk' ffi e. The city ha
three machines that are not
currently being u d.
The commi sion pproved th
win Citie Airport Bard
minute Oct. 18, and the Joint
Sewa Board meeting min u te
ov.15 .
Last wee three comrnis-
sioner and two taff m mb r
ttended a 5 day ational
Le gue of Citi onference
held in Indianapoli. ttending
the meeting were City anager
Ellis itch II Tre suere Ricardo
John n, ommi sioners Juanita
Echols, Charle Yarbrough and
Charle Hender on. cc rdin
to John n, tw people trave]
received travel allowances of
518 and two received 580.
He added there wa a difference
in the amount becau two
oeple dro their personal
vehicle which off et the co t
for mileage. itchell received
advance pay of 300. John on
said 7 000 delegates from all
ov r the country attended the
conference which cost 245
per del gate.
Commissioner Charles Hen­
der on, who attended, aid the
conference was very beneficial.
He was afforded th opportunity
to talk with other commissioners
and elected official he noted.
pel Thorpe, P.O. Box 706,
Benton Harbor, a landlord said
he feels th majority of the
commi ioners respond to is ues
and concerns of landlords in a
very carele way. Thorpe'
comm n came after Cornmis-
ioner orval Wei s stated fa t
week landlords not living in the
city are intere ted only in
making m ney. ei aid he
may hav went overb ard.la t
week but hi pini n is the
m.
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heating apparatus and as lines."
The suit tate th th land­
lords had re eived cita Ions from
ity in pectors • n m re than
one occasion of violation of
fire and/or safety law" at the
24 Bellvie addre, "inclu­
din but not limited to un afe
nditions: involving the electri­
cal gas and/or plumbing."
The lawsuit claims Michi­
gn Ga tilities wa negli ent
in f ur respects. In addition
to listin the company's alled-
ed failure to insp ct nd repair
the ga lines, applianc and
valve at 248 Bellview, the suit
ays the company als fail red
t warn the 0 upants.and 0 �­
er of dangerou an h zard­
ous ondition .
The uit al 0 alledge the gas
c mpany failed to discontinue
the gas supply to the apartment
U hen the defendant knew or
h uld have n wn of the haz­
ard us c nditions th nand
there existing which would pre­
ent an unrea nable ris of
phy ical harm including the
death f the cupants."
The suit hich was filed
in B rrien ircuit Curt, e s
n amount in exc of 10000.
Attorn y James Thoma
Sl an of the firm of loan
Benefiel, Farrer e ton,
of Kalamaz 0, i repre enting
Debbie Hi on and Mr . Harri .
ecial i ue
ho ill b
will
n min e
CO ICfED·_ In urance a ent
D n Fl ugh convicted on
two count of n em-
min fr m th fire at a hom
o ned b Leand r D t
6S7 ain, Benton Harbor.
Flaugh ironically, a th on
who blocked the memb rship
of 16 BI ck bu in peopl in
the cit funded United Com-
D elopm nt Corp.
in 1979. t that tim
. pubJicalJ h didn t
d
ntencing.