a
fi e-year recreation plan for he
City of Benton Harbor aimed
at th city' terfront pro-
rty a pproved onday
e ning, Feb. 25, by the Benton
Harbor City Commi ion.
The comrms on 1 0
approved grant pplications re
lated to the plan. The five-year
plan a a requirement of the
pre-application for the grant.
ccording to Community
Service Director Illiarn lilly
the Department of atural Re
source (D R) grant ould be
u to co truct as many as
16 boat sli along the old
ship canal at Riv rvie Drive.
lilly said that there are a fe
boat ip in that area now
"but they're in di repair - ith
the exception or a few that
were improved, perhaps, last
year .. But I think, currently,
there are maybe only four
fi l six . ps."
o of the land along
the canal is privately pwned.
Lilly id that the city plans
to buy that land for the de
velopment. LillY said that the.
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boat slip would b owned by
the . city, but could be old
after the developm t ha been
completed.
.. The city plan to finance
the project through 75 000 of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (HUD Community
Development Bloc Gr nt i
funds. The funds re earmarked
for downtown de elopment.
Another $75 000 will be sought
from private sources The
grant reque t to the D R will
ask for 150,000 - matching
the local contribution for the
project.
The five-year plan also call
for improvements at Jean Klock
Par during ]985. According
to Lilly, monie from the 1985
Out-State Equity Fund will be
u d to construct tennis court ,
repair th p r 's . n, nd pur
cha now fence. Jean ock
P rk i the city' only property
along La e ichigan.
The development of a marina
along Rivervie Drive in 1986
as also di u d in the plan.
Ully id that the city would
con truct fishing pier or extend
piers out into the river. The city
would also construct boat' slip
along Riverview Drive. Lilly
was not sure of ho many
boat slip ould be created
becau the project's de . gn is
till being studied.
Further pro' ects di cu d in
th plan were a ting rink
and re-opening of the armory
on Cass St., between orton
and Hall Parks, for recreational
activities.
Funding for the Riverview
Driv marina, kiating rin,
armory, nd other plan past
1 85, wa not di cussed. The
c mmis ion merely pproved the
plan and will not vote on fund-
I
c
a
To r vitalize Armory, canal
mg (project pa t 1985 until
th .tirne come to all ate
funding for the project .
The commi ion pa d the
plan and grant application 8-0.
Commi ioner Arnold Bolin ab-
tained saying that he would
have liked more time to revie
the plan. Commissioner had
received the plan late onday
afternoon ..
City Man ger Elli
said that the gr nt application
as sent to the city late and,
in th omrnission pre-meeting
ork hop, commended city
Economic Development Director
Alex little for turning out the
plaa with little tim in which
to work.
The eommi ion also voted to
rescind last ee' re lution
to di ourage cu in Federal
haring and other
federal programs; but the city
commi ion approved a revi d
resolution. The revision a
called for last ee when .pro
blem with the langua u d
in the re elution aro .
In other area , Clarence ash
ington, 1046 Union Benton
Harbor than ed the city s re
cr ation department for u of
its facilities. ashington said
that the facilities were used
for training for th Golden
Glove championship .
ashington pre nted to th
commission Kenneth d and
Ron Lewis, who both were
crowned Golden Glove di trict
champi ns, Feb. '22-23 in Grand
Rapid. nother di triet cham
pion John Boyd, and runner
up Flint 0 en were not pre-
nt.
Washin ton aid that th
hampion will return to Grand
Rapids March 8-9 to omp te .
"in the state Golden Glo
championship .
In other action Commis ion
Charle Yarbrough congratulated
City Manager itchell on his
cond anniversary of becoming
Benton Harbor's City anager.
Also, City Clerk argaret
Bowman announced that Yar
brough has been named to the
ational League of Citie 'Tran -
portation and Communie lions
Policy Committee. Yarbrough
was nominated for the po ition
by t e tate unicipal League.
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