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B TO HARBOR - Tf.:e
Annual Spring Clean-up Will
run ay 13-25.
Thi ye Spring Clean-up
in addition to th regular
collection, and will only t
ee on your regular pick-up
day.
If your regular pick-up d y
i on onday, set out item
on th t day on the curb ide,
not the alley a city po es­
person id.
The Dispo company will
pic -up large items such
furniture household ppliance,
d larg items not c pable
of being b gged. Ho ever,
the city will not h ul building
or ite demolition or removal
of bandoned utomobile or
pU of 100 debris or materials.
Trash nd debri will be
picked up if th conditi n
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H RBOR - Ben­
ton b r re Sch ls will
administer the surnm r fo d pro­
gram this ye r - and in the
Charlton gets
'good' grade
USKEGO HTS - City
ana er Joseph S. Charlton re­
ceived his fir performance
evaluation pril 29 sin e taking
office . months ago.
ccording to aYOT Robert
A. arren, Charlton received
high marks in the 13 area
evaluated by th council.
Each council per n evaluat­
ed Charlton' performance on
a cale of one
to 10, with
one being poor
and 10 bein
exceptional.
The results
were good to
ery good in
the are:
ttend nee,
d pendability, CHARLTO
profe ional development, re­
source utilization, communicat­
ion with council and public,
go I chievernent, cial adapt-
bility: inititive drive and inter-
t: mount of wor p rformed,
te hnic I qu lity of ork, over­
all m nagem nt· over 11 ef­
fe tiv n
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re met:
-Items must be placed at
curb or side of treet.
-Loo m terials must be
placed in containers.
- 0 liquids.
- 0 concerte, bricks, stone
or demolition material .
- 0 brush, tre limb unle
bundled in 4 ft. or le lengths.
- 0 log or stump .
- eight limit of 300 pounds
per item.
Senior Citizens, City re 'dent
age 65 or older, who need
a . stance etting out their items
for the Spring Clean-up should
call 927-8456.
City officials note residents
will "be ticketed for any trash,
debris, ccumulated on or
around your property after ay
25, 1985, and claim, ''There
will be no exceptions."
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Holiday Inn.
Yerni Akinwale, township
development director, said Fair­
plain Development Company,
hich owns the Plaza on -139
and apier, is contemplating a
14 million pha ed renov tion
p oje t. The fir t ph e all
for renovating the Goidbi tts
and everal other buildings.
They re asking for a 600000
UDAG.
a
future well. The program
is over een by the U.S. Depart­
m nt f riculture, and is
man ed locally by Canteen
Corpor tion with region 1
offices in St. Jo eph. Are olut­
ion to p rti ipate for 1'985
as tabled at the I t regular
meeting.
Trustee Jams Dudley said
that was to allow local food
vendor the opportunity to bid
on the project. He added that
AV 13 -19,1985
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Siplon w a lifelong us-
kegon Heights resident. He
wa a 1942 Mu kegon Height
High S hool gr duate. Siplon
erved in the Army in orld
The next two phas S ould
see the building of an enclo ure
of the building and the re tor­
ation of the building to f cili­
tate moving in everal factory
outlet stores. publi hearing
was held to consider Fairplain's
requ t for a 100% t abate­
ment over 12 years. Charles
Schrenk economic development
director for the county said
the usual 50% abatement was
e summer unc
the ay 13 de dline to submit
proposals doe n t allo time
to do that. Th board then
approved particip ting for 1985
Dudley then tried to intro­
duce motion, th t ould
restrict the s hools from parti­
cipating in the future. Dudley
. d this would allow I cal
endors' fo bid and local non­
profit organization the oppor­
tunity 0 take over and run
the project. Dudley said the
Van Buren fares reduced
special f re ill be 50 cents
one-way. This will be for
non-contract/agreement
riders only Olney said.
This time is m de to
recognize that life would
be very difficult without
good reliable tran poration
on highw ys, railroad water­
way and irway, Olnev
noted.
not being requested due to the
unusual size and cost of the
project.
The board approved designat­
in the entire PI za as a com­
mercial redevelopment district
but et no date for another
public hearin to on ider the
tax abatement reque t.
Sw Oil Co., is al kin
for 660 ()()() DAG as well
as a 12 year 50% t abatement
progr
hools h ve had the SDA
program for three years and
felt other organizations were
just a capable of running it.
Trustee Gertha Robbins sup­
p rted it, saying that if m one
else to it over, 'the com­
munity need not go without
it." The b rd verturned
the motion 5 to 2, Dudley
and Robbin casting the nly
yes vote.
Heiqhts Councilman Buried
USKEGO HTS - Funeral
ervice ere held ay 7 at Sa-
cred Heart Catholic Church for
city councilman Fran J Siplon.
Siplon 61, died ay 4
following a long fight gainst
y 12-18 is Tran por­
tation ee in ichigan and
eros the nation.
DUring this wee , Van
Buren County Tr n p rtation
will offer special reduced
far for ay 13-17 1985
only, ccording to Dir ctor
William L. Olney.
The pecial regular far
will be lone- y nd the
Citizens/Handicapped
ar II. He
attained the
rank of cor­
poral nd
wa w rded
the European
Victory edal with four battle
star.
'He believed in us egon
Heights," said yor Robert
arren, noting that during their
la t discussion Siplon told of his
strong love for the city and its
people.
Sipion is survived by hi
tw daughter Vivian . Huff-
man and ndrea J. Langlois
b th of rton Sh res' five
grandchildren; his mother r.
thel Weber of u e on; and
three rthers, Herbert of Grand
R pid , J arne f He peria and
Gerald of
for its plann d tru k top on
1-94 and Pipeston . The f cilit­
ies ould offer a gas t tion,
restaurant, three servic g rage
for 18 wheelers and a compu­
terized broker ffice that ould
allow truckers to pick up loads
when they're empty and en­
r ute to other de tination .
The total e timated 0 t f
the project is 2,7 5 000, nd
would ere te 60 ne j b
the next two years. Th b
pproved the omm rial re-
development di trict and t
ay 21 as the publi hearing
date for the tax abatement.
day Inn is
. in revenue bonds t
two- tory 32 r om dditi n.
ar- ay ys it would reate
55 onstructi n and 10 per-
manent job. S hren aid
Pe pie State B n ha ffered
to buy the bonds at 9� intere 1.
The board pproved the pr �
plan and et Jun 4 as the publi
hearing date to n ider the
CFT.
The third UDAG r que t ,
totalling 2.5 million wa m de
by John F rrar. F IT r aid
he is repre nting a group f
local inve tors ho re 10 kin
t building a 250 unit partment
complex. Farrar said the roup
is looking at two ites in the
Fairplain PI za-Or h rd all
area. The total ost 0 th pr .
ject would be 6.8 million dollar
ccording to Yemi Akin ale.
The to nship board approved
a peci I u e permit for Swan
Oil, to all it to build it
truck top cr s fr m th
empty Cl r quipment facili-
tie .
Supervi r rry iel en an-
noun ed mid- ay through the
meeting that to nship v ter
ppro ed by a 7 to 1 margin,
to rene the p lie nd fire
milIa