AUGUST 12 - 17, 1985 THE CITIZEN
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Legal
:;YNOPSIS OF A REGULAR
MEETING OF THE
BENTON CHARTER
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
TRUSTEES HELD ON
AU�UST 6,1985 at
7:30 P.M.
EBERS PRESENT: CI rk
Scott, Treasurer Boothby,'
Trust s La ,Mammina nd
Collins
EMBERS ABSENT: Su-
pervisor Ni lsen nd Trust
J flerson
Th m log was caUed to
ord r t 7:35 p.m. nd a
silent invocation as gl n.
The mlnut of th last
regular meeting h ld on July
16, 1985 re accepted as
pr nted.
Voted to approve th seal­
ing of the munic;lpal par •
109 lot by Delong Asphalt
sealing In the imount of
2,150.00.
dopted a solut on p-
proving a 12 year Comm r­
cial F cillties Ex mption C r­
tificat for Curtis athes.
Adopted a resolution ap­
proving a 12 year Commer­
cial F ilities Ex mption
Certificate for Flag nd
organ Plumbing nd H at­
Ing.
Adopted a r solution p­
proving a 12 yeat Comm r ..
ci I F cHities Excemption
C rtiflcate for ich gan P
Hut, Inc.
B s re received for the
d molition of 2266 Butter
and 170 S. Crysta. the
bids re turn d 0 r to the
exetutiv committH nd wit
ardld at the next
me Ing.
Voted to ppro to hire
Ray Volpe 5 temporary
building inspector until such
time as , Goldner can
r turn to his norm I dut s.
Voted to Kcep t r s gna­
tion of Jimes Redmond from
the Benton Chirte Town­
ship Panning Commission.
Voted to ppro the
appointment of LArry Ni I-
n to the Benton Chart t
Township Planning Commis­
sion.
Adopted a resolution to
approv the establishing, of a
Commercial Rede lopment
District for the Nap r Silver,
Gold and Diamond Exchange
prop rty.
Voted to appro the pur ..
ch e of insurance from the
John DeVries Agency in
th mount of $122,060.00.
Voted to appro the r - .
commendation of th Ben­
ton Chart r Township
H ring Officer and hold
show cause hearings for 12
structures at the n xt r­
gular meeting.
Voted to approve an ddit·
ional recommendation for th
Haring Offic r wh ch is to
have th Benton Chart r
Township Housing Inspector
mak an Inspection of all
dwellings before tenants are
allo ed to move in when
the rent is subsidized by
the Department of Social
Servic s.
Adopted a resolution to
d necessary a water line
for Vine nt Court.
dopted a resolution to d m
,._ ssary a water lin for
Cornelia Str t from Main
to Chicago.
Voted to approve a lot
split for Ross Skibb for
th property locat d at 4630
ner Road.
Vot to ppro a lot
pllt/combinatlon for t
Twin Cities Fed r I Cr dlt
Union.
Vot to ppro lot
spllt/combinatin for Mr.
Crumley and Mr. End rs for
their property located at
3084 Empire A nue.
Votld to ppro p yment
of the G n rat Fund bills
in the amount of $146,
894.37 nd Sewer Fund bills
in th amount of $86,845.63.
Voted to go into a clo d
sess on aft r the regular
Ing.
The meet '" was adjourn"
at 1:20 p.m.
WIllie J • Scott, CI rk
Benton Chlrt r Township
T e Citizen Adv. 8/12/15
Announce PIC
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BENTON HARBOR - The
Berrien, Cass, Van Buren Coun­
ties Private Industry Council
announced its August meetings:
-Executive Committee meet­
ing at the Watervliet Public
library on August 13, at
7:30 a.m.
-The Local Electi e Officers
Board will be at the Dowagiac
Intake Center, 410 E. Prairie
. Ronde, on August 21, at 9:30
a.m.
-The PIC General Session
will be August 28 at 7:30 in
the B.H. Area Office on Gray
St., behind Captain's Table.
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PHlLADE�HIA - The fire
department has concluded that
the bomb dropped by police
started the May 13 fire that
killed 11 members of the armed
radical group MOVE and de
troyed 61 omes, officials y.
The report by the fire mar­
shal's office ruled out the
po lbility, raised by Police
Cornmi ioner Gregore J", Sam­
bor and others, that OVE
members t the blaze.
Capt. Robert Drennen, Fire
Department spokesman, said
Tuesday the report indicates
the "explosi on of file entry
device cau d a container mark­
ed gasoline to ignite, result­
ing in the rue."
A city police officer dropped
the device, consisting of two
pounds of the mining explosive
To'Vex in a satchel, onto OVE'
fortified rowhouse in an at­
tempt to destroy a rooftop.
bunker. The rue left 270
people homele and cau d
10 million in damage.
Officials at the cene
originally conceded th t the
bomb set off the rue, but they
later peculated that OVE
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By Ron Leuty
BE TO HARBOR - The
city commission too alot for
granted" at its August 5
meeting - approving a federal
grant offer and pproving to
pply for another federal grant.
The approved grant - from'
the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) - is for
$500,000 to improve treets in
three industrial areas in the
city: Graham Avenue and
Eighth St. on the city's north­
west side; S. Eighth St., near
downtown; and in the south­
east industrial sector, S. Fair
Ave. will be impro ed.
The EDA will pay $500,000
the maximum allowable
amount - and the city will
fund $125,000.
The approved grant appli­
cation will be used to improve
residential streets and do sub-
tructure work, such sewers.
The $400,000 grant will be
provided by the U.S. Depart­
ment of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) discret­
ionary funds.
City anager Ellis Mitchell
linked ayor Wilce Cooke's
most recent junket to Wash­
ington, D.C., as the reason
the city will get the grant.
Mitchen said that Cooke talked
to HUD Secretary Samuel
Pierce, who, according to Mit­
chell, h funds set aside to
award to municipalities if they
show need for the fund.
either Cooke nor Mitchell
said which residential streets'
will be targeted for the grant.
Complaints on the condition
of streets and sewers through­
out e city have been numer­
ous at recent city commission
meetings. One of the earlie t
and most adamant complaints
this year carne from Parker
ed
members may have ignited com­
bustible material inside the
hou in. a rna suicide attempt.
The bombing was part of
police effort to serve arrest
warrants on vera! members of
OVE, bac -to-nature cult
that was the target of neigh­
bors' complaints for several
years.
Levin rep
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GRAND RAPIDS - U.S.
Senator CuI Levin (D-Michigan)
announced that a member of
his regional office h re wiD be
holding constituent service hours
in Benton Harbor.
Office hour ill be held
in Benton Harbor City Hall
Commission Chamber from
10:00 am. to 11:00 .m. on
Thursday, August 15.
"I hope that are re idents
will t ke a few minute to stop
by and talk ith my taff if
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venue resident that alIe ed
th t detour usi Parker
an alternate route during Empire
ve. reconstruction enlarged
potholes on the street to one
to three feet in length and
depth.
In other action the com­
mission voted to 11 ix-tenths
of an acre in the orth of ain
Industrial Par to Sumitec Inc.
435 Paw Paw Ave., for 8000
the parcel are the last one
needed for Sumitec to com­
plete its expansion.
In other matter , the com­
mi ion pproved:
contract with Midwest
Appraisals to perform five nar­
rative appraisals in the orth
of ain Industrial Park for
$2500. The city previously .
contracted with the company
for form appraisal , which were
not ccepted by the Depart­
ment of Housing and Urban
Development. lilly said that
the narrati e appraisals are more
costly, more detailed, and take
more time to complete.
-Authorize the ayor to
sign forms required to receive
federal or state funds.
-Re clod resolution ap-
proved on June 17, to approve
the transfer of ownership of
1984 Cl C Liquor Licen
from Lark-Carnpbell Inc. to
Booker-Morgan, Inc., for the
Ponderosa Bar, 426 Territori .
According to Mitchell, the'
resolution was not cceptable
by the ichigan Liquor Control
Division becau it did not
contain a recommendation from
the city on a dance permit,
and it does not indicate who
the license is for.
However, the comnussron
also voted to approve the license
with the nece ary corrections.
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Two eeks before the OVE
siege, police member of the
cult hauling container mar ed
gasoline by rope to the roof
of" the house. Critics of the
police ction have said city
officials who decided to drop
the bomb should have known
that the OVE headquarters
con ained f1amm ble m terial.
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they have any probl m involv­
ing an gency of the federal
government or if they would
like to m e their vie kno n
to me," Senator Levin said.
Area resident who are un-
ble to attend the constituent
service hours may contact Sen -
tor Levin' regional office in
Grand Rapids, 110 . chigan
, Room 134, Grand Rapid,
Michigan 49503, (616) 456-
2531.
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