AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1 t 1985 THE CITIZEN
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The bard v ted t hold a
p cial meet in to decide
wh ther or n t to xp I tu
dent, J hn Snyder Rodney
Bark r and arlin Smith. Th
meeting will be held M nday,
Au u t, 26 at 7: 30 p.m. fter
meeting in cI ed e I n, the
bard v ted to expel Mandel
iter, a 17 -year-old eigh th
grade student.
Auto Le man law heari ngs
LA S] G - 'Auto Lemon"
legi lati n will be the subiect
of a public hearin edne day.
September 4 at 7:30 p.m. in
Grand Rapid at the Chambers
in the ity- ounty Buildin .
State Repre entative ick
Ciaramitar D-Roseville chair
man of the c rnmit tee , says
that the legi lation (HB 4854)
ill allow consumer additional
redre if:
- They have purcha d a
p.. nger vehicle r pickup
truck which ha a manufactur
ing defect that could not be
corrected after four attempts;
or,
�If th vehicle is out of
servic for 30 days within the
first year.
Consumers would, after at
least' a third attempt to have
the vehicle repaired or 25 days
out of ervice , notify the manu
facturer and allow them one
opp rtunity to correct the con
dition or defect.
At that point if the condit
ion couldn't be corrected and
if the manufacturer has an
arbitration procedure the con
sumer would go to arbitration.
The manufacturer is bound by
the arbitrator's decision, out the
con urner is not.
If the consumer is not satis
fied with the arbitrator's decis
ion, he or she may sue for
replacement of the vehicle or
refund of its purchase price,
less a rea onable allowance for
u e.
lMC offers
grants for single parents
BE TO TWP - Lake Michl
an Colle e has received a
20,339 rant fr m the State
Department f Edu ation to
provid upport fund for ingle
p rents and homemakers enter
in into occupational training
pro rams.
Ace rding to Sylvia Coleman,
C financial id officer, the
grants t eligible individuals
a
By Ron Leuty
BE TO HARBOR The
city commi ion voted, August
12, to appoint member to the
city' Downtown Development
Authority (DDA) and Tax In
crement Fin nce uthority
(TIFA).
med to th DDA were
Chris Br s and Connie Irvin
(one year term, au rice
Bishop and John Dickey (two
ye r term t J me Murphy nd
KathJ en Doddington (thr e
year terms, Dr. Tom Wood
f rd and Andrew Tackas (four
year term ,and ayor WHce
C e.
Five of the nin DDa board
memb r mu t have a property
intere t ithin the DDA bun
d rie , but do not hav to be
city re . dent. The DDA boun
d ry include the city's down
to n area, Rivervi Drive
bu ine di trier. nd Je n Kloc
Par .
Th DDA. cording to
Economi Development Director
Ale Uttle. will plan pecifi
will not only pay for tuition,
fees. and books but also for
special tutorial a istance if
needed.
Mrs. Coleman said, that the
program at LMC is scheduled
to start this fall and continue
through the ummer of ) 986
and that persons interested
hould obtain and complete
applications as soon as pos-
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sible. Application forms are
a vailable in the LMC financial
aid office, Rm. C-203-F on the
LMC apier Avenu campu.
Fall classes begin Sept. 4.
Further information
eJigibility for the grant
obtained by telephoni th
LMC financial aid office
927-357), Ext. 2) 3.
CRYST L RD - Ern ta G. Pr cop (center), pre id nt and
chief e ecutive officer of E.G. 80 man 0., lnc., - the nati n'
large t minority-owned brokera cept the Cry al ard
. on red by Philip orri Companie Jnc. from lien Ro rt
(right, peci Ii t of corporate ffai nd i congratulated on h r
outstanding bu ine chi vement by Franki Gill tt , nation I
pre 'dent of the ational ci tion of egro 8u ine and Pro-
� ional Women BP). . Procope received th ard
during the 50th convention of the A BP held rlier th' month
in n City. The Brooklyn . Y. native told of the ri of her
company from three-p rson office in Bedford-Stuyvesant to a
t . o-floor suite in the heart of the world' financial capital. She
utged minorities to become part of the free enterpri y tern
ying "Too long h e the m been on th r cei ing end -
a aiting the welfare check 'in of the pay chec fn She urged
the creation of capital in the minority community.
READERS WRITE:
It's getting off aid that's key
Editor:
I was once an ADC recipient
for 3 years. I always felt very
humiliated to have to go to DSS
for my "hand-out" becau I
couldn't provide for my If
and my dau hter. Instead of
j ining a Welfare Rights Group,
I joined my Community Coi
l ge and obtained the skills
which made me employable.
Som days I really hate to
get up and g t work but it
always make me feel g od to
know t hat my friends and
neighbors, who are working
tax-payers. n longer have to
upport me and my daughter.
People on welfare should
worry more ab ut etting off
public a i ranee and less ab ut
their "rights' .
Jean Wri ht
u kegon
ards
improvements in the appearance
and marketability in the
designated area, so as to
increa priv te investment.
A two-mill levy could be
introduced, said Uttle when he
unveiled the plan at the June 1),
City Commis ion meeting. He
said that tax money within
th area would stay in the area
to finance improvements in the
district.
The TlF A bound ry includes
the DDA boundaries, plus the
orth of ain Industrial Park.
Accordin to Little, the TIFA
would allow the taxes in the
district ot be � c put red" for
improvem nt within the dis
trict. He added that the TIF A
would allow the orth of ain
Industrial Park plan to move
more moothly.
amed to the TIF A board
were Glen Jacobs and Walter
olff (one year term), Fritz
Hoffman and Mildred Love
(two year term ), Ron Prentice
and William Atcheson (three
year term , Carl Brown four
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year term), and yor Co ke.
One TIF A appointment h
yet to be m de.
The TIF A would not re
quire an additional tax levy,
according to Little.
In another matter, the com
mission voted to investigate the
possibility of etting a magis
trate to operate at City Hall.
In other action, the com
mission voted to:
-Demolish houses at J 49
Benton, 10) 1 Bishop, 5�7
Broadway. 545 Heck Ct., 1) 8
. Hull. 828 Pearl, 834 Thresh-
er, 154 . Winan, and 467
. inan.
-Hire Abonmarche Con ul
tant , Inc .. 95 W. Main, Ben
ton Harbor. for engineering
service for the dredgin nd
beautification of Ox Creek.
The project is in onnecti n
with the orth of ain In
du trial Park. Abonmarche
will reportedly be paid ven
percent of the con truction
co ts.
-Accept a S7.979 bid from
Wheeler Construction Co. to
rehabilitate a house at 274
Jeffer n. The city estimated
th c st of the project to be
clo to 11 000.
-Approve $50 per hour
ith Rampp &
A . tes, for a m ximum f
500 h ur f work annually,
to d' t city's Commun-
ity pm nt department of
feder I rant.
-Accept ) million 'um-
brella' coverage fr m Pa ific
Employer Insurance Co., at an
annual premium of 35,000.
The commi ion voted at it
July 29 meet ing to accept
othe c vera e. but at that tim
lacked umbreJla covera e, which
ity Asse rand' In urance
anager F ranci Rawlin n de -
cribed as a "cap" on all the
other covera e.
Fall fashion show at Cook
BRIDG A - Fall and win
ter f shions, Ion with wedding
apparel, will be featured at
the Cook Energy Informati n
Center's annual Fashion Show.
Tuesday, August 27 1985. Rain
date i August 28, 1985.
The program. which will be
held on the patio overlooking
Lake Michigan. will begin at
7:()() p.m. with Florine Isaac
of The Sleepy Owl and WHFB
ding the narration. There is
no dmi ion charge and
free de rt buffet will be r-
ved after the how.
Entertainm nt will b pro
vided by th Jazz Connecti n
of Bridgman.
Cook Center i I cared off
Inter tate 94 b tween the Bridg
man and Stevensvill exit.
Th Citizen elcome
comment and opinions
from readers. S nd to: Th
Citizen, P.O. Box 216. B n
ton Harbor, MI 49022.