FEBRUARY 3 - 9, 1986 THE CITIZEN
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USKEGO HTS. - The
Department of Planning and
Community Development for
the City of u egon Hts. is
trying to' clarify it home rehab
program. Peter J. S oriu,
director h sent the following
letter to explain the program:
Some time go, I wrote you
to outline the provi . ons of the
City ne policy r garding liens
on property reh bilitated with
City Bloc Grant funds, under
our Substantial Rehabilitation
and Em r ency Repair pro-
grams. It ppears that thi
letter ha cau d much con
fu 'on misunder din and
pprehen . on among citizens
bout the programs. I am
truly sorry if my ttempt to
e plain the new policy cud
you any di omforting concern.
I I am therefore taking this
opportunity to address orne of
the confu ton,
Effective eptember 9 1985,
�fr
the' City Council revi dour
lien policy to require a lien on
the property of homeowners
who re eive 1,000 or more in
deferred loan torehabilit te or
repair their home. Let me
outline some of the key ele
ments of the ne lien poli y
and hopefully eliminate the
confusion:
-You will not h v
b ck the loan s Ion
1. You will not hav
back the loan s Ion
ac s aff I
andlord slide off
cou hook
BENTO HARBOR - T 0
ot off scot fre in
if ttict Court on Jan. 1
cau city tafffailed to follow
city ordinance.
Jud e David Peterson dis
mi ed charge h accu ed
Rob rt Baptist and Craig Lane
of cod violation in rental pro
pertie they 0 n.
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424 Lincoln Ave.
Peter on id he dismi ed
the c r es because e city'
housin code ordinance tate
that notice to a property owner
of naIled ed violation ha to be
by per onal rvice or by cer
tified mail.
The notices ent to Baptist
and Lane ere by regular mail,
Peter on noted.
Both Lane ai\d Baptist were
principal in a rental business
known as Action Rentals. They
disbanded the business almost
o years ago when the Con
cerned Tenants Organization
headed by Rev. Nathaniel
Gathright be,an an intensive
campaign· attemptin to force
the dty to enforce i code
ainst Action Renta .
AccordinJ to courthouse
records, Peterson represented
LaDe in Bento Harbor rental
real te tranlactiODI prior to
bKomiD& • juclae.
o
pair
er
loan s) and have the lien can
celled at any time you wish
without ny intere t charged.
'These rehabilitation pro
gram are offer d by the City
to give low and moderate
income homeowners the oppor
tunity to repair and upgr de
their hom . A lien is required
to n re th t nly those per
ho intend to live in their
will r eiv City funds
r pairs. THE LIE
R BE USED TO
R HO E FRO
t the City offers
t h lp
iti n in
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'OFF TO FLORIDA· Co rt High School S.nd I. on. ofth ....
Ichlg n Hnd. Invited to the World S.nd F atlv.1 In
. Florid •• (K. H.y photo)
Co er schoo
roof co y
By Kri tin Hay
COVERT -- Roof repair to
the Covert hi h chool and
elementary chool could co t a
much as $174,000.
The Covert School Board
received the bad new at the
Covert School Board meeting
I t week.
The estimate presented by
Jeffrey Saylor, project architect
from Abonmarche Consulant
of Benton Harbor, is $35,000
more than an rigin I e timat
of 139,000.
Abonmarche as hired in
ptember to conduct urvey
to determine th co t of replac-
in the 10-year-old ch 01'
roof. Abonmarche recommen
ded other repair and im
provement totalling $57,000.
The 20-pa e report turn d
over to th building and
ground committe for revi
In other area, th board
a arded $4,729 in mini-grant
to a number of Cov rt teach r
for p cial proj ct . Th grant
will be u d for cienc project.
model roc et, and theater and
art projec amon oth r edu
cational u e.
The bard ave permi ion
for th band to participate in th
W orId Band Fe rival in Florida
ome time in April. Th 50-
member band is one of three
Michigan b nds invited to play
in the festival.
'nle JeCOnd
'c',\,"�113 Forum for Black Youth,
tie 7:30 p.m., ednetday,
February S at eaon Com-
ity Coli featuring James
Hunter. Hunter, who joined
the Detroit Lions cornerbac
in 1976 hen he wa rated the
o. 1 draft choice, played with
that team until 1982 when he
wa forced to retire from the
port ith a nou nec imury .
e i now Area anager tate
of Michi�an ar etin , for the
Anheu r-Bu ch Company. He
began hi football career at
Grambling St te University in
r
you
Lo under famed co ell
Edd' Robinson. He earned a
B.S. dqree in arketing from
Grambling. He h been active
in the Much of Dimes; the
United Way: the Shriner: and
Omega P Phi, a Blac Fratern
ity.
Stephen Pressley of the
Urban League will moderate
panel compo d of the foIl ow
ina uccessful local resident:
alter ebedun engineer;
J one etta Las iter, iournalist:
Cesar Douglas, restaurateur:
Shirley Cros , Housing Manage
ment: nd Rill tine Wilkins,
Public Service.
The Career Forums are iust
one of the local activities recog
nizin Black History Month
(February). The February 19
session will include Janie
Brook, peaking on Higher
Education: Clayton Hardiman
Journalism; and Terry Cooper
icrobiologist. J arne artin,
Assistant Princip 1, u kegon
High School will moderate this
session.
Black Hi tor Month at us
keson Community 'Colleg got
off to a flying tart hen th
c
first forum pre nted on
January 29 ith Willie urrel
serving a moderator and
Cizgzree Morri, ancv Ashford
and Ted illiams rvina on the
panel.
Presentation of the forums
repre nts a cooperative effort
by ggie Jones MCC Liai n
for Minorities; Harold right,
Urb n League: Jani Brooks
Director of Continuin Edu-
cation, C: nd Le Schic
4-H Youth Pro ram. For
more inform ti n 11 the 4-H
office 724-63 1, or the rb n
League, 7 2-3736.