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.