DECE BER 21 - 27, 19
THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN
5
In and About Muskegon
ayor
arrenrepo
gon H Ights mayor
A' w re approaching the
Chri tma a n, ( would like to
be in my r port to th community
by i hing e eryone a cheery and
are holiday season,
Th time of year also presents
th opportunity to reflect on where
hav been, what e have ac­
compll hed, and here arc go­
ing . a community. A the days
lip 'into weeks and the weeks
progr into months, sometimes
It's � sy to forget what progre
ha been ccompllshed. Recently,
1 m with the city administration
to review the major accomplish­
m nts of 1986 and the following is a
. umm ry of those accomplish­
ments for your information.
Planning Projects
One of th ancient Seven Sages
said, "Know thy If." The city has
initialed pl� nnlng tudles in the
folio in ar 'as lo accomplish this
obj clive:
• Hou in - The city has studied
th need for apartments and resl­
dcnli I hou lng In our communily.
The re' ults of both of the e analy-
will help the city develop a
hou ing policy for the community.
Furt r. it ill be the ba I for out­
lining lrategy to ard the develop­
ment of the Woodcllffe area, scat­
tercd- Ite development and
I ou ing rehabilitation.
• RECREATION - We are cur­
r mtly working ith WBDC, Inc. to
compl te the (ir. t draft of a Com­
pr hensl e Par sand Recr ation
Development Plan whereby we
c n Improve our rvlce in thi
are for all rc id nt • from chil­
dr n right on up to 0 rr nior cltt­
zen population. Thl plan will out­
Iine.our current phy leal assets
nd ' .. ma e recommendation
here w need to Improve our
physical structures a well
ways e can improve our
reer at onal programmln .
• Economic Development ._ In
Octob r, we made a major an­
n uncement that we had reached
n. agreement with the State Office
or nagement and Budget and
th Departm nt of Social Services
to build a mllUon dollar office
Mayor Robert Warren
complex in Heineman Plaza which
is in the core of our downtown. We
are now In the process of finalizing
the building specifications and bid­
ding documents to be released In
December to potenU I developers
in order that we can begin con-
trucUon early in 1987.
Also in the month of December,
the council is expected to amend
the Downtown Development Au­
tbority Development and Flnanc­
In Plan to further our efforts to
make Bro dway a prominent com­
mercial corridor. We have also
c refully studied the potential of
the . 'redevelopment of
'CWC/Textron Plant No.1.
FI ALLY, THE CITY I orga­
nizing, Ith the assistance ot
WBDC, Inc., a Comprehensive
Land U e Plan and M ster Plan
Update which Is scheduled to be
comp te In April of 1987. Thl pi n
ill ass I t us In coordlnaUng the
housing, business and recreational
development of our city .
The city ha also had a reason­
able amount of success in obtain­
ing gran to improve the quality
of lUe for our residenUal and bust­
ne con lltuents. The folio Ing I
a list of th grants :
ommentary ...... - ...... - ..... ��--- ...... --- ....
Th� Black Eye.
watch the or in
u egon City Com­
mi 'on,l am becoming cutely
oncemed. Am I ing a ne
type of che game, where
move in rev r role ?
To tho of you who don't
pl y che ; it t a blac and hite
m here e ch piece ha
definite role, ith the pawn
bein the e e piece. But if
the p n m e it to the other
'de, he c become any piece
h cho I - even the tron est
pi ce, the Qu en!
Knights on the other hand,
ha e re tricted role: In -ome
re cts they are more po ere
ful than th ( ch able) K' .
A matter of f ct, in my very
amateur e, only the Queen
. superior to a Knight, especial­
ly, if my far reaching Knight
and deceptiv Bishop are or­
ing ell together.
And that' hat bother me
ith regard to the
City Cornmi . on.
Blac night ayor Pro-Tern,
Daniel Oglesby) with the Blac
Bishop (Rev. John illiam
con ire with the opposin
forces to oust the white Queen,
only to become Blac pawns 0
le r strength?
I realize politics m es
range bed fellow and coalit­
. n are necc ity for progre .
nd I abo remember men
nam d Judas Isc lot and Bru-
I have had the priv lege
of knowing ary Jone (and
her family) for year. The en­
cour gement and inspiration e
offered u egon Height
County Libar­
ian year , med to till
be apparent to me, despite
the known and unkno n dver-
'ties she ha undergone over
the la couple of years! Con­
quently I am for r. Jone
without equirocation!
However, colurnni , I
will withhold judgement on
Mayor Daniel Oglesby and Rev.
John illiam until I am 'cer­
tain' their move was for the
good of the whole, and nothing
more - but be a red, not only
is the 'Blac Eye' on you it i
a prinestine Bl c Eye that i
watching!
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OW THERE'S 0
MUSKEGO - Engineers
hoping to t e Part I of the Pro­
fe ional Engineering Exam have
only until January 1 1987
to sign up for the examination
it If. Applicant registering
for the examination mu have
compl ted B chelor's Degree
or be within 6 months of de-
gree.
The Community Service
Office of u egon Community
College will offer an Engineer­
ing Refresher Cour de' ed
to prepare engineer for Part I
of the Michigan Engineering
Examination. The cour will
includ a review of the­
matic, Statics, Strength of
Materials, Dynamics, Ther-
THE ATER AND Sewer ne­
partment ha made algnlflc nt
strides In Improving the under­
ground infrastructure water lin
at the 10 pumping slat on and t
the filtration plant which should
en ble to contlnu quality w ter
rvtces to the citizen of us e­
gon Heights and to our contr cUng
nelghbo .
Next, the city's Audit Report,
ndlng Jun 30, 1986, indicated that
th City anager d Finance of­
fices did a good job of preparing
and monitoring our admlnl tralive
budget.
In closln ,1 ant to ay 1 feel e
are moving In th right direction of
rna log Improvements for our city
and that we are putllng together a
good team l n the council and
adminl tratton to make further
Improvements In 1987. I would Uke
to thank the community for Its sup-
port and for Its J tance. Than
you.
modynamics Fluid Mechanic
Electrical Circuit, Engineering
Economy and Control System .
The refresher cour i
scheduled to begin Saturday
January 31 and ill continue
on the following Saturdays:
February 14, 28, and arch
14, 28, 1987. All ons
will be held in the Cooper-
ville Community Service
Building, Coopersville, ichi-
gan.
Que ion concerning eligibil­
ity may be directed to Pro­
fe r G. Stewart John n at
(616) 846-7705. Call the College
(616) 777-0227 for additional
information.
1. The Community Development cant. For e'xample, under the t beca our local equallzal on
Bloc Grant was renewed (or F - Community Development Bloc factor did not concur Ith the state
cal Y ar 1 1987 at $47(,000. Mon- Gr nt Rebab Program during the uallzatlon I ctor.
from this program have been period July I, 1985, through No­
Instrumental In our substantial vember 24, 19 6, we have had 28
rehab program, emergency hous- homes Improved under our sub­
Ing repair program, emergency tanUal rehab program. Seventy.
paint program, and the smo e d four hom have received emer-
lector program, tc. gency repairs (emergency roof
2. From the Department of Natu- rep Ir, furnace Install lion, etc.)
ral Resources Coastal Zone an- Forty bomes received
agement we received a matching weatherization under our Energy
grant of $26,800 to develop a bo t B ok Program. On hundred sev­
launch, docks and fishing pier In e homes were paloted under our
Mona Lake Par . paint program. Eighteen SHDA
S. FRO THE Ichlgan Office home Improvement loans were
of Criminal Ju Uce we received a gr nled.
t f $7 to I I I Under the smo detector pro-
gran 0 4,300 n t ate the Juve- gram we installed 573 units Into 281
nile Interception Program which is home . And finally, live homes
Intended to wor with youth who
may be headed for trouble with were Improved under the rental
reb b program. Before closing this
law enforcement agencies. report I ouJd like to mention a
4. From the U.S. Department of coupJe more significant accom­
Interior and National Park Service pllshments. In the pa t year the
we received a matching grant of Assessor' Office wa able to ob­
approximately $7,900 to conduct lain a 1.0 equalization f ctor for a
the Recreation Study that wa econd consecutive year, which
mentioned earller. has meant th city h gained rev-
S. From the Michlg n Depart- enues that in previous years were
ment of Commerce and from the
uskegon Community Foundat on
e received grants of $43,000 and
�i:=�fuve:!��at: es- 0 adline nears for eng in er ' exam
velopment program for the M e-
gon County Are .
6. From the Michigan State
Housing Development Authority
Energy Ban Program we re-
ceived $37,700 to assl t low Income
residents and senior citizen to
provide weatherization to their
bomes. We also received from'
SHDA a grant of approximately
$45,000 for the Rental RehabUita­
lion Program.
7. ALSO FRO THE Ichlgan
Department of Natural Resources
Land and Water Fund we received
a matching Irant of $37,500 for
physical ImprovemenLs to Mona
Lake Park Ph L For example,
the new etball facUlties were
f out of this gran .
. From the Icblgan Council for
the Arts u tegon-OUawa­
Oceana Agency we received $2,800
to ard the Summer Art. Pro­
gram. There araOtber ecompllsb­
menls that I believe are IlnUt-