Oeoem 13-18. 1887
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Benton Harbor area news
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BENTON HARBOR - The
plan for economic and com­
munity development unveiled
Dec. 8 by Whirlpool in a spe­
cial meeting t Lake Michigan
College contains many of the
elemen presented to
. Whirlpool and the Chamber
of Commerce over six months
o by a group of Benton Har­
bo ministers.
According to Benton Har­
bor PUSH president Rev. W�
ter Brown, who is also Ben­
ton Harbor Are Sc 00 Trus­
tee d 0 of those minister
pear din project termed
"Benton Harbor Outreach
Enterprise", the ministers met
ith Whirlpool Chairman
D vid R. Wbitwaln, d
Ch mber of Commerce presi­
dent Andy Ta Rep. Fred
Upto and City Man r
Alex Little in the Chamber of­
fice .
o SALVATI 0
"I don't think this . a
vior," Rev. Brown id of
the Whirlpool plan, ut it is
the tartup of many things that
need to be done,"
The WhirlpooVChamber
pi would ddress needs of
St. Josep Benton Harbor,
townshi of Benton, St.
Jo ph, Hagar, Lincoln and
Royalton. But special em­
phasi is to be placed on the
"needie t- community, the city
of Benton Harbor, ccording
to Ed Com d, Chamber direc-
tor. .
The plan calls for spending
SlSO,(XX) to pay Har!Dd Bar­
tho ome and Associates, Inc.
(HBA) of S1. Louis to
develop a master plan.
According to Conr d the
master plan will be complete
. thin eight months and invol­
two phases.
FIJ'St, aD of the tructural
� of the area will be ex-
. : transportation, educa-
tion, infr tructure, to identify
pecific development needs or
opportunities.
Rev. Delano 80
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The second phase will
refine the fmdings and plans
of phase one and set forth a
set of development priorities
and implementation programs,
identifying the teps and
methods to be used to c­
complish the development
priorities
LOO G 0 GRANTS
Whirlpool and the Cham-
Readlne Center continue
Family Program with 10,000
Chlldr n' Tru t Fund Gran
BENTO HARBOR­
The Readine Center of
Benton Harbor received a
$10,000 grant from The
Children' Trust Fund to con-
• tinue services at its neighbor­
hood-based family resource
center.
The program serves inner­
city 10 -income, pre-school
children and their mother by
provi' pre-school educa-
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tion, adult education, parent­
ing education and tutoring
services. The program is ex­
pected to reach a minimum of
100 families.
The program began Oc­
tober 1 and will continue for
one year.
The Children's Trust Fund
created in 1982 to fund
local programs which prevent
child abuse and neglect. Al­
though created through State
of Michigan legislation, CTF
is an independent, onprofit
_ autonomous agency. CTF .
supported through donations
with its primary support com­
ing from a check-off box on
the Michigan State Income
Tax Return. Taxpayer en­
titled to a refund can fill in the "
CTF line on their tax form
with the amount they wish to
contribute.
ber will be soliciting donations
from business and govern­
ments, including state grants,
Conrad said. .
Part of the Whirlpool plan
that duplicates the ministers
proposal would be the crea­
tion of a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization composed of a
board of directors represented
by major Benton Harbor and
Twin Cities Area business,
educa . on and community
leaders.
According to Rev. Brown, I
. the creation of a 501 (c) (3) or­
ganization part of the
plan presented by the mini­
sters to the Chamber and
Whirlpool -We were trying to
raise $180,000: Rev. Brown ex­
plained. "That much would
have Ie raged $12.5 million in
bnsi development.-
HIRED A CONSULTANT
The ministers hired Seat-
tie consultant who has done
similar projects in Kentucky,
Illinoi and Indiana. Rev.
Brown said Peter Palms invest­
ment, of Seattle came recom­
IDCDded to them by a 1.0 • -
ville, Ky. minister and friend
of Rev. Brown' . the Rev.
Richard T. WlIson.
"This plan (the Cham­
ber/Whirlpool) bas nothing to
do with that plan (the mini­
sters): said Conrad. "We've
been working on this plan for
over a year.-
-I was personally optimistic
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Whirlpool was taking the lead
in revitalizing the Twin Cities,"
commented Rev. Delano Bo -
man, pastor of Union
Memorial A.M.E. Church.
Rev. Bowman said that
Whirlpool had called in some
of the ministers a month or so
ago to share the idea of the
plan with them.
According -to Rev. Bo - •
man, this is a good sign that
the community will not be left
out of the planning process.
According to Conrad,
neighborhood persons will be
ppointed to dvisory boards
to insure community involve­
ment.
-We are going to see to it
that we are no left out of it,"
said Rev. Bowman. -We kno
the great needs of Benton Har­
bor, more so than consuhaats."
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