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a n again . .'
ee B ,·1 the police officers "turn their
• heads" when they see certain
The city resumed activity things happen. "I think it's time
again to complete its 10-year for us to clean up", he said.
old effod to clear way for the Wysinger also complained
North of Main Industrial Park about Public Works no getting
project. the ground sewers unclogged. "I
The ction came at the Ben- would like to see Public Wor
ton Harbor City Commissiop
meeting, Monday, August J' shoo up a little bit too," said
W�inger.
when the commission' voted - , Contin eel on P 16
nanimously to start eminent
domain proceedings against
three properties.
The three properties the city
wants to Condemn are at 297
Second, 311 Second and 392
Riford.
City Manager Steve Man­
ning said the city has a written
co..,lJImitment from a developer
who ants to come in and
develop a total of 100 acres into
warehouse space in North of
Main area.
The developer wants tq be
able to break ground to build '8
S2 million wareho by Labor
Day and if they can't they will g?
to .Urbandale Industrial Park
area in Benton Township and
the city will lose the $2 million
warehouse and at least six jobs,
Manning said.
City Attorney John ste
said key for the commissio
was to able to m e thi
project wor by a "yes votC1 b
every commissioner th,a< i
present!'
Commi ioner Kerry Shan
non told the commission t
"keep iJJ mind" that they were i
competition with Urband Ie
while they were giving propert
away for $1 per ere.
Manning said the city mad
offers to the owners of th
properties and the owners ha
indicated that they want Cf>n
, siderably more than the cit . I
offering.
Manning said the city �U
� take all steps necessary to ac­
quire the property interests by
eminent domain.
The properties located at
297 Second and 392 Riford �e
owned by Eunice Goine and
the property at 311 Second is
owned by Lena Ciaravino. The
properties at 1!17 and 392 were
appraised at $5,000 each, but
the owner wants $17,000 for
them. The property at 3 1
Second was appraised f r
$22,000, but the owner is asking
$30,000. '
By
SAYS CLEA UP CRI E
, FIRST
� Commissioner George
Wysinger said until the ci y
cleans up all wro doing, the
thugs, cocaine sniffer , people
that go out utching pur
knocking people in the he d, -
get the wee safe - • tever l
kind of developer got com-
iDg into this tOwn, ., not g .
to work.·
Wysinger said that �me, of
Fe voters
who showed,
up 0 ayed "
millage
The Benton Harbor voters
showed a poor turnout at the
Tuesday, August 8, primary
election. According to Benton
Harbor City Cler 's office, only
5.8% of the city's registered
voters turned out to vote.
Challenger Eddie Marshall
with 129 votes will be dropped
from the baUot in the Nov. 7
general election. ,
The eight that will duel for
the four four-year terms are: in­
cumbent .Commissioner
Michael Govatos, with 270
votes; challenger Hershel Mc­
Kenzie, 260 vo es; incumbent
Commissioner Arnold Smith,
252 votes; incumbent Commis­
sioner George Wysinger, 251
votes; in-cumbent Commi -
sioner Ralph Crenshaw, 215
votes; challenger Ricky Hill, 215
votes; challenger Norval Weiss,
189 votes; and challenger Jerry
Johnson, 186 votes.
Voters also approved the
renewals of a lO-mill, lO-year
levy for the city's general fund,
which pas ed with a 313-120
vote margin, and the renewal of
a 2 mill levy by t e Benton Har­
bor Public Library that pas ed
by a 337-94 vote.
DDA-TIFA fail
to get quorum
By Bernice Br
For the econd time in a row,
the joint Downtown Develop­
ment Authority (DDA) and the
Tax Increment Finance
Authority (TIFA) board failed
again to have a quorum at their
Wedne day, August 9, meet g.
DDA/TIFA Direct r ,
Aaron Anthony aid the board
can not take any ction on busi­
ness until they have a quorum.
There are 13 members and a
lea t 7 members h ve to be
present to conduct any busi­
ness.
Anthony said he will call
another meeting on Wednes­
day, August 30, 1989, at 4:00
p.m.
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