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At the Benton Harbor City
Commission meetin& Tuesday
night, September 5, the com­
misaioo discussed a draft pur­
chase agreement for the
purchue of property in the
North of Main Industrial Park
area, that would be used for a
warebouac.
City Manager Steve Man­
niDg • the property beiag
pur by dc\dopers Vmce
and Antoinette Dwan and they
would build a arehouse to
lease to Whirlpool Corpo -
ti� . .
• At" ue here is the essence
of time: said M,nnin& ·so that
the construction can bqpn by
the time snow fall sets in and get
the building completed.·
If the city cannot meet the
deadline the devetopers have
stated that they would have to
go to Urbandale Industrial Park
in Benton Township.
Manning asked the commis­
sion to read the purchase agree­
ment very carefully, and see if
!hey could rCf�ve some of the
u
City Attorney John Postelli
said that as the document ood,
he could not "recomm.end ap-
proval. •
"There are a number of
things that need to be handled
out", said Postelli.
The commission postpooed
the i ue until Thursday, Sep­
tember 7, when a special meet­
ing will be held at 8 p.m., on the
agreement after the collllllis­
sion workshop.
Also on Tuesday night the
commission voted to purchase
five properties in the amount of
$49,893, in the North of MaiD
area which the developers-need
for the Dwan Wareho . The
commission voted to vacate an
alley on the site for the
warehouse. The 3.2 acre project
site is bounded by Paw Paw
Avenue, Park, Second and
Riford Streets. On Monday,
October 9, at 7:30 p.m. the com­
mission will hold a public hear­
ing to hear any objection to the
vacation.
• In other business the com­
mission voted to sell properties
at 579, 600 and 626 Territorial
to Eugene and Hazel Baird for
Sl,(XX) each.
The properti had reverted
back to the State for no -pay­
ment oftucs due to Mr. Baird'
illness.
The former dministratio
had been wor . g with the
Bairds and had prOmised them
that the properti old be
retumcd to them, Ccording to
the resoluti
Commis ion George
Wysinger said it 't fair to
the other taxpayers that had
deliDq tues.
rty
proj· c
• Arc you prepared to do this
for anyone else that comes up
with a Sl,(XX) bill and to
redeem their propert)'?· asked
WysiDger.
"It's just a clear cut case of
favortism for one family against
. the �eat of the community,"
Wysmger aid. And we are
. writing off taxes as fast can
get them on the boo •
Commission Ch rles
Yarbrough said the Baird's
·dcsene· back," �
Manning said the BaUds had .
been puttiDg their own money in
the up-keep of the properties,
keeping the. fum ce burning
through the winter and they
have lost about S2,(XX) in stain­
gI windo at property on
Territorial.
Mayor Willi Wo said
Wysinger was handling the
who e ·tuaiton in a ·coJl(using
and deceitful manner."
Wysinger voted no on all of
the calendar items.
In other matters the commis­
sion voted to approve:
- Michigan Urban Land
Assembly Fund Loan agree- .
ment with the State and t City
of Benton Harbor. The city
awarded $389,285 in loan funds
to complete activities in the
orth of Main Industrial Park
area.
- Enter into an greement
with Gove ASsociates, Inc., for
Professional Engineering Ser­
vice for the Brit in Avenue
Reconstruction Project. The
agreement is not to exceed
$53,700. The Michigan Depart­
ment of Transportation re­
quires an executed agreement
before they will issue any
project payments for th con-
truction.
Co dia 0 17
ISE g�ts
teen grant
BENTO HARB'OR - Th e
Neighborhood Information and
Shar.ing Evcbange (NlSE), will
receive a grant for $20,000, from .
the Emily George Fund for
H.uman Needs, according to
RIchard Ray, NISE Director .
The grant will be used in the
new Benton H rbor Teen
Ce�t�r, Le rning Oppor­
tunities For Teens (The
WFr), which will open in Oc­
tober, 1989 at 580 Columb
Benton Harbor: '
Half of the Emily George
money is earmarked for staff
development, ays, Ray, d
-this is an essential co nt
of WFr programming since in
the center' initial i will
be staffed entirely by volunteers
who will work together to create
a caring upportive environ­
ment which offers a com­
prehensive range of ervices
and activities."
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