Convoy 0'( . uburb police cordon off neighborhood . Con table 15 ing to the resolution, Heath will add 30 to 40 new jobs ith special emphasi on hiring Cit resident. Mayor William Wolf aid the citv ould see a tax increase of bout S50,OOO. -+- To adopt the current Michigan Department of Transportation expanded Disadvantaged Busine s Enterpri e (DBE) Pro ram for all procurement involv­ ing federall tate funds. Fail ure to . adopt would binder Ro Field Airport' ability to obtai n federal fund. - Accept a bid from As- I beato Control Services, Inc., Stand ford, MiChigan, r the amount of 8,800 for tbe removal of be to in I ·the ba ement of City Hall. Other bidder were, In­ dustrial S nitarion, Benton bor, S 7,780; Environ- ntal Contr cung, - St. Joseph, S53,975; and Asbes­ to Service, Baroda, Michigan, S14.000. - Extend the lea e for the Benton Harbor/Benton To n hip Senior Citizen Center unti I t e year 2000. . The Center till has six yean left on their lea t. - Approved a one year variance throu h t e Zone of 8B TO HAR80R-A con­ voy of patrol cars from 10 surrounding police depart­ ments in Berri County rolled into the City of Ben­ ton Harbor Monday night, March 12, to Ip . clear people off the street at the inter ection of Broadway and Empire. The Benton Harbor Police Department h d. several complai.nts from residents in the Broadway and Empire . area and people complaining they couldn't get through the streets because there were y.ouths stopping car Quinn Chapel to hear Upton U.S. Repre entalive Fred Upton will be the keynote peaker at a Brotherhood Banquet hosted by the Quinn Chapel, AME Church, Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m., at the Ro s Beatty Hilh se I, ea opolis, accord­ ing to Rev. Warren P. Mitchell, pastor. Upton's topic will be the importance and strengthen­ ing effect of unity at all levels, from locaf neighbor­ hoods and ci ties, to the state and federal governments, aid Rev. Mitchell. The eve­ ning will also include dinner and a program. Re ervatins are required and may be made by ending S 15' for e ch ticket to Quinn Chapel AME Church, Brotherhood Banquet, P.O. Box 323, Cassopolis. MI 49031, by March 20. Ticket may al 0 be pur­ chased at Old Kent Bank, 116 South Broad ay, Ca - opoli ; Three Rivers Cham­ er of Commerce, 140 West Michigan, Three Rivers; Do agiae Chamber of Com­ merce, 208 Front Street, Dowagiac; Four Flag Area C mber of Commerce, 321 Ea t Main Street, Nile ; and the Twin Cities Area Cham­ ber o( Commerce, Benton Harbor. Plea e call Vivian Dungry at 445-3210 or Leila Henderson at 445-3358 for r rt er in(ormatlon. Appeal Boird, allo in Jerry Hunt Auto Sales at 299 West Main to place a port­ able toilet in the rear (out of ire to public) of hi build­ inl. Within 30 days before" the year is. up, Hunt ould ave to come to the city 10 reque t an extention. . . and bloc ing the treets. . A group of about 40-50 pollee officer met t the Benton Harbor Police Sta� lion for a hort meeting to get their order on how to go about clearning .the treets. Afterward they c me back out to their cars, put on their armor of bel cIS, too night stick an Shotguns and . went forth to fight the prOb­ lem .. Reporters te ving tbe city co mi ion' meetinl at city ball ked the officen what as ·,oin .on, and ome replied, "no commit", "just gatheri ng", and "we don't now, we were ju t asked to be here." The police officers block- . ed Broadway� Pavone and McAlli ter Streets leading to Empire. Officers stood in the. street yelling to the people "go home or go to jail. " There. have been many complaints from bu inc s owners on Empire Avenue pleading with the Benton Harbor Police Department tp' stop or cut down • lottering on the streets nd in front of their busine e. At tbe time when the busines owners came down to the Commis ion meeting to complain about the loiter­ ing, Sam Wat on, Public Safety Director, told them that there wa nothin be could do to stop the loitering becau e the people had a right to. tand there as long a they wanted to, as lonl a they didn't bother anycne. No the problem has got­ ten out of hand for Benton Harbor Pettee Department and th�y have to call in help. , At Monday, March 12, Benton Harbor City Com­ mi sion meeting two city re idents complained about the crowd on the treets, stopping people trying to ell drugs to them. "People ju t come up to your cars trying to sell you drugs," one re ident said. ·"What are you loin to do about it", be ked of th� commission. "I see S20,OOO cars nd S8,OOO truck and the kid irt Benton Harbor don't have that kind of money: These are drul dealer and we need omebody do n there (Em- pire and Broadway)," another resident aid. Mayor William Wolf in­ formed them that the prob­ lem was being addressed, but could not di CUI it at t t time. I a phone convenatio it Sam WalSOn, "a cro d On Saturday the 17th, at 7 p.m. Greater Harvest Male Choru will be in concert and at 3:30 p.m. Sunday the 18th, the program will come to a eli max with the Fai th Community Church Choir of Grand Rapids. Mr. George Roberson is the president and Rev. Stan­ ley Levy is the ho t pastor. .. .. � .. ". '