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Group seeks control of city
eroe!!r!ies: Will poor be �.eft out?
BENTO HARBOR -Mem­
bers of I bousing task force
were present at the Monday,
June 11, Benton Harbor City
Commi ion meeting to layout
a plan to take control of ci ty
o ned properties, no doubt
making it harder' for city resi­
dents or poor folk to get one of
many city 0 lied .homes.
I Ricbard Schanze, Chairman
of the People State Bank and
Chairman of the Community
Economic Development Hous­
ing Task Force told tbe com-
Barfield wins
school board
'George Barfield was the
most 'qualified candidate
according to the residents of
Benton Harbor Area Schools
when they went to the polls
Monday, June 11 to fill the seat
being vacated by Virgil May.
Of the 1211 voters who cast
ballots, Barfield received
almost bave of their votes.
The unofficial tally shows
Barfied with 511 votes; Du ne
Mitchell, 256; Barbara McKie,
208; James Dudley, 126'
Waymon Hodges, 110.
Barfield's votes came from
his home base in Fairplain, 292
votes.
Barfield is the dean of the
Benton Harbor campus of
Jordan College.
mrs ion tbat tbe bousing task' very vel'f difficult to get title
force i working on projects straighten out on properties
that will improve hOUSing in within tbe City of Benton Har-
the Clly of Benton Harbor. bore "
Susan Lackey, director of Schanze said tbe "non-profit
planning and development for will be a good vehicle in trying
Community Economic to straighten out titles." .
Development Commission He said the non-profit com-
(CEDC) and a member of tbe pany will " unset' after three
bousing task force, presented years, and the project will cost
to the commission a guideline "approximately $340,000 for
fact sheet that summerizes the entire three year life of tbe
wbat a non-profit property project, witb the largest expen-
management company could ditures ($205,000) in year
do within the City of Benton one."
Harbor. Schanze also said tbat the
·Neitber Schanze or Lackey "start up fund will be re-
livein the city. quested from the CEDC, with
Schanze said the bousing additional funds solicited from
tasking force can band le about new funding sources outside
300 houses. foundations."
According to tbe fact sheet He said the re ale of proper-
the company will take control ty and buildings should clear
of �II city-owned tax. reverted approximately $170,000. "Put­
resldential properties and 'ing propertie in. the hands of
r.'a�a�t lots, exc�p.t those �e- � people - homeowners will be
qumng demolition. CIty a priority."
remains responsible for Schanze told the commis-
demolition. sion that tbey are not asking for
It also stated that prior to any "immediate action", but
transfer of any property to the would like the commission to
company, the Board of Direc- take a look at it and discuss it
. tors will develop a set of among themselves and see if it
operating principles and is "the type of thing that you
policies, which tbe City Coun- can adopt." .
cil will bave tbe opportunity to Discuss it at a later date;
modify, revise and approve but not too late," he said.
prior to initial transfer of title. The CEDC and the CEDC
Problems witb titles to the Housing Task Force will work
property were among the major with the commission as a body
obstacles of housing in Benton or the city staff, doing every-
Harbor, Schanze said. "It's Continued on Page 16
II . arch with
the n I
anti-drug,
crime and
violence
march set
Benton Harbor - A group
of local men have joined for­
ces to stage a "March with the
Men", at· 5:00 p.m. on Satur­
day, June 16, the day before
Fathers Day. The marcbers
will concentrate on tbe Em­
pire Broadway area of Benton
Harbor in an attempt to show
area youths that adult men
care about them. The. rna ch
. will begin at the park, b r­
dered by Union, Pipestone
and Empire.
Toe idea for the March
came from Mr. Melvin Bur­
ton, according to the March
organizers Rodney Ches erl
Gulley, Ed Cronin and IDr.
Leo Sa ucer. The three a ea
businessmen agreed wi th
Burton and decided to
concern into action.
"The. time has arrived for
the decent people to take a
stand against the drugs, crime
and violence that plagues
many area neighborhoods",
said Gulley. "The e kids need
to know that there are good,
decent men in the area that
are not a pan of that whole
scene. Men that have jobs,
families and responsibiJitie .
These are the real men. That's
wby we chose the day before
Fathers Day to march", stated
Mr. Gulley.
"It's just time that t good
people in the area did Some­
thing, and we hope that his is
only a start," he continued:
"There's an old quote that
state 'the only thing neces­
sary for evil to persist is for
good people to do nothing,'
and we feel that is true. Too
many of us have watcbed and
kept 'Our mouths shut for too
long."
The ids in the area are
getting th wrong impre ion.
Thinking that drugs, easy
money and fast cars are a sign
of manhood is wrong.
The intent of th March i
'to give area kids exposure' to
posjtive male role models.
We're not going to
Change th.ings overnight", said
Gulley. "We want to become
involved, to show our concern
for the moral destruction and
loss of young lives that is
taking place. We want to be
able to ay that there are other
al tcmatives, and hope tbat
thee are a number of other
men in the area that feel the
same way", Gulley added.
The March is sched uled for
5-7:30 p.m. Anyone wishing
to join the march hould 'ar­
rived by 4:30 p.m. All con­
cerned men are invi ted to
participate.
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