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Commissioners questioned
M yor William Wolf at the
Monday, September 4, Benton
arbor City Commission
eeting, about a radio report
of a deal made by a General
Andrew of the National
Guard to buy property at the
Ro Field Airport for an ar­
mory to be buil t by 1992
Mayor Wolf who is also
Chairman of th Airport
oard, id, "First of all, th re
a no vote wi th thi commi -
Ion or with th City of St.
J eph" for the ale of any
property at the irport.
Wolf did ay that the Air­
port Board had in act entered
into an agreement ith Com­
munity Economic Develop­
ment Corporation (CEDC) to
try to market orne property at
the airport nd one of the
po inilitics included the a­
tional Guard, but of yet
th re i no definite offer.
olf aid he didn't hear the
broadc t nd denied that h
knew of any deal pending
ith the ational Guard or
anybody el e. but said he had
checked ith CEDC and they
h d h rd nothing from the
ational Gu rd about the
property.
01 id i there ere
propo al th citie of Benton
H rbor nd St. Jo eph would,
both have to approve it or deny
it. hut at this time there wa
"no" propo 'al.
ion que
". think it's time to come
clean with u , Mr. Mayor",
said Commissioner Char es
Yarbrough. "Have you m de
any type of commitment on the
airport property without thi
commi sion being aware of? A
imple ye or no answer. will
do", he told Wolf.
"Abolutely not", said Wolf.
"I assure you that when 1 e a­
tional Guard come forward
with a proposal, that ou will
all have an opportunity to
review that proposa., aid
Wolf and "we will be able to
make n intelligent d ision al
that point.'
"Either the airport manager
ay
sale 0
is tellir:-& a lie", said Commi -
sioner George Wy inger, -be- ,
cau e he came b ck on the
radio InJ said he didn't tno
anything about it either. (Slle
of property t the airport)
.. All I can ay at lhi point,"
said Wolf, "is the origin I
agreement with CEDC is thar
they w,iIl purcha the propert
at market value. an that
market value III be deter­
mineo by regular apprai I."
"Ifthesal a approved by
St. Jo eph/Bcruon Ha or nd
ot course the Arrpoi t Board,"
aid Wolf "that mon , will 0
i-nmedtarety in th c: pit irn-
rovement the ai pon.
He said the lever ge
caplbJlity of $50,000 from the
sale or the property will equal
$1 million of improvemen to
the airport.
"We ju t better be aware"
Yarbrough arned the com-
mis ion.
A fe month ago when AI
Todd, Chai rman of the Ai rport
Advi or Board and other
members or lh ' Airport Board
a pre e nt at one or the
Commis 10. Thursday
ork hop', there were di -
cus i n of invat inve ters
bui ldi n han er at the al r­
pori not el' ng property.
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ST. JO. EPII -Charges or
favoritism to ard t 0
crnployccs at tht' Berrien
County Juvenil Ce ntc r b y
Probate Judge ilhur Schil­
linger. ha prompted the r sig­
nation of the cent r ' S cure
Detention Service anager
Albert Pough.
Pough charge directive
ddre sed to Director of
Juvenile Court Service
Robert W de from Schillinger
concerning the di ciplining of
(818) 125-2411
m, racism
squabble
two employees showed
preferential treatment.
A portion of the directive
re ds , "No director, Super­
vi. or, Administrator, or an
other management per onnel
hall rcpnrn nd, upend, ter­
min te or in any other ay ad­
moni h ' taff John 1 rael or
staff William Walker or n�
act pa t, present, or future
without prior approval of th
Chief Probate Judge.
Israel is a group leader at
the center and Walker· an
aft rcare wor r.
Pough a serts the tv.
employee are per ona
friend of SChillinger. an
helped him during hi 198
election campaign.
"Pough, in a memo to Shil­
ling r. 'aid about the direc­
tive, ttl am appalled nd
hoc ed tit contents bee use
it i clearly howing preferen­
tial treatment of tw.o
employees who are actual!
mentioned and referred to in
the body or the directive a' if
they arc pecial and not lik
other employee ."
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505 E. E
mi sion approved the al of a
parcel of City-owned pro rt
at 350 E. Main Street to WiI-
1i m Lacy, Jr., for $1.00 for
use by Bibco, Inc. There were
two tax parcel number It 50
E. Main Street, one for the
front par ing area and building
nd one for th fenced in rea
behind th building. Pre­
viousl on parcel wa old to
Lacy and the other h d to h ve
title cared.
Th ommi ion I 0
authorized contract change
orde uh Holland Con true­
tion C ., nc., of SI. Jo eph, for
improv ments to the City
Water Filtration Plant for &h
amount of $12,532. I
I' .j :
Pough declar d the dir c­
rive opens an agenda whi h i
clearly unfai r to all emp oye ,
and aid it wa a gro injus-
tice to th relativ po ilion of
all up rvi ors.
"If I can not act with ut
your con e m or approval a. I
do my job. you have rnadl; e
inctfccuvc a� a supervisor: if
any tall nows that my po i­
tion has bee n I imi led rei ti e
to lh m, and that they are Ireer
than other employee, then the
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