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SEPTEMBE
Monday night, September
24, t the Benton Harbor City
Commis ion meeting the
commis ion gave City
Manager Steve Manning con
sensu approval to pay
Michael Green, an agent with
the Ne Yor Life Insurance
Company. $100 for his ser
vice in a isting the City in
getting life insur nee.
Manning presented the
commis ion a letter from
Green. dated September 18,
stating that he a withdraw
ing hi reque t for payment of
$500 for professional ser-
I vices, but M nning recom
mended that Green be paid
S 100 for hi service to the
city.
In the letter Green aid," I
appreci te the opportunity
you gave me to work on the
behalf of the city in securing
l i Ie in u ra nee coverage
rece n II y. It is unfortuna te
that the Commi sion doe not
appear to be able to com
prehend the ituation here,
and ct in fair- and
busines like Iashlon."
"The Commi sion appears
to be trying to u e me to cre
ate difficulty for you, and I
do not desir.e to be a p rt of
this. You c n feel free to
relay to the Commis ion, that
in the interest of peace and
harmony, I do not de ire to
pursue this is ue ny fur
ther. "
At the September 11, com
mission meeting Green was
present demanding a fee of
S500 for his service. He aid
he had cont cted carriers for
the City by the request of the
City Manager. Manning
didn't deny that he had a ked
Green for help in assi ting
the City in finding in urance ,
Several of the commis
sioners said it wouldn't be
fair to pay Green.for his ser- -
vices, when the other agent
weren't getting paid.
The commission had voted
to postpone the matter and
a ked that Manning and the
City' Finance Director
Michael Vance try and solve
the matter.
Voting in favor of the pay
ment were, Mayor William
Wolf, Commissioners Fred
Sims: Hershel Mc Ke nz ie ,
R Iph Crenshaw, and Steve
Wooden.
Also Mond y night Helen
Lacy. Benton H rbor' Assis
tant Deputy Finance Director
wa promoted a Community
Development Director by
City Manager Steve M n
ning, as of September 24,
with tarting alary of
$35.000.
In July, �cy wa given a
$10,000 a year pay rai e
bringing her alary up to
S35.0oo a year.
Manning aid he will
revi e the deputy finance
director's duties before ad
verti ing for applicants for
the po i tion.
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IN OTHER MATTERS
the commi ion voted to sup
port n appticarion by the
Michig n Department of
Transportation for funding
through the Transportation
Economic Development for
funds to make improvement
to BL-I-94/Main Street from
the Bicentenni I Bridge to
the eastern approach to Paw
Paw Avenue and those con
necting streets to the Heath
Company ue. The project
will cost approximately. S4.6
million, calling for
$1,145.000 matching grant.
according to Manning.
The construction of the
project will hegin in the
spring of 1992 or early sum
mer, said Manning. _
Manning said the econd
project is to reconstruct
Marke t Street. from 12th
Street to Riverview Drive.
Stating the cost of thi
project will he $210,000 of
which S52.500 will be a local
hare, in which the fundings
will come from the
Downtown Development
Authority (ODA).
If this portion of the ap
plication is approved, said
Manning. work on 12th to
Riv rview will hegan next
sum er.
In other busines the com
mi sion voted unanimou Iy
to approve:
- A contract changeover.
with G&M Painting
Enterpri es, lnc., for major
repair and interior and ex-
Conte on do..,. to:
JOE'S a.ber ,
uty 1
161 PI on
FOf'the BEST hllir Clft •.
Mon&Tue &Mhur. ""
CI«*d w.dneeday
o r ClR.. SPECW.
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te rior rep4 inti ng· to the
Elevated ater Storag
Tank, in he amount of
S1.oo0.
G&M pai ted th City of
Benton Harb r's logo on the
water tank. he project was
due to be fini hcd July 1 S. hut
due to wind condition and
other poor weather, the
project was xtended another
45 day. w th completion
date of Augu t 30, 1990.
AI 0 May r William Wolf
nominated . Br d Bryan of
General B ilding Main
tenance ( BM) to the
Downtown Development
Authority (0 A) Board.
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MICHIGAN CITIZEN PAGE IS
A town meeting designed
to provide city re. idcnts ith
an opportunity to voice t eir
opinion bout the city' com
munity ervic pa r ks ,
public wor department,
police and fi re departme nts,
and th in pection depart
ment ill b held Tue day,
Octob r 2, a 7 p.m. t City
Hall. in the Lula Le Com
mission Chamber.
I All city resid rus are en-
couraged to attend to voice
their opinion.
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PAL boxers on
Sunday card
Th Police Athl tic
Lea rue (PAL) ill sponsor a
Buxin how. Sunday. Scp
temher 30. at 3 p.m. at the
Elk Lodge 544. 2295 M
l39. next to Blo. omlane
Bowling Alley.
There will be team' from
�diana, Illinoi and
ic hi g an in the lS-hout
ard, Vega Style ho .
The Benton Hartl r hope
uls arc, Damon Cumming.
47 pounds; James Lacy. 147
�()und�; AI Herford. 139
Rounder; and heavyweight.
Bill Hadley.
The PAL Boxer a e train
i gat 911 E. Britain Avenue
ir the Wi'! Building and the
P. AL team would like 0 thank
t c aptown Riders Motor
cycle Cluh f�H providin a
place for the youth to train.
apoleon Lark i ' the Head
Coach.
2819 Detroit Rd., , Michia • ..,
616-683·-5913
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