Benton Harbor
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December 16-22, 1
nton Harbor adop s drug-free zones fori
CHARLES Yarbrough and
George Wysinger said it
. . wouldn't do any good to just
At the Mond y night, post the schools as drug free
Dece�bcr 10, �e�ton Har- zones when there is a drug
�or City C?mml slon. m�et- problem in the whole city of
rng, the city comnn sron Benton Harbor.
voted to enforce the prug ·Why not post the whole
F�ee School Zone Act In the to n, e've got drugs all
City of Benton Ha�bor. over town," said Yarbrough.
. Under the ct, If an area Wysinger said if a teacher
1 posted a Drl!g �ree Zone ees someone with drugs
nyone ho �I trlbu�e or and calls the police, the in
u es drug or u e children dividual as well as the dru s
runner or operate drug ld be g
lli ti iti ithi 500 wou be gone before the
e IDg ac IVI res WI In . police arrive. But Manning
feet .of school p.rol?er�y �J11 aid what the teacher could
be given top Priority ID en- d ld th I'
f d . 0 wa provr e e po Ice
o.rcement an prosecution, with information of a name,
City Man�ger Steve Man- time and what that person
mng explained. . was doing and testify in
He al 0 said t�e Cl�y court against them if that
ould �e :-V0rklng In person is apprehended.
partnership With the school
security, te chers and ad
ministrators to enforce the
act.
The model resolution was
submitted by Community
Officer Willard Roddy, of
the Benton Harbor Police
Community Policing
Program to City M nager
Steve Manning to bring to
the commission.
Roddy also ubmitted a
copy of the resolution to
Mr. Paul Harvey, Director
of Public S fety, Benton
Charter Township Police
Department and a member
of the Benton Harbor Area
Schools Board of Educ -
'Why not post
the whole town,
we've got drugs '
all over town,"
lion.
Wysinger said the reason
he is questioning the idea of
the drug free zones, is be
cause the city loitering or
dinance is not being en
forced. He said bu incss
owners are asked to post "no
loitering" signs, but still
nothing is being done. .
Wysinger stated that the
drug free zone was a good
idea, but it didn't mean any-
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thing if they couldn't en
force it.
Manning stated the major
problem they arc having
now in the enforcment of
the loitering ordinance, is
the overcrowding of the
jails. He said the people
who were loitering were is
sued appearance tickets.
But Wysinger said he was
speaking .of the ones that
were selling "hard core
drugs".
"We give him a ticket, he
sticks the ticket in his pock
et and goes out and ells him
some more drug. We
haven't accomplished noth
ing," said Wysinger. "He is
still out there making big
bucks, poisoning ome other
kid brains."
Wysinger said there will
alway be drug problem in
the City of Benton Harbor,
because the jail is over
crowded, not enough police
officer, too much drugs
and the dealers are too
slick.
I OTHE BUSINESS
the commissioners votedto:
- Sell a city-owned
vacant lot at 657 E. Main
Street to Commissioner
Hershel McKe�zie for the
amount of 550. The
property was put up for bid
and McKenzie was the only
bidder.
- Grant and convey to
Indiana and Michigan
Power Company a right-of-
way and easement so 1&
can provide electricity by
three ph se line to the Dale
Christie Fuel Fa�m. Accord
ing to Mannin the IC!tM
Utility Easemen i for t e
upport of the Dunlop
Project, propos d manufac
turing project to be loc t d
in property to be deeded 0
the city by the Township �o
tax break c n be obtained.
chools
- Grant and convey to '
Utilicorp United, D.B.A., -
Michigan Gas Utilitie a'
right-of-way and e ement.
Michigan Gas Utilities re
quested that the City grant a I
service easement so they
can provide gas sevice to the
Buss Street Project of the
Benton Harbor Housing
Commission.
I' 1
Commod· ies set for
Tue �y dis ribu ion
The C mm o d it y
Distributio for Ber
rien County resident
is cheduled for Tues
day, December 8
Products 0 be di
tributed incfude: but
ter, flour and peanu
butter.
Clients w 0 are no
registered may do s
at the Benton H r
bor/Township Sen 0
Center, located at 5
Wall Street, Benton
Harbor.
Clients who form r
ly picked up co -
modities at the C 1-
vary Lighthou e
Church will now ne d
10 go to the Church 'of
Our Lord and avi ur
J esu Chri i, located
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