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IZATlO Departmentw hiredby
over the City' 0 Department
)¥)ny fired I t year.
In other busines e city cornmi ion entered into
a ix month reement with Calvin Wier for grant
writing and grant coordin lion rvices.
Wheeler h received a retainer of $2,000 in d
vance and win receive the balance b ed up n dolla
re ived by the City through grant fund aid Brewer.
She aid the original proposal wa for S4,000.
Wheeler i to submit monthly reports to Brewer on
the status of all pre-approved grant propo al •
B ON HARBOR - The Berrien County Equali-
zation Department h tarred a city-wide inventory
of all real estate property. The survey tarted May 18
and should conclude in early June, cording to a
memorandum to City Manager Bev rly Brewer from
John R. Stroba, director of the Department of Equali-
zation. .
S troba said taff [rom the Equalization Department
and the Benton Harbor Ass or' Office will view
each parcel of land to determine present own rsbip,
addr s, if property is vacant or Improved, and the type
and condition of existing improvements. '
The inspection will only be external and will not
require anyone to enter any tructure, Stroba said�
The urvey will be coordinated with the Benton
Harbor Fire DepartQlent which will be inspect city or
tate owned property.
'The Equalization staff will be driving county can;
that identify with a county seal. City staff will be
driving officials cars. Both staffs will carry picture
identification.
John Klock will
be rememb red
THEY DI CU D ho in re-
hab. enforcement of city codes, afe
water, treets, workforce and eco
nomic development opportunitie .
They al di d attitud prob
lems. protocol, chain f comm 00,
and expectations of city employ
and many other i ues involving the
City.
Mayor Hull aid th rm ion of
the City of B nton Harbor i to "pro
vide all its citizens with the highest
quality of ervices through citizens
involvement, leading to efficient and
effective management."
During the ond day 0 th re-
treat, City Manager Beverly Brewer
presented her mission tatement to
the group. She said her mission ito,
"provide professional leadership and
administrative excellence in the
management of this municipal or-
On Sunday. May 2 • the members
nd friend of Fi t Congregational
United Church of Chri t of Benton
Harbor will b remembering a for
mer member. John Nelli Klock.
Mr. Klock erved as chair 0 the
building committee for both the pre-
nt church and the manse, donated
the 1S-bell carillon and the E.M.
Skinner or an, 'upp rted the preser
vation of natural resourc , gave
Benton Harbor Jean Klock Park, and
organized a group to clear and de
velop R velt Park', another gift to
the City.
"It' un mfortable for person,
pecially n ou id r to come in. to
try and run down an attorn y,"
Brewer aid. "I need omeon that
going to be like my hadow."
She aid thi po ition would not
r quire any addition funding be
caus there i funding already avail
able for th attorney.
Brewer al 0 outlined me hort
term projects for th City. They in
cluded:
THE CITY COl\1MIS 10 at 0 approved an
agre ment between tbe City Parks and Recreation
Department and the Benton Harbor on Profit Prop
erty Management Corporation. The Parks and Rec -
lion Department will clean, cut and maintain
properties for the Non Profi1 Property Management
CorporationfortheamountofS15119.20, fora period
of three months.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department had
an agreement last year with th non profit corporation.
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THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY
MAY 2 , 1856 - John Brown attacked pro-slavery men at
Pottawat mie, Kansas, 1900 - gt. William H. Camey of the 54th
M achuset Volunteers became the first Black awarded the Medal of
Hon r for valor at Fort Wagner, S.C; 1967 - Thurgood Marshall was
app intcd to th Supreme Court. 1921 - The Black musical, Shuffle
Alon , open d in New York City. .
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In what state is Alcorn A&M University located? ,
MAY 24. 1893 - First 81 ck YMCA orgaruzed in Washington,
D.C. 1864 - John Lawson received the U.S: Naval Medal of Honor
for h�roi m 10 the Battle of Mobile Bay. 1854 - Uncoln University,
the first Bla k college. was founded as Ashmum Institute in Chester
County, Pa.
What was the last all-Black army unit?
MAY 25. 1951-Lasfall-Blackarmy unit deactivated. 1926-raz.z
trumpeter Mil Dewey Davis was born. 1935 - Jesse Owen tied or
urpas ed , ix world track records at Big Ten Championships. 1992 -
Ebony Magazine Ii ted basketball greats Magic Johnson and Michael
Jordan among the 100- Most Influential Black Americans. 1919 -
Madam .J. Walker, cosmetics manufacturer and first Black female
millionaire. died ..
Who was the first Black professor at Harvard's medical school?
MAY 26, 1922 - The home of Frederick Douglass was made a
n�tional ,hri nco 1?M - The first Broadway play produced by actor,
director I· rank � ilv ra, w The Amen Corner. 1799 - Alexander
Pushkln, a Ru, ian of African descent and the founder of modem
R� .ian. poetry. was born. 1991 - GeVa Theatre's 'production of A
Raisin In the Sun was elected by the Lincoln Center Library for its
Theater on Film collection.
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Who is the actor known as Ole "Hammer"?
HELPED TO REBUILD
MAY 27. 1 44�1947 - Btack boxer Bob Montgomery held light
weight championship. 1942 - teward Dorle Miller was awarded
Navy C . for hero im during the attack on Peart Harbor.
A ROOF. THE ROOF HELPED
TO REBUILD A HOUSE. THE HOUSE
What
award?
ear. did Roy Campanella win the national League MVP
HELPED TO REBUILD A NEIGHBOR-
:--100D. '\ AND THE PERSON WHO REBUILT THE
MA Y 2 ',1 42 - J m Fanner helped found CORE in Chicago.
1948 - Nati nal Party won whites-only election in South Africa and
began to institute apartheid. 1987 -- The Zhanra Group presented
layton Le Bouef" Tied-Apart at the Sanctuary Theater in W hing
ton, D.C.
HOUSE GOT A RETURN ON HIS INVESTMENT IN MORE
WAYS THAN ONE. '\ WITH A LlTILE MONEY AND SOME
What Black novelist wrote (he book "Cotton Come. to Harlem"?
WORK HUD HOMES CAN BENEFIT BOTH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
MA 29,2949 - WERD, the first Black owned radio station, went
on the air In Atlanta. 1901 - Granville T. Woods patents Overhead
Conductin Sy tern for the eletric railway.
AND YOUR COMMUNITY. PURCHASE A HUD HOME AND YOU'LL MAKE
AN INVESTMENT IN YOURSELF AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. '\ To'
III what tit)' l ill you find th George Lisle Monument?
FIND OUT ABOUT HUD HOMES, CALL 1-800-767-4HUD OR YOUR LOCA R AL
Answers to Black History Questions
2 rd - Mi I ippi.
2"'th - 24 th Infantry.
25th - Dr. William Hinton.
26th - FrCd William on.
27th - 1951. 1953, 1955.
28th - .hes ter Him .
2' tit a ann h. GA.
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