…u so OJECT TO PAGE 3 AY 5, 1 1 I VI TRI�OUNTY SOUT ESTER ICH I ISTE S FO D SE TS S IOn Re. atlianiel Gath �t and city commiIIion er orval ei both read prepared but rece ° ed no (X action from The Concerned Benton Harbor community, ri&ht read.. tenon, Arnold over 80 percent no , 'e are cemed that School Board member Fred- ouId be best .ned by there be no further d D- dje oore, County Co� an of 0 gr 0 g of Benton Harb(X °on...…
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…EC CO EXPL JUDG '5 ULI G VOL.III NO.19 APRIL lS - 21,1981 SERVI G TRI-COUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Th tate Emergency Loan 8 ard unanimou y approved a 480 ()()() loan Tue day for the city of Benton Harbor giving it 90 day breathing ell in their on going ca crisis. Greg Vaughn acting city manag r id the loan can only be u d for the d y-to-day operati n of the ci ty 0 er the ne t 90 d ys and fe emergency item greed on i...…
…VOL. 111 O. 11 APRIL':'" 14, 1 1 25 CE TS job' 0 updati prop- erty tao Since the resignation John Lottridge t fall, the city has been out Ka'tvJiDIOIl'S 1981 the t SI,I88,OOO .. Sled valuation _ ... ,,_..t NODUltv computed on) 430. b 2,100,000 . with equalized value of ccording _ to Harriet B ylock, cle in the city 'on for 6 Stree he - from S313,5 10 to SI ,00. -Referred D CE TI CA s …
…TO AG 6 AP R ILl - 7. 1 11 RVI TRI..cOU ESTER ICH or cord. Benton Townsbip bled writtetl Friday. to death fr Lo had been barred ot and three from the tavern by own ounds - all in the b apo n Lark fo a oot- ing . cident f t theP der a examiner. Victor Boo er, 951 Eyewitn accoun of orth Shore Drive, recoun the shooting differ from the that the Ponder had police report record spin Thunday. …
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…• TU TOPG3 VOL. lit O. 15 ARCH 18 - 24. 19 SERva ESTERN ICH A 25 CE TS Benton Harbor city co n called County plan "di rimin t ory and unfair." County Co�·o r illie termed it "schockmg.' All citizens are be . ur d to turn out t the 9:30 a.m. Thursday Coun ty Do rd of Commissioners meeting at the Co rthou to prote the plan. Wh t caused the it? Berrien County ill vote Thursd ¥ on a plan hich Will sell bonds to mo y. The m...…
…If it ARCH 11 - 17 t 19 1 , 25 CE TS SERVI G TRI.cOUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA tt 'U t but no hat e do? e beat the poor man over th head in a way we didn't be t th other man clue s hi tongue and y gav th m a ehane and 1 hat they did - th y can t do it. Benton H rbor annu College til b - en Gi t poo ch hbn ing of th cuts which ur the end of vera} vi 1 to cit" s in itu ti n don t kno ho ri ht'o" …
…VOL. III NO.13 ARCH4-10,181 SERVI DVISES: "BH COULD BE SPLIT • this comm nt por- his 5000 year job. tion of meetin by The fir t eruption of . Tobi Tob' Oil 0.' the ening came when op All Time voted to est Control' and Carl d on to Br city com- of th mi r. Th group pi ded ith 01 Producer Daniel co n rs to dmit Brest of Danco Inc., you do not have the c p- iles. ility . fo help.' mnusa...…
…id that ial federal H al propo d federal con trol on price, ren intere t r te and irnpor . inc� r�boon 0 domestic and foreign in st ment . and 30- ur or ee ith 4O-hour p y. " In a during a prayer rally in the h dquarter of Operation SH, 939 E. 50th St., Sava . d, "Re an gives littl con- . dera tion to th spec plight of b Am rican - but th little he doe give is 0 than th t of any pre ident in .the t 50 years." P S TO SHIFf...…
…o. 11 FEBRUARY 18 - 24, 1981 ins in,'I m t City an ger h computed th am unto aul y h d not returned any of th lls pu t in to him by pre tune edne ccordin to Gr u P rs nnel Dir tor f r th city th I y off: in ommunity De elopm nt d In ction D partmen ts ere tempor ry, and the r t of th affected or er received "indefinite layoff V ughn id he s no- till d by City ana r P ul aul y en he ani ed or edne ay mom to prepare th pink ...…
…VOL. III O. 10 F.EBRUARY 11 - 17. 1 ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Geor ddell 46 Bri in, e pre d his and me of his neighbor con cern 0 er the po . ility of Palmer's Grocery lling pd' or at his Fair and Britain store. dd II ted,' yen though ther are busine alr dy in th neighbor hod, thi type of establish men u Ily h a cro d n the premise similar to P lmers on Broad ay and Ro . '8 Party Store on Terri torial. This can and pro b b...…
…VOL. III 0.9 FEBRUARY 4 - 10, 1981 CIty. To v, Tue ay ill be t payroll th city can m t c:£ ley unced. There is only enough mon y to continue city operation for anoth r o to three ee , he noted. To the listener, an udi nee p ked with the citf;' police officer, the p recei d with you kno { the county and state police? I e ed 20 year plus a policeman and now what - to be cCau ey prom' d city ould h lp its employ- . s form the...…
…UARY 28 - FE�RUARY 3, 198-' ,. SERVI G TRI�OU TV SOUTHWESTER event will be ob rv d this year February 9 through 15 and on ar 7. e've had bi pro- blem getting money from the Student Sena every ye for the last yen years. e (Delta PIll) have brought many important C - the Rev. Je d [ij Gregory to name a f , id therin Bady, Delta Phi P' Sorority dvi or and dministra tiv . s- meeting to tudy the pro blem and m e recornmen datio...…
…0.7 JA UARY 21 - 27, 1981 SERva G TRa..cOU TV $OUT ESTER CHIGA bonmar e lined its 01, ethan plant in the o 0 po et ith from ci y of Benton H or. e fmancially trapped coording to Re it- Benton Harbor City. liam DO· e r 0 in On Sept. 30, 1980 boo- . gton, 'municipalitic m ch bmitted an appli- ere prohibited from app y- cati to the Department of nergy (00 ) to obtain 83,675 for itself and billed city 2,165.47 for tb on the plication...…
…Response to entertainer Stevie onder s call for a na tiona! march in a shin g ton D. . on Jan. 15 to pport congre .. nal legis- lation m ing Dr. artin Luther King Jr's birthday. a national holiday h been e rck For enthu . and ide- of all Ameri . spr d. onder said h i tre- om m ndw· y plea d with th respon of people of good ill to join him in ashing ton to help hieve a goal 'in the best in terests The marchers will a m- VOL. ...…
…VOL. III 0.5 JA UARY 7 -13, 1 ESTERN ICHIGA I Ben ton Harbor yo Joel Patterson reported to co�oner ond y night January 5 t his orst fears regarding City Ven ture have "b n laid to rest." Pa tter n ho an- nounced t the regular city commission meetin that he had tr eled to Toledo th t day, id his conve ODS ther ith 0 individual had convinced him that Ci tu d in community particip tio in planning revitaliz tion. 'They ere tota...…
…0.4 OECE BER 31 - JA UARY • 19 1 ERVI G T I.cOU TV SOUT ESTER ICH GA refu , "until fixed." of dem ded repairs are made. On December 22, Jud e entered judgement ainst rs, Lewi , ordering er to p y the rents to the Housing Commission and to cate the apartment, ccording to rs, . the reque ed repairs not been made by Hou . Commission de pite testimony from Hou ing Commission employee Brenda in court that the repair d been made...…
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…1 VOL. III SERVI G TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA Circuit Court Jud Chester Byrns t 'e the 1979 el etion in hich Joel Patter n d .. ilce Co e by three otes. Co e ed Patter on claiming that four of his pporter had been illegally denied the right to vote in that e ctioo. Byrnes agr d that three of the four h d been wrongfully turned ay fran the polls after making an attempt to vote, but th t the fourth not tried hard ough to ...…
…VOL. III O. 1 DECE BER 10716, 1980 SERVI G TRI�OU red th Com-' all er Yar ei . Control Data n t only does busine with South Afri but finds that the 'South African branch is the mo t profitabl out ide this county." Th t ob rvation mad by a Control Data official and quo ed in the ay, 1918 . e of "Southern frica" explain part" lly th computer giant' refu to ithdra from th coun try of aparth id. ontrol Data i the chief o hi...…
…R TOP G 3 VOL. II O. 52 DECE BER 3 - 9, 1980 SERVING TRI-COU TV SOUTH ESTER ICHIGAN commi on r agreed to 11 th former 01 build- ing at 522, C bus to the yor' sister arcel- Andr s of California. P tter n h d de yed the m ting' start in 0 der to clo himself with Com o ioners Juanita Echo and ichey Y rbrough, Y rbrough told the Citi- zen that th ayor had discu d the 522 Colurn- bu with them. In other busine the commission held...…
…O. 51 OVE BER 2&- OECE BER 2, 1 0 TYSOUT ICHIGA yor ed not been in- 11 a.m. ond y night meet in told re did not d ofT ers. Bill Lilly, Community De lopment oordi tor for the city re rted to ppearance of c nflict. All can atte t th t I did no ppr ch anyone in . idu- ayor's al to coerce th m. OFFICIALS ADOPT ding to City anager P ul <:Cauley. Comnussion …
…VOL. II O. 50 OVE BER 19 - 25, 1980 SERVI G TRI�OUNTY'SOUT ESTERN ICH GA inneapo d City Venture h been told by th t city there will be no more lucrative contracts for dey lopment until the ghborhood group are tisfied their oppo ition to City Venture has been re ol- ed. City Venture has repre nted it " cce s" in inneapolis to the Benton Harbor City commisaioners rea n for this city to a 375,000 start up contr t with the urban ...…
…Editorial on p 2 j R 12 - 18. 1980 SERve G TRe.cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA min 0 m ing cia! trip, 'Rettig ys. The I tter charge that cia! trip h e been. t payer it isn't the all orking man th t is rippin them off it' y r Board of Com missioner who e not do ing th ir job or are ju t turning their heads and letting this happen. , ait for etter number o if you think this is mething. , T ithheld TEXT OF LETIE u …
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…COLD 0 EFIT OCTOBER 22 - • 1 0 SERVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT ESTER ICHIGA In ddition, th com pany for . of 16 holiday to b forfeited. 'They ant u to fo e .. fo the co t of living raise for 18 months, d then pay t reduced formu d d. e noted …
…VOL; II 0.44 SERVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT 2 CE TS. STER ICHIGA - 14, 1 0 tenant group. e' also ed Attor- lemma .... �1iDI Thru y, y Alp n Lewi to our Id ren until. Thunday night meeting," prQjec are G �t °d, and added that the group intends to A9COf(liq retain" rvice. . G 1be Co cerned Tenants chairperson, Charlotte Cumming, 945 Bu nounced that they d obtained 105 signature on petitions . g the Health Department to m e thor tion ...…
…IS 11IE LA E TO VOTE! _" VOL.. II 0.43 OCTOBER 1 -7,1 0 5 RVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT ESTER ICHIGA lOOper month ing, not nece of in entory c tro Auditors chided Co • 12 Benton Harbor city in- spectors h no t ecked Hou ° Projects for code violation in t nine years, Bill Thomp n, acting chief of the city's Inspection Department d to Th Citizen. '70 my no led , no inspector has r n in projects since I' been here," id the nine ye ...…
…•• TOP G 7 SERVI G TRI-COUNTV SOUT ESTER VOL. II O. 42 SEPTE BER 24 - 30, 1980 ICHIGA CENTS. I, claiming to rebuild d terio ra d ctions of cities. Chamber official are pro- moting ity Venture fo I Benton arbor. IL-_--- City Ve ture demands th cal government d to pu up fund in fr nt condi . n of its involvement. Commissioner approved requ from Bethlehem Ternpl Bu t meetin . tly t 7:30 from Sept. 23 to ov. 4 t th comer of ...…
…Benton Harbor City m "on within 30 day on Commi " ners onday progre . night ordered City an r In other busi e , th P ul cCaul y to 'pursu comm on ted to e and d elop grant applica- a are of the 1980 club tions for an ailable pro- and dance n fee 0 gram de' ed to create th 8 chelor 14 Club. Th employment. ' move cle the y for Th resoluti - pprov- th ichigan Liquor Con- ed unanimou y - pre- trol Comrni on to ppro dented by ayor Joel tr...…
…raval before city attempted to t the job of city engineer and public or director combined into ODe. The over mon brough argued, "it' be a Q) cutting m re to eep it tha t Yarbrough's defeated. In r matte c- Ca ytdco ooen be had arranged fc. a meet in ith C itol d � ate developer of the Riftr- Terrace H . g clege1op- ment behind art. a lot of eon community d the p'cket- , _"_ .. '-- "I' eel for a mee With the City Attor...…
…SERVI G TRI..cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA Pr 2 c PUTS QUESTIO E BALLOT ci y loaned J ck n 8,250 in arch of 1979. …
…VOL. II AUGUST 27 -SEPTE SER 2, 19 0 RVI could r . or arne d charter. Tb ayor out fo tro g yor form of g rnment that could be form d only after a charter change. In other bu " on- dy, th commission 'held public hearing for tax e empti fo Tech Fab r and Twin City etal Finish at hich th re were no public comment . city, qr e AI S SERIOU Finley, 40 h d n by . a car driven by ymond Jord , 562 Broad y, on Friday, ugu 15 in f...…
…When and if the City of Benton Harbor recei close to 100 parce of tax reverted prope . from th state hinges on ayor Joel Patter n. "According to T.. c- ker t Division Chief Land Division of D ,he nt a letter to the ayor on July 8 that h not yet been answe d. letter nt in to rveral qu by occupan of tax- erted proper' lo- cated in the city 0 been .appro ed by River- . e Development C rpora- lion to buy their h di pro- Turn...…
…VI G TRI-COUNTY $OUT STE ICHIGA A: October 1, e are not funding thre countie. The ency . only geared up for Ber rien County. e e pulled out fund f V uren dC . board compo ition mu t be changed. Th current facili ty is too large, too costly. In t of community identification, in outlying ar name of the doe not carry a good connotation, a nam . In rms of boaId compo ·tio , the reeompo- ition of b rd and chan in the by- s ...…
…TU TOPG7 er to the commi . n, not the city man r. P ttersoa noted that time, unpaid c� . nen do not h ve time to pervise employee . Carl Bro , 661 P anne, told "you haft m e 0 bad tion. Yau fail to the Ie· tift function (of the c . 'OIl) to t policy. Your rernUkJ indicate you feel you don't competant staff. But t pri- oritie, let no g let DO evaluative procedure by hich to (judge your taff. A strong ayor could run it into ...…
…SEE PAG 10 VOL.1t 0.35 AUGUST 6 - 12, 1910 ;ERVI G TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTERN MICHIGA figure no to ho Cso 50,000 f , f r in debt the omrm on but id th t of the month report, they 40000 ort. � of Sm I Small tter re d: e P P rty a destroyed by UCOC ha a ry note d mortg e on this property. "On your behalf, 1 t en steps to try and pro � UCOC's inter this property . ranee y invol been notifi of your inter- d h been nt a copy...…
…VOL. II 0.34 JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 1980 SERVI G TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTERN ICHIGA 20 CE TS nt, C. re- o C o ere found i If over nd its fund for p ym nt. "I d Ser- vice to e if they could help. y id bring in all your receipt from February. I didn't them, I ed the . t company. They th y c dn t gi m to me but if the Department of Socia] Services ould del ys inevitable. According to Bernard, ere flooded with many p . ns, by th ...…
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…JULY 16 - 22, 1 80 SERVI G TRt-COU :rv SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA 20CE TS r p Accord· to , any city Jling Urb Re- for development can to�I'S�I_"OeIl'L .. ;t;tltilMal* demands th t 21 to 28 percen t of the 0 en be minoritie Boone said. K. orris Gavin, Ben ton Harbo City Attorney, ho drafted the agre ment for the no· ch pro . . n had been in- ded in the contract. de a Dum nee_mI. for the city ," Gavin .. He in dicated that the ci...…
…VOL II O. 1 JULY 9 - 15, 1 0 SERVI G TRI-COU TY SOUTHWESTER ICHIGA 20CE TS r fourth member under que . n, en Piatt, provided the Board with . letter fr m Senior Citizen …
…commission. In perfect -rerun form, Dan Fia arned the no former 0 any 1 on BlI. City h aJJoea. ted $100,000 by HUD for 312 10 thiS year, reported in June. Citizen. The ad so' . . bi apparently premature. Guy Huddleston, H.H • ConStruction, 4 …
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…YO II SERVI G :rRI-COU 2 C TS. LE TO CLEME IS I VEST E d etch ts anti a 312 Loan from the federal go t for a building it 145 aiD Street. �n In t Re ty Co. 811 Ship 8t. St. Joseph, mitted t for an $87,000 BUD 312 to 145 . Housing and Urban Devel opment (HUD) m e 10 - inte loans a for th renovation of buildings in distre b SAY PEA SO B E OT GIV� . rity Contrac ASII()CI8' tion CAl ill begin p' e the Benton HarbOr :Job...…
…SEE STORY BELO By V4llIftll""lijW.��. At a special call meet ing of t Benien County Action Board of Direeto , Tuesday, ay 27, ora Jefferson named the choice to fill th po of Executive Director. , The po had been cant since arch' hen the Board terminated James Peep Able to ster a quorum after failure to do ee earlier, t Board ted Jeffe n from a field of finalist According to A ard CIWI' mlJtl'- con ts from different c s. ...…
…PAGE 4 I I G TRI.cOUNTY SOUTHWESTERN ICKIGAN T Whirlpool Foundation p b . its ann re- port for the year ending De cember 31, 1979 and, rding to a legal notice .) ed in . daily paper, Ie to public for r . e at the Whirl-. pool Administration Cen ter. In the health care category, the South e tern ichigan Health Care A sociation, $25,000. The Urban Gate ay (TUG) that runs the Benton Hubor RIF(Reading I Fun damental) progr...…
