$5,000 is half the actual income of actually families living in benton harbor. this golf course development thing is not for them. neither is democratic local government. on friday the new state appointed emergency overseer joe hair is, issued an executive order that restricted the mayor and city commissions to three duties, they can call a meeting, approve the minutes and adjourn the meeting. three things the elected officials of benton harbor are now allowed to do. that s it. the fact of the matter is city manager is now gone. i am the city manager. i replaced the finance director. so i m finance director and city manager and mayor and commissioner. and i don t need them. benton harbor s manager told the local tv station this week in michigan that people of benton harbor probably love that their local officials have been replaced by him. he said although he hasn t polled anyone, he bets the people in benton harbor see him as an angel of common sense. is that true?
$5,000 is after the average annual income of families living in benton harbor. this golf course development thing is not for them. apparently is democratic local go. . on friday the new state appointed emergency overseer issued an executive order that restricted the mayor and the city commissioners to three duties. they can call a meeting, they can approve the meeting minutes and adjourn the meeting. three things that elected officials of benton harbor are now allowed to do. that s it. the fact of the matter is city manager is now gone. i am the city manager. i replaced the finance director. so i m finance director and city manager and mayor and commissioner. benton harbor s manager told the local tv station this week in michigan that people of benton harbor probably love that their local officials have been replaced by him. he said although he hasn t polled anyone, he bets the people in benton harbor see him as an angel of common sense.
the whole golf course deal. benton harbor s park was deeded as a gift to the town, one of the poorest towns in michigan. it was deeded to the town in perpetuity in 1917. perpetuity i guess is not as long as it used to be, because now benton harbor residents are looking at a golf course where the cost of an annual pass for a family to play there is $5,000. $5,000 is half the average annual income of actual families living in benton harbor. this golf course development thing is not for them. and neither, apparently, is democratic local government. on friday, benton harbor s new state-appointed emergency overseer joe harris, issued an executive order that restricted the mayor and the city commissioners to three duties. they can call a meeting, they can approve meeting minutes, and they can adjourn the meeting, three things that elected officials of benton harbor are
expensive and they re part of the whole golf course deal. benton harbor s park was deeded as a gift to the town, one of the poorest towns in michigan. it was deeded to the town in perpetuity in 1917. perpetuity i guess is not as long as it used to be, because now benton harbor residents are looking at a golf course where the cost of an annual pass for a family to play there is $5,000. $5,000 is half the average annual income of actual families living in benton harbor. this golf course development thing is not for them. and neither, apparently, is democratic local government. on friday, benton harbor s new state-appointed energy overseer joe harris, issued an executive order that restricted the mayor and the city commissioners to three duties. they can call a meeting, they can approve meeting minute, and they can adjourn the meeting, three things that elected officials of benton harbor are now allowed to do. that s it. that story broke in the michigan
the poorest towns in michigan. it was deeded to the town in perpetuity in 1917. perpetuity i guess is not as long as it used to be, because now benton harbor residents are looking at a golf course where the cost of an annual pass for a family to play there is $5,000. $5,000 is half the average annual income of actual families living in benton harbor. this golf course development thing is not for them. and neither, apparently, is democratic local government. on friday, benton harbor s new state-appointed energy overseer joe harris, issued an executive order that restricted the mayor and the city commissioners to three duties. they can call a meeting, they can approve meeting minute, and they can adjourn the meeting, three things that elected officials of benton harbor are now allowed to do. that s it. that story broke in the michigan messenger, one of the few media outlets that has been covering this story with diligence. last night, as we were covering the story of benton harbor, the b