Contamination at the Aircraft Components site was discovered in the 1990s. Environmental Protection Agency monitoring is scheduled to end in 2014, when state officials will take over.
BENTON HARBOR - People wanting to hear the latest twists in the long-standing Aircraft Components contamination saga made the most of their chance to question the officials involved.
BENTON HARBOR - Benton Harbor's new emergency financial manager, Tony Saunders II, who officially begins work in the city Friday, said he has goals for the city but wants to hear from residents before he forms the specifics of a plan.
BENTON HARBOR - The Benton Harbor City Commission tried to pass a resolution Tuesday to ask the state to limit spending by the city's emergency financial manager until a new EFM arrives, but the resolution failed in a tie vote.
BENTON HARBOR - City commissioners are studying a priorities list they'd like to discuss with the new emergency financial manager slated to arrive in a few weeks.