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🌱 Benton Harbor weighs AI cameras for property code enforcement

Benton Harbor, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Benton Harbor! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Benton Harbor weighs AI cameras for property code enforcement
  • Affordable townhomes open at Benton Harbor's former Mercy Hospital site
  • Benton Harbor’s holiday toy store needs toys and helping hands

Also on today's calendar: Christmas With The Rat Pack and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Variable clouds, p.m. showers, with a high of 56 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 47, low: 34.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Benton Harbor considers AI property code enforcement (wndu.com) — Benton Harbor is considering vehicle-mounted cameras and artificial intelligence to flag litter, overgrown lots and illegal dumping. A trial flagged possible violations at about half of nearly 900 properties scanned, but officials say people would review findings and residents would receive notices, not tickets. The proposed $55,000-a-year program still needs city commission approval.
   

2. New Mercy Harbor Townhomes brings affordable housing in Benton Harbor (abc57.com) — Benton Harbor's long-vacant Mercy Hospital site now holds 28 affordable townhomes, with some listed as low as $173,990. The two- and three-bedroom homes are for buyers earning 60% to 120% of area median income, and developers Harbor Habitat for Humanity and Renovare Development will help buyers secure financing.
   

3. Mosaic CCDA preparing to reopen Wonderland Toy Store for families in need this Christmas (wsjm.com) — Benton Harbor’s Mosaic CCDA is collecting new toys and recruiting volunteers for its Wonderland Toy Store, where invited families buy gifts at 10% of retail prices. The store runs December 10–12 at Napier Baptist Church, with families connected through partner organizations. Donations can be dropped at Mosaic on M-139.
   

4. Michigan gas prices fall, but not because of the election — not yet, anyway (freep.com subscription) — Benton Harbor had Michigan’s highest average gasoline price Sunday at $4.29 a gallon, even as prices fell statewide. Michigan’s Monday average was $4.14, down 38 cents in a week. GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan attributed the decline mainly to seasonal changes and oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, rather than election results.
   

5. Sinbad, actor, comedian, Michigan native through the years (freep.com subscription) — Benton Harbor native Sinbad’s career gets a photographic retrospective, spanning television appearances, comedy performances and celebrity gatherings. Known for “A Different World,” “Jingle All the Way” and “Good Burger,” he appears in images stretching from Aretha Franklin’s 1989 birthday party to a 2024 video appearance at Morehouse College.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benton Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday November 26
  • Scrabble Club →
    St Joseph / Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, 500 Market St, St Joseph
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Flynn Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Benton Harbor. Apply here.
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Benton Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benton Harbor here.

Ok Benton Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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