Commissioners approve income tax transfer to cover city grant obligations

Commissioners approve income tax transfer to cover city grant obligations

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have approved the transfer of local income tax dollars to the general fund to help the city meet its obligations for several grant-funded projects. City Manager Alex Little requested the transfer to cover the city’s portion of three grants, money that he says will later be reimbursed by the state and placed back in the income tax fund. Little told commissioners last week that even though these are grant-funded pr…