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DeWitt-Bath Review
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Your very own newspaper serving southern Clinton County since 1979 Vol. 38 - No. 1
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Panther soccer falls in regionals
© 2011 Lansing Community Newspapers
October 30, 2011
Police investigating homicide at local motel Kevin Grasha kgrasha@lsj.com
DeWITT TWP. — Investigators on Wednesday conducted a polygraph examination of at least one person of interest in the case of a woman found dead at a DeWitt Township motel. There have been other polygraph exams in recent days, Clinton County Sheriff Wayne Kangas said, as investigators interview people possibly connected to 47-yearold Benita Reid, who was found dead last week on a motel room floor. No arrests have been announced. The investigation began Oct. 19, when a manager at the Bell Motel on South Business 127 found Reid on the floor of a room she had been renting for a couple of weeks. Manager Pravin Patel said he was train-
ing a new housekeeping employee that afternoon. Patel knocked on the door to the room, so it could be cleaned. There was no answer, and Patel said he screamed Reid’s name several times. Patel then opened the door and saw her on the floor, unresponsive. “I called 911 right away,” he said. Investigators have not released the cause of death or said anything about what they believe happened. Reid’s daughter, Carmenita Reid, said it’s the third homicide involving a family member since 2000. Reid’s son, Steve Eric Reid, was shot and killed in 2000 in south Lansing. He was 15. Another teen was charged in the killing, but prosecutors dropped the charges See HOMICIDE, Page 3
DeWitt Twp. approves 425 agreements for airport Ken Palmer kpalmer@lsj.com
DeWitt’s Evan Smith drives against East Lansing in the Division 2 district championship game on Oct. 22 at St. Johns. DeWitt won the game in overtime, which included two shootouts, both ties; followed by a 4-man deep sudden-victory shootout. However, DeWitt’s season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to second-ranked Spring Lake in the regional semifinals on Oct. 26. For story see page 15. PHOTO BY MATTHEW DAE SMITH | FOR LSJ MEDIA
DeWITT TWP. — Two tax-sharing deals approved by the township and city of Lansing could foster growth at Capital Area International Airport and pay future dividends for the region, local officials said. “The airport needs help to be successful,” township Trustee Steve Musselman said before he and his colleagues voted to approve the agreements, 7-0, on Oct. 24. “If we can make this airport a success, then we’ll all be successful in the long run.” On the same night, the Lansing City Council unanimously approved the Act 425 agreements, meaning the airport can move ahead with an application for a special
economic development designation. The so-called “aerotropolis” designation would make it easier to market the airport on a national and international basis, local officials said. The airport is located entirely within the township. The agreements were needed because many tax incentive programs are available only in the city. Under the agreements, the city and township will split all tax revenues from airport property and undeveloped land in the area. Existing businesses will continue to pay the township’s tax rate. New businesses will pay the city’s higher tax rate. See AGREEMENTS, Page 4
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