Sunday, July 05, 2015

"Middle-income" houses?------State grant to help Muskegon blight fight that includes city's $1 million new home building plan

State grant to help Muskegon blight fight that includes city's $1 million new home building plan | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – A $250,000 state grant to fight blight in the city of Muskegon will help officials jumpstart a $1 million plan to build new middle-income houses in the heart of the city.
The grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority will help pay for the demolition of homes that have been abandoned or were forfeited due to unpaid taxes, said Muskegon City Manager Frank Peterson.
The hope is to work with a developer to build new homes on some of the vacated lots that will attract middle-income families who otherwise don't have modern homes from which to choose to live in the city, Peterson said.
...The city will work with a developer to construct 15 to 20 new houses in the first year, Peterson said. The price ranges would be between $130,000 and $175,000, he said.
...The city has budgeted more than $1 million this year for the Neighborhood Housing Program..."

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