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Treasurer asks board to seed $50,000 foreclosure prevention grant to aid homeowner emergencies
Summary
Kalamazoo County Treasurer Thomas Whitener requested a one‑time $50,000 allocation from county general funds to provide emergency foreclosure prevention grants and support expanded outreach and case management for homeowners at risk.
Kalamazoo County Treasurer Thomas Whitener asked the Board of Commissioners on March 18 to allocate $50,000 in one‑time general‑fund support for a foreclosure‑prevention grant administered by the treasurer’s office.
"We're asking for your support ... for a foreclosure prevention grant in the amount of $50,000 to be allocated out of the county's general operating funds," Whitener told the board. He described outreach efforts, extension agreements and a case‑management approach intended to keep owner‑occupants in their homes.
Whitener said the treasurer’s office has executed extension agreements with 106…
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