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Ad hoc committee recommends $725,000 in 2025 housing millage allocations for supportive services and creative projects
Summary
A housing millage ad hoc committee recommended $725,000 in 2025 awards, including funding for residential rehabilitation, sober living supports, eviction diversion and a social‑service navigator.
Mary Valkema, director of Kalamazoo County Housing, told the board on Aug. 6 that the housing millage ad hoc committee reviewed applicants and recommended $725,000 in allocations for 2025 in the “creative” and “supportive services” categories.
Valkema said the committee recommended $450,000 to Residential Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) in the creative category to rehabilitate 48 units across two developments (one in the city of Kalamazoo and one in Portage) that serve low‑ and moderate‑income residents, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Valkema said ROI is at the end of…
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