Oak Park council approves ARPA home-repair contract, water-main payments, 11 Mile mural and matching façade grant

The Oak Park City Council approved a series of routine bids, payments and public-art funding at its meeting, including awarding an ARPA-funded minor home-repair contract, approving a payment application and change order for a 2025 water-main replacement project, and authorizing a mural and a matching façade grant for a business at 13691 West 11 Mile.

The approvals are part of the city’s effort to use federal ARPA funds and capital-improvement authority money for neighborhood repairs, ongoing infrastructure work, and private façade improvements that the council says will support local businesses and streetscape goals.

Council action and key facts

- ARPA Minor Home Repair Projects: The council awarded the 2025 ARPA Minor Home Repair Projects to We Preserve Michigan LLC (Southfield) for $28,858. Director Kim Maroney told the council the city received $200,000 in grant funding through Oakland County to cover lawn services, yard cleanup, snow removal and minor home repairs. She said the city received 40 resident applications; seven were excluded for failing to meet minimum criteria and several requests exceeded the $5,000 maximum per household for the grant. Maroney said eligible homes were inspected and county-approved contractors were solicited to bid the work. The motion passed on a roll-call vote (Stephanie Crawford, Julie Edgar, Mayor Marion McClellan and Mayor Pro Tem Sean Whitehead voting yes).

- Water-main project payments and change order: Council…