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Board forms ad hoc committee to score 2025 housing millage applications; commissioners stress deeper affordability

5116065 · July 2, 2025
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Kalamazoo County will use an ad hoc commissioners committee to score applications for the 2025 housing millage round; commissioners urged prioritizing lower‑income units and clearer scoring rewards for deeper affordability.

County staff opened the funding portal for 2025 housing millage requests and the board on July 1 agreed to form an ad hoc committee of commissioners to score applications and recommend awards in August.

Director Mary Balkema briefed the Board of Commissioners on three funding categories for the 2025 cycle: multifamily development, creative (preservation/rehab) projects, and supportive services. The portal closes July 3 and staff asked the board whether the whole board should weigh in or…

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