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DDA alternate asks about Michigan Main Street database; city staff offers follow‑up meeting
Summary
A DDA alternate asked the council whether the city has a database to help prospective businesses understand zoning and available parcels; staff said Hamtramck is now part of the Michigan Main Street program and offered to meet with interested parties to discuss parcel datasets and next steps.
A DDA alternate asked the council whether the city had a database to help prospective businesses learn about zoning and available parcels before approaching the zoning board. The commenter said the city lacked such a resource in May but noted the city has since joined the Michigan Main Street program and is using property data and tracking to support redevelopment.
A council member invited Isabel (named in the meeting) to answer; a staff member identified as Isabel said she would be happy to set a meeting to review the Main Street dataset and discuss how it might be expanded across the city. Council members and DDA representatives said the designation required substantial preparatory work and praised staff for that effort, and several participants encouraged continued follow‑up to implement the program citywide.
No formal action or timetable for database deployment was recorded in the transcript; staff offered to meet with local stakeholders to discuss next steps.
