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Portage agrees to pass through $5 million state grant to River Caddis phase 1 housing project
Summary
City staff and council approved a memorandum of understanding to pass $5,000,000 appropriated by the state to River Caddis Communities for a roughly 70-unit affordable housing phase, with fallback language if financing fails.
The Portage City Council voted Dec. 17 to approve a memorandum of understanding with River Caddis Communities to pass through $5,000,000 in state enhancement grant funds toward a proposed workforce housing development on Shaver Road.
City Manager Pat McGinnis said the appropriation was included in the 2025 Michigan state budget and that Representative Morse and Senator McCann visited city leaders to explain the grant—s intent, which staff…
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