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Kalamazoo County unveils draft housing framework to guide countywide strategy
Summary
Housing Director Mary Balkema presented a high‑level draft housing framework that would coordinate county, municipal and nonprofit efforts across the full housing continuum; the board endorsed the framework as a starting point and asked staff to return with an implementation plan and metrics.
Mary Balkema, Kalamazoo County housing director, presented a draft housing framework on Nov. 18 she described as “a high level… blueprint for aligning resources, partners, and strategies across a full housing continuum from emergency shelter to affordable homeownership.” The draft frames the county as an anchor that would fund and coordinate services while partnering with nonprofits, the Land Bank and the continuum of care.
Balkema told commissioners the framework is a working document developed through nearly two years of…
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