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Council removes $2 million allotment for Fellowship Chapel housing after city says tax‑credit not yet applied
Summary
The Budget, Finance and Audit committee voted to strip a $2 million gap allotment from line item 148 for the Fellowship Chapel affordable‑housing project after the city’s housing director said the developer has not applied for the current LIHTC round and lacks financing; council asked the nonprofit to reapply for the October round and placed closing‑resolution language to continue support.
The Detroit City Council’s budget committee voted during its executive‑session meeting to remove a $2,000,000 allocation from line item 148 that had been set aside as gap funding for the Fellowship Chapel housing project.
The committee heard from Julie Schneider, director of the Housing and Revitalization Department, who said the proposed Fellowship Estates development is a two‑phase project totaling 90 units and that “the most recent application closed on April…
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