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Wayne County
Detroit
Cities of Promise
Field
Field Value
Shared Services Name
Cities of Promise
Data Owner
Detroit
Form
Independent Authority
Primary Purpose
Other
Scope
External
Status
Existing
Year Initiated
2007
Revenues (less partner contributions)
Website
Description
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) was the lead organization in this activity. The Cities of Promise was an initiative that aims to re-develop Michigan communities and reduce poverty in cities experiencing devastating conditions due to declining population, extreme poverty, loss of industry and jobs, crumbling infrastructure and blighted neighborhoods. MSHDA has made a commitment to fund up to $25 million over a four year period towards blight elimination in the eight Cities of Promise. The eight cities are Benton Harbor, Detroit, Flint, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac and Saginaw. The blight elimination program has several goals which will reduce unsafe neighborhood conditions and make neighborhoods more attractive. These goals include: improving neighborhood safety for children, substantially increasing the number of blighted residential structures demolished in each of the cities through strategic demolition activities, increasing income and skills of homeless persons in the cities, increasing the use of deconstruction (salvaging/recycling usable materials) in place of and/or in conjunction with demolition to remove unwanted structures and rebuild communities and increasing the use of holistic market-based neighborhood revitalization plans tied to the neighborhoods where blight is being addressed with MSHDA funds. The blight elimination program is the critical first step in these revitalization efforts across Michigan. Jobs created through this program will provide opportunities for training and employing homeless persons. Contact person at MSHDA is Julie Hales-Smith, 735 East Michigan Ave Lansing, MI 48912. Phone Number: 517-373-6026: email: halesj@michigan.gov
FY2014 UPDATE:
None.
BARRIERS:
None.
Partners for Cities of Promise
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Partner
Type
Lies Within
Fiscal year
Population
Taxable Value
Benton Harbor
City
Berrien County
2015
9,947
$125,503,241
Detroit
City
Wayne County
2015
678,250
$6,292,771,200
Flint
City
Genesee County
2015
97,738
$734,144,637
Hamtramck
City
Wayne County
2015
21,977
$189,190,268
Highland Park
City
Wayne County
2015
10,972
$130,332,376
Muskegon Heights
City
Muskegon County
2015
10,742
$103,051,108
Pontiac
City
Oakland County
2015
60,004
$673,492,150
Saginaw
City
Saginaw County
2015
49,201
$459,031,429
938,831
8,707,516,409
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