affordable housing

After a marathon session, Washtenaw County Commissioners this morning approved a brownfield tax recapture for the Arbor South development. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office and the Michigan Strategic Fund Board are officially supporting the development of an affordable housing project in downtown Ann Arbor. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Avalon Housing has named two interim co-executive directors while the organization searches for a new permanent executive director. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Ann Arbor Planning Commission has approved a rezoning for a new housing complex on Varsity Drive north of Ellsworth. It would be one of the first rezoning for housing under the city’s new Comprehensive Land Use Plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A vote by Washtenaw County Commissioners to approve the Arbor South brownfield proposal will have to wait a few weeks. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Planning Commission has approved a rezoning for a new housing complex in the North Central Neighborhood. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to discuss affordable housing funding and the conversion of a couple of roads to accommodate two-way traffic. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Dexter City Council has voted 4-2 to approve a resolution opposing a package of zoning bills in the state House. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Michigan Senate okayed around $63 billion in department spending for the next state budget Wednesday. As Colin Jackson explains, the bill that passed does not include funding for K-12 schools.

It is 2026, and all too often, we continue to see incidents of discrimination in housing. In fact, because of increasing complaints, the Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County had to rebrand as the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan about 10 years ago. Why is this still happening? WEMU's David Fair talked it over with the Fair Housing Center’s executive director, Kristen Cuhran.