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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a state budget bill Wednesday, finalizing spending plans for the upcoming fiscal year. Rick Pluta has more.
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The Ann Arbor Planning Commission is holding a virtual meeting tonight to update and discuss the city’s Comprehensive Plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Ann Arbor City Council will be holding a public hearing tonight on one of the most anticipated housing developments in recent history. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Ypsilanti City Council has narrowly given preliminary approval to a multi-use project at the Centennial Plaza Building site on Pearl Street. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Affordable housing continues to be an issue in Washtenaw County. In Ypsilanti Township, Habitat for Humanity has built 275 new, affordable homes over the past 30 years. After a period in which it focused on renovating existing homes, it is returning to new construction with two new projects in the township. Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley CEO Sarah Stanton checks in with Rylee Barnsdale to give an update on current and future plans to create more affordable housing.
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The City of Ann Arbor may finally have a solution of what to do with the long-contaminated site at 415 W. Washington St. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called for using hundreds of millions of dollars to build low-income housing and to equip new homes with solar panels and energy-efficient appliances. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development wants to help women and minority-owned general contractors get more business. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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As housing and rent costs continue to soar across the country, developers in Ypsilanti are working to address a shortage of affordable new units – and, in one case, open the door to home ownership for residents. City officials are working to ensure that developers not only have sufficient funding, but that their homes and communities meet Ypsi residents’ needs. Rylee Barnsdale talks to Michael Appel from Avalon Housing in Ann Arbor about the development projects that are expected to start this summer.
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A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes. We have more from Rick Pluta.