Tag Archives: Michigan State Housing Development Authority

Panic on Water Street… MSHDA report raises specter of toxins that could derail development, but is it accurate?

By Mark | November 4, 2015

Based on a draft Health Risk Evaluation report made public late yesterday afternoon by Ann Arbor News reporter Tom Perkins, it would appear that there’s some question as to whether or not Ypsilanti’s Water Street Redevelopment Area (WSRA) may be safe for human habitation. At least that’s the sense one might get from the article’s […]

Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged affordable housing, AKT Peerless, Beth Ernat, Brian Robb, community development, contaminated soil, contamination, Daniel Lince, development, Emergency Manager, Herman Kittle Properties, HUD, looming receivorship, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, MSHDA, remediation, section 8, soil contamination, Water Street, Water Street Flats | 52 Comments

A message to the poor of Michigan…. You don’t deserve to live in Ann Arbor, that’s what Ypsilanti is for

By Mark | September 29, 2014

The Ann Arbor News has a story today about affordable housing in Ann Arbor, and how it’s becoming harder and harder to come by, with Section 8 housing increasingly transitioning to “market rate.” The article revolves around a woman by the name of Megan Mishler, who recently had to relocate to Ypsilanti Township when her […]