2003 Section 108 Project Summary - Michigan

Public Facilities

Infrastructure Improvements
BORROWER: WAYNE COUNTY
STATE: MI
COMMITMENT AMOUNT: $750,000

Wayne County, Michigan has been awarded $750,000 in Section 108 Loan guarantee assistance on behalf of the City of Hamtramck. Hamtramck will use the Section 108 funds to finance a portion of the implementation of the Grand Haven - Dyar Dequindre Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan calls for construction of new street patterns to limit truck traffic, improve access to the neighborhood for emergency vehicles and to create shorter, more pedestrian friendly residential blocks. Sewer and water facilities will be improved, new housing will be constructed and home buying assistance will be provided to residents of the area. The Section 108 funds and companion HUD Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) funds in the amount of $650,000 will be used for the construction of sewer and water improvements.

Parking Deck Demolition
BORROWER: SAGINAW
STATE: MI
COMMITMENT AMOUNT: $1,600,000

The City of Saginaw will use Section 108 funds to demolish the deteriorated top two levels of its five story parking deck. The project involves completely demolishing floor slabs, stair towers, and elevators on the fourth and fifth levels of the deck. The remaining structure will be finished off where the portions above are removed. The project also includes replacing an existing traction elevator with a hydraulic elevator. The proposed activities will meet the national objective of eliminating slum and blight on a spot basis.