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Otsego County Housing Committee
County-City Building, Room 207-208
225 West Main Street
Gaylord, MI 49735
Phone: (989)731-7570
Fax: (989)731-7599
E-mail:
mhopp@otsegocountymi.gov
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Marlene K Hopp, Director
Purpose:
The Housing Committee provides zero to three percent interest rate
financing for rehabilitation and emergency repair programs to low
and very low-income owner-occupied single-family residential and
rental dwellings in Otsego County.
Qualified Habitat for Humanity applicants can utilize funds for
site preparation for their new home.
Deteriorated single-family occupied dwellings maybe considered for
a replacement of a manufactured unit.
Program funding is announced in local newspapers, flyers, and
meetings.
Personnel Selection:
The County Administrator in conjunction with the Housing
Committee appoints the Housing Director. The Clerk is appointed by
the Director.
The Board of Commissioners in conjunction with the Housing
Committee appoints housing members from the local community to
review projects and bids to determine if eligible. Currently there
are seven Housing Members, which include two realtors, a lender,
the County Treasurer, a County Commissioner, a Pastor, and a
citizen from Corwith Township.
Relationship to the County Board:
The County Board provides a vital housing resource to the community
by granting a governing Housing Committee. The board selects the professional housing board,
furnishes office space and utilities, and approves operational
grants.
Departmental Revenues:
Support for the Housing Committee is granted from Michigan State
Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) - Community Development Block
Grants, USDA - Rural Development, Program Income, MSHDA Property
Improvement Program, and Northeast Michigan Community Service
Agency Weatherization Program.
The Housing Committee and staff organize grants to provide sources
of funding.
Additional Reading:
For more information related to funding, contact the housing office
at 989/731-7570, or visit us at the County-City Building, 225 W.
Main Street, 2nd floor, room 207-208, Gaylord, MI.
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