Khemetic Nation News Network | Community Desk | October 20, 2026
Residents in Manistee, Michigan, are being invited to review results of a housing repair program that city officials say assisted 18 homeowners. The $500,000 state-administered grant supported health and safety improvements, with a public hearing scheduled for October 20.
What the program did
According to an October 16 report in the Manistee News Advocate, the funding was awarded in 2023 through Michigan’s Community Development Block Grant Housing Improving Local Livability program. An initial group of 13 households was selected from 72 applicants. Later project adjustments left funds available for repairs at five more homes, bringing the total to 18.
The program targeted eligible homeowners with low or moderate incomes and focused on bringing houses into, or closer to, compliance with local building standards. The report states that no residents were displaced by the program’s work. Properties built before 1978 were subject to lead-related requirements where applicable.
Residents have a chance to review the outcome
The city council hearing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, at Manistee City Hall. A final report is expected to describe project completion. The public can use the hearing to ask how funds were spent and which repair needs may remain unmet.
This is a completed-program update, not an announcement that all applicants received funding or that new grant applications are currently open.
Source: Manistee News Advocate, October 16, 2026.
Featured image: Milivoj Kuhar / Unsplash. Illustrative home renovation image; not a beneficiary’s residence.
