Lansing City Housing Commission announces $28 million public housing improvements

Lansing City Housing Commission announces $28 million public housing improvements

IN LANSING... WILL BE GETTINGBETTERHOMES.TODAY... THE CITY'S HOUSINGCOMMISSION ANNOUNCED...28-MILLION DOLLARSWORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS TO TWOPUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES --SOUTHWASHINGTON PARK... AND MOUNTVERNON.MAUREEN HALLIDAY HAS MORE ON HOWTHE TAX CREDITS WILL BE USED.SIERRA JONES, MOUNT VERNONRESIDENT"BASICALLY THE BASEMENTS, THETUBS, THE KITCHEN, EVERYTHING."BUTTBOBBY CLANCY, SOUTH WASHINGTONRESIDENT"MAKE IT BETTER.

YOU KNOW,PROBABLY REDO THE KITCHEN, ALITTLE BIT BIGGER STOVE.

YOUCAN'TPUT A FULL SIZE COOKIE SHEET INTHERE BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'TCLOSE." LUCKILY FOR RESIDENTS,THE 28 MILLION DOLLARREONVATIONS WILL MAKE THEBUILDINGSUNRECOGNIZABLE.DOUG FLEMING, LANSING HOUSINGCOMMISSION"IF YOU LOOK AROUND YOURAPARTMENT.

LOOK AT YOUR DRYWALLTHATS THE ONLY THING THAT WILLBE LEFT.EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO BENEW.

NEW FLOORING, APPLIANCES,WINDOWS, ROOFS, PARKING LOTS,LIGHTING."BUTT"WHILE THERE IS A STRUGGLENATIONALLY FOR AFFORDABLEHOUSING, THAT WE WANT TO SEE ATTHEEND OF THIS WE'RE GOING TO HAVETHE HIGHEST QUALITY, BESTMANAGED, AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTHE NATION."RENOVATIONS ARE SET TO BEGIN INTHE FALL OF THIS YEAR OR EARLYWINTER OF 2021.

WHILERENOVATIONS BEGIN, RESIDENTSDON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEINGMOVED OFF PROPERTY.DOUGH FLEMING, LANSING HOUSINGCOMMISSION"WE'LL DUMP OUT A BUILDING,WE'LL MOVE POEPLE OUT OF THATBUILDING.

WE'LL RENOVATETHAT BUILDING, MOVE PEOPLE INTOTHE NEW BUILDING AND RENOVATETHE NEXT BUILKDING AND SOFOURTH AS WE MOVE ACROSS THEPROPERTY."RENOVATIONS ARE SET TO TAKEABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.THE HOUSING COMMISSION SAYS..

ITWILL ALSO TAKE ON RENOVATING TWOOTHER COMPLEXES -- HILDEBRANDTPARK... AND LA-ROY FROH... INTHE NEW YEAR.THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AREPREDICTED TO START IN 20-21.