Mayor Karen Weaver will hold a news conference on Monday, July 9th to announce a private-public project that will relocate the residents of of Atherton East in a four phase process into a mixed income neighborhood called Clark Commons.
This project is a departure from past public housing that was more segregated than helpful.
ClarkCommons is a joint effort by the Flint Housing Commission and Norstar Developers. Others entering the planning is Mott Comminity College Workforce Development, Hurley Medical Center and the Flint and Genesee Literacy Network.
These grants are part of the Choice Neighbors Grants. These grants recognize the need for Affitdable Housing in neighborhoods that are functional and more economically diverse. If an American doesn’t know or understand the depth of opportunity of the Middle Class and how upward movement works to improve quality of life, how do they know the way forward?
Congratulations to Mayor Weaver and the City of Flint.
