BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Battle Creek will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony next Wednesday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. for a newly rehabilitated five-unit apartment building at 614 NE Capital Avenue.
The city used a combination of federal Community Development Block Grant funds and locally controlled national opioid settlement funds to transform the long-vacant property into recovery housing. The $862,000 rehabilitation included $533,734 in CDBG funding and $328,266.47 in opioid settlement funds.
Recovery Services Unlimited will own and operate the building as transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorder who need additional time to stabilize their sobriety and regain independence…