KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Tonight, Kalamazoo city commissioners will be asked to tap into a special source of COVID-19 funding, as they take their first steps to create a new neighborhood in Milwood.
The goal is to demolish the former state Health and Human Services Building at 322 Stockbridge to make room for a new affordable housing project, stewarded by the city, on the 15-acre parcel.
The money comes from a state Land Bank grant, using federal ARPA dollars to remove blighted properties. The price tag to tear the building down will be $255,000…