Detroit Begins Large Blight Elimination Program



As Detroit geared up for the kick-off of the Blight Elimination Program, Mary Miller, Treasury’s undersecretary for domestic finance, offered words of encouragement to attendees at the event Monday.

“While Detroit’s financial challenges are serious, I believe that the strength and resilience of Detroit’s residents will foster a recovery that preserves Detroit’s status as one of America’s greatest cities,” Miller stated at the event hosted by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA).

The effort to do away with residential blight is the largest in Michigan’s history, according to a release from the Michigan governor’s office.

To fight blight, Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund allocated $100 million to MSHDA. Detroit will receive $52.3 million in assistance, while the remaining funds will be split in different amounts between four other Michigan cities: Flint, Grand Rapids, Pontiac, and Saginaw.

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