Housing & Community Sustainability

Community & Home Improvement Division Accomplishments for 2017 by the Numbers

The division works to address individual housing needs and revitalize neighborhoods in Oakland County through the investment of about $10 million annually in federal/state support.

Accomplishments in 2017 include

• Meeting with nearly 450 households and responding to more than 2,500 telephone inquiries about housing matters (in PY 2017)
• Providing about $2 million interest-free loans to rehabilitate more than 200 homes of low income households
• Investing almost $6 million in public services and improvements to public facilities and community infrastructure throughout Oakland County
• Demolishing a total of 290 blighted properties in Pontiac to date
• Implementing the 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan to set priorities for housing, community development and public service activities benefitting low-income persons, and engaging the participation of hundreds of citizens, agencies and local officials
• Affirmatively furthering fair housing through outreach to communities and the public at large