Buchanan Home Demolition and Home Repair Program

The purpose of this program is to offer residents of the Northside Neighborhood in the City of Buchanan, MI, financial assistance to address immediate health and safety concerns with their homes. We plan to grow and expand this program over time to offer it to more residents in the future as resources become available. This program is funded through a grant by the Hunter Foundation to the City of Buchanan.

A. Buchanan Home Repair Program is a program that offers assistance to owners of single-family occupied homes within the City of Buchanan’s Northside Neighborhood. (Please see attached Map)

B. Assistance is provided on a need basis and is designed to provide one-time assistance to qualified homeowners where demolition has been deemed necessary. At property locations that pose a serious or immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the Northside Neighborhood.

C. Financial assistance for demolition may be granted to remedy public safety/emergency conditions as stated in the Eligible Activities section of this guideline. Funding for qualified applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis and only as funding is available. Eligible projects will be recommended by the Review Committee and approved by the City Commission.

For more information on the programs and how to apply, please check out the attached files below or reach out to Rich Murphy.