Highland Park Focus
resources.
Thom sKelly, Director of
th Community Development
D p ment, noted that the in­
iti ti for t . effort came from
community re idents themsel­
ve in the Ash nti Village
eighborhood Inc. repre­
enting bloc clubs, Saint
Benedict's Church nd the
Boy' Club in the area.
Kelly praised the members
for coming out for meetings on
co d d ys and for their "hard
ork."
He tated that the city ould
be orking with the community
or anization in a firm partner­
hip" which would provide a
_ m' jor cat Iy t "in the
red velopment of the are and
t e city ole,"
He Iso expressed con­
fidence t at the housing
de elopment ould tt ct
ou in fund, - pecifici lly
ered by the . chigan
St te Ho ing Development
Authority's eighborhood
Pr ti Progr
.m.
