The Mission of the Cass County Land Bank Authority is to alleviate blight and enhance its communities by increasing property value and economic opportunity through the acquisition and redevelopment of foreclosed, vacant and abandoned properties, which can be accomplished through collaboration and open communication with community organizations, local government units and the public.
Term
Three years
Meeting Schedule
Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 10 a. m.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Members
Member
Designation
Hope Anderson (Chair)
Cass County Treasurer
Jeremiah Jones
Board of Commissioners Appointment
Monica McMichael
Board of Commissioners Appointment
Roseann Marchetti
Board of Commissioners Appointment
Emilie LaGrow
By Position
Harry Shafer
At Large
Grant Awards & Projects
Blight Elimination Program: $4,027,923.87
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3 (ARPA Funds)
Round 4 (ARPA Funds)
$159, 226.40
$531,034.75
$500,000
$2,837,662.72
Local leaders: Please submit blight elimination projects to the Land Bank using this link.
MI-HOPE: $975,000
Phase 2
Phase 4
Hi-Performer
Phase 6 - Hi-Performer
Award: $500,000
Award: $250,000
Award: $125,000
Award: $100,000
Project Dollars: $450,000
Project Dollars: $225,000
Project Dollars: $112,500
Project Dollars: $90,000
Administration Dollars: $50,000
Administration Dollars: $25,000
Administration Dollars: $12,500
Administration Dollars: $10,000
CHILL Funding (CDBG): $472,000
218 N. Broadway St., Cassopolis, MI — New home construction
419 N. Broadway St., Cassopolis, MI — New home construction
Four Cass County employees were recognized at the Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday for going above and beyond to serve the community. Read on...
A prime piece of real estate in uptown Edwardsburg will soon get a new life, thanks to a collaboration between multiple county and state entities. Read on...
Buildings in two Cass County villages will soon get a new life, thanks to a recent grant through the State Land Bank’s Blight Elimination Program. Read on...
The former Lincoln Elementary School is one of five blighted parcels in Cass County that will be returned to reuse, thanks to Michigan’s Blight Elimination Program. Read on...
Funding paid for demolitions in Howard, Newberg, Wayne, LaGrange and Pokagon townships, as well as the villages of Vandalia, Cassopolis and Marcellus. Read on...