First of all, I encourage everyone to visit detroitmakeithere.com (a
division of Crain's Detroit Business) and read "Hamtramck Hatching an
Art Center"
http://www.detroitmakeithere
This article features the input of several Hatch members as well as
various Hamtramck community members. The companion piece. "Nuns,
cops, artists: Art center s home has storied past"
http://www.detroitmakeithere
sheds some light on the building's history.
Hatch is moving forward on purchasing the police station. The board
feels that the benefits of taking ownership in the next few months
outweigh the risks. In light of current city staff changes, we also
suspect that the transfer process will be smoother if we get it done
before a new economic developer and city manager come in. The city is
currently writing up a purchase agreement for us.
We have identified more potential grant money: Wayne County is
offering a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to Non-profit
organizations to spend on repairs. Scott will be getting bids from
electricians, roofers, and plumbers and use this info to put together
an estimate of how we would intend to use the grant. This will need to
be the public hearing in July.
You can help us get grants by writing a letter of recommendation to
Hatch; and by encouraging your colleagues and friends to do the same.
Contact schneider@hatchart.org
for details.
