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6 Hidden in Plain Sight Multi-Family Housing from Historic Precedents By Melissa Milton-Pung 10 MSHDA Statewide Housing Plan Will Be a First for Michigan By Josh Hovey

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What to Do with City-Owned Lots? By Leah DuMouchel, AICP 20 Expanding Housing Supply Through Innovative Zoning By Chris Khorey, AICP 24 COVER STORY Turning ‘Dirt into Diamonds’ Communities First Is Crazy for Change By Matt Bach 28 Convention 2021 We're Back in Person in Grand Rapids this September! 32 Homelessness and a Focus on Housing Security By Eric Hufnagel COVER Glenn and Essence Wilson of Communities First, Inc. in Flint . See mml.org for the electronic version of the magazine and past issues.

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Limiting Attainable Housing Options? By Andy Moore, AICP

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5 Executive Director’s Message 35 Legal Spotlight 36 Municipal Finance 38 Northern Field Report 40 The Lab Report 45 Municipal Q&A 46 Maximize Your Membership

July / August 2021 the review the official magazine of the Glenn and Essence Wilson Are Building Community in Flint

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