TIFA Placemaking Grant

In 2017, the City of Hillsdale TIFA received a grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) for a Placemaking Study. The grant funds were used to develop a comprehensive municipal landscape/streetscape design and development plan for the historic downtown historic and TIFA district, by retaining third (3rd) party municipal streetscape/landscape architecture and planning services.

The scope of the plan includes a review of existing conditions, development of a visual concept with schematic drawings, completion of a gap analysis between existing conditions and the planned visual concept and creation of a prioritized project list with required funding need estimates.

The City of Hillsdale TIFA was established in 1986 under P.A. 450 of 1980 and is governed by an eleven member board appointed by the Mayor. The board is comprised of local business persons, property owners, and community stakeholders. Regularly scheduled board meetings take place the third Tuesday of every other month at 7:30 AM at City Hall, 97 N. Broad Street and are open to the public.