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Housing Department
Mission Statement
To maintain a working relationship with the LTBB of Odawa Indians by communicating all development activities, encouraging a healthy home. environment, seeking resources to build and rehabilitate affordable, high quality, safe and sanitary housing; and establishing opportunities for economic self sufficiency.
The LTBB Odawa Housing Department administers the HUD Eastern Woodland Office of Native American Programs allocation of Indian Housing Block Grant funding. Resulting from the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA), the appropriations allow for the implementation of affordable housing activities in Indian Country.
The LTBB housing staff consists of:
Housing Director: Deleta Smith (231) 242-1542
Finance Specialist: John Givens (231) 242-1546
Occupancy Specialist: Debra Smithkey-Browne (231) 242-1545
Administrative Assistant: Margaret Gasco (231) 242-1540
The staff is excited with the progress of the first "Odawa Housing Development". The 80-acre site is located just north of Harbor Springs. The development will offer Tribal citizens 30 homeownership sites with various mortgage alternatives made available. The first phase of the Development is an elders' rental housing program, and will be implemented in conjunction with USDA Rural Development. It will consist of (6) duplexes. Housing staff also administers the following programs:
