City of Lathrup Village. City Council Study Session. October 5. 2026.

The City of Lathrup Village City Council study session, identified in the title as October 5, 2026, focused primarily on a proposed workforce-housing pilot ordinance and its relationship to financing for a development by Cerno. Representatives of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) described its Accelerator Fund financing and discussed the project’s proposed affordability and loan terms. Council members questioned a mistaken Section 8 reference in earlier materials, the absence of a minimum income threshold for most units, and proposed changes involving the pilot’s term, renewal, and termination provisions. No ordinance amendment or financing action was approved at this session; those issues remained under discussion. Residents also raised concerns about affordability, oversight, and the project’s long-term effect on the city.

The council also discussed the city’s landscaping contract, which is being rebid through the DDA after the existing three-year agreement with Paradise ended. The bid documents had already reduced herbicide and fertilizer applications from four times per year to two; council members considered eliminating applications in some neighborhood green spaces for a pilot year. Staff said the treatment line item could remain in the contract and be activated in a later year if needed. No bid award or final decision on the treatment schedule was recorded. Public comments additionally raised concerns about contractor supervision and enforcement of existing contracts.