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


**Body:** cityoflathrupvillage
**Date:** October 06, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment, Physical Infrastructure


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.

**Source:** cityoflathrupvillage