Woodward Avenue to get $116,000 in façade improvements

The Woodward Avenue Action Association is ready to spend some big money to put new faces on Michigan’s Main Street.The non-profit has $116,000 at its fingertips for facade improvements of structures along the Woodward Corridor from the Detroit River to downtown Pontiac. WA3 is taking applications for facade-improvement projects until Aug. 14.About $45,000 of those funds comes from the city of Detroit and will be used to improve facades along Woodward between 6 and 8 Mile roads. The rest comes from the  National Scenic Byway, courtesy of the federal government. The $71,000 can be used for the entire stretch of Woodward.”This is the second phase of the grant,” says Nicole Brown, outreach and promotions coordinator for the Woodward Avenue Action Association.The first phase of the grant, awarded earlier this year, gave tens of thousands of dollars to a number of communities along the Woodward Corridor. Among the winners were the New Center Council for facade improvements, the city of Pontiac for new trees and landscaping at the entrance to downtown, and to the University of Detroit Mercy and Bloomfield Hills for landscaping improvements.For information on the grants, call (248) 288-2004.Source: Nicole Brown, outreach and promotions coordinator for the Woodward Avenue Action AssociationWriter: Jon Zemke