The 2017 Community Development Block Grant Funding was unanimously approved by the Independence Township Board of Trustees at their Nov. 15 meeting.

The township received $77,103 from the block grant, the same amount received last year.

Thirty percent of the funds will be allocated to public services –$6,131 will go to Independence Township Senior Center services.

Transportation services will receive $5,000, and $12,000 will go to youth services at Clarkston Area Youth Assistance.

The remaining amount, $53,972, will be used for emergency minor home repairs for those in the community who
qualify for the grant money. Qualifying homes can’t afford these home repairs, which includes such things as fixing a
leak or a furnace.