About Us

VISION STATEMENT

We will do our absolute best to assure that each night, when we go home to our families, we have left no units vacant that could have housed a family in need.

The Organization

The Bay City Housing Commission is a public housing agency (PHA) created by the City of Bay City, pursuant to Michigan Public Act18. It serves as a conduit for funding and programs originating from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Today, the Bay City Housing Commission operates three housing programs, two programs provide project based rental assistance for tenants that pay 30% of their income as their rental payment and one program is unrestricted. This Five-year PHA Plan addresses the Public Housing Program only.  However, to understand the full scope of operations, the reader should be aware of the total programmatic structure.

  1. Public Housing Program comprised of 193 single family houses and 2-unit buildings in a scattered site configuration located throughout Bay City neighborhoods. This portfolio received annual operating grants and capital funding grants for the public housing directly from HUD which, in turn, receives annual appropriations from the United States Congress.
  2. Multifamily Program comprised of four high-rise buildings with a combined total of 527 units. Two buildings are designated for the elderly and two for families. Each property has a stated preference for persons with disabilities. Within the multifamily program there are two subsets of properties characterized by the financial structure. Multifamily properties have entered into Housing Assistance Payment Contracts (HAP) with HUD to provide monthly contract rent to supplement the tenant paid portion of the total rent each month.

Despite the preponderance of federal and state agencies, investor, and regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over the operations of the PHA, the Bay City Housing Commission is the organization tasked to represent the interest of citizens within its housing area and to support the City of Bay City’s community development efforts.

Board of Commissioners:

  • Deb Kiesel
  • Jim Whaley
  • Ann Grady
  • Sharon Brown
  • Louise Ryan – Resident Member

Senior Staff

  • William Phillips, CEO
  • John Neeb, CFO
  • Karl Opheim, Asst Director
  • Tammy Blair, Regional Property Manager