Business & Community Services
The Department of Business & Community Services is committed to ensuring the public safety, health, and well-being of Flint’s residents, businesses and visitors through targeted investment and rational, well-designed and physically integrated land use and development that advances economic prosperity, eliminates blight and stabilizes neighborhoods, protects the environment, and promotes a better quality of life in the City.
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Vision:
Business & Community Services's vision is to partner with residents, businesses, and visitors to implement the Master Plan and help transform Flint into a safe, vibrant, sustainable, and healthy city. To achieve this vision, our department has been organized into the following divisions:
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Rod Slaughter
Deputy Director of Community ServicesMontel Menifee
Deputy Director of Business ServicesBusiness & Community Service News
Flint ReCAST Mini-Grant Program now accepting proposals for 2026
Jan 30, 2026
FLINT, Mich. – The Flint ReCAST Mini-Grant Program is now accepting proposals for 2026! Flint ReCAST (Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma) is…
Mayor Neeley on Flint’s Emergency Food Voucher Program
Nov 06, 2025
FLINT, Mich. — The City of Flint is partnering with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan to support residents impacted by the federal shutdown.…
City of Flint and Flint Housing Commission Advance Community Revitalization…
Aug 21, 2025
FLINT, Mich. — The City of Flint and Flint Housing Commission will host a Demolition Ceremony for the Atherton East Apartments on Thursday, August 21,…
Flint Backs Small Business Development with Strategic Investments
Aug 21, 2025
Flint, MI — The City of Flint is investing in the future of local entrepreneurship through a one-time small business grant program, made possible…