Lake County seeks to establish a Five-Year Housing Plan to address the housing needs across the community and is seeking a primary resource and subject matter expert as it relates to housing-related programming, policy change, site development, and financing in rural Michigan.
Community progress toward county-wide housing goals will require alignment of multiple stakeholders and will be highly dependent upon a shared understanding of the nature of the housing shortage and the obstacles currently preventing both private-sector and non-profit or public entities from correcting this shortage. The Lake County Housing Coalition has recently been formed to provide local guidance through the planning and implementation process. These local municipalities, non-profits, and partners are the stakeholders responsible for improving housing availability and affordability as a critical component of the county’s continued economic growth and prosperity.
Lake County is requesting Statements of Qualifications to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices in housing growth that will result in the Lake County Housing Coalition building strategies to establish broad-based community solutions to current housing shortages through both market-based and government/philanthropically supported initiatives.
QUESTIONS? Contact Jodi Nichols, Executive Director – Lake County Economic Development Alliance at 231.742.3328 or nicholsj@rightplace.org