Working to build solutions for Lake County's housing challenges

November 24, 2025

Working to build solutions for Lake County’s housing challenges

People are gathered in a large conference area, at tables. Someone, dressed in a suit, stands and holds a microphone. — *Participants collaborate at a Housing Lake County workshop this fall.*

Lake County and CMAP, supported by a grant from Schreiber Philanthropy, are bringing together business leaders, elected officials, municipal planners, developers, and community advocates to tackle housing challenges.

Housing Lake is creating a vision and strategies to increase attainable housing and improve links between housing, jobs, and transportation options — and they’ve been busy:

An in-person workshop in September featured Olympic-themed activities to help identify shared housing values, establish a baseline understanding of housing stock, and connect goals to the data needed to achieve them.
In October, more than 60 people gathered virtually for a second workshop to learn how peers in Michigan are tackling housing issues from a regional perspective. Participants also worked in small groups to discuss mobility and growth trends, housing supply and demand, demographic shifts and housing needs, and affordability drivers.
A third workshop for was held in mid-November, with the theme of envisioning growth together.

Someone holds a microphone and speaks in a room where people are seated at round tables.

There will be a virtual session in December, followed by an in-person workshop in January. Then, the culminating celebration for this collaborative journey will take place in February at the Housing Lake: Lake County Coalition for Housing Summit. The summit will feature the task force’s recommendations and dynamic panel discussions as we look to the future of housing in Lake County.